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Heating Fuel Prices

East Coast Heating Oil Prices in 2024

32 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 30, 2024

Last updated

Average
$3.778
High
$4.167
Feb 12
Low
$3.469
Sep 9
Against 2023
Down −$0.531 (−12.3%)
change in average

In 2024, EIA published 32 residential heating oil prices for the East Coast. They averaged $3.778 a gallon, from a low of $3.469 on September 9, 2024 to a high of $4.167 on February 12, 2024.

The average was 12.3% below 2023’s $4.309.

Week by week

East Coast heating oil prices in 2024East Coast heating oil in 2024: 32 weekly values from Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 30, 2024, highest $4.167 on Feb 12, 2024, lowest $3.469 on Sep 9, 2024.$3.40$3.60$3.80$4.00$4.20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2024

East Coast heating oil prices by month, 2024, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 1 $3.989Jan 8 $3.989Jan 15 $4.029Jan 22 $4.029Jan 29 $4.078$4.023
FebruaryFeb 5 $4.068Feb 12 $4.167Feb 19 $4.147Feb 26 $4.112$4.124
MarchMar 4 $4.085Mar 11 $4.058Mar 18 $4.059Mar 25 $4.052$4.064
AprilApr 8 $4.026$4.026
MayMay 13 $3.825$3.825
JuneJun 10 $3.683$3.683
JulyJul 8 $3.724$3.724
AugustAug 12 $3.600$3.600
SeptemberSep 9 $3.469$3.469
OctoberOct 7$3.497Oct 14$3.532Oct 21$3.490Oct 28$3.492$3.503
NovemberNov 4$3.497Nov 11$3.500Nov 18$3.485Nov 25$3.511$3.498
DecemberDec 2$3.506Dec 9$3.517Dec 16$3.548Dec 23$3.566Dec 30$3.582$3.544

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (East Coast series). Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly East Coast, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)

Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.

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