Lower Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2010
24 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2010 to Dec 27, 2010
Last updated
- Average
- $2.827
- High
- $3.114
- Dec 27
- Low
- $2.670
- Jan 4
- Against 2009
- Up +$0.451 (+19.0%)
- change in average
In 2010, EIA published 24 residential heating oil prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $2.827 a gallon, from a low of $2.670 on January 4, 2010 to a high of $3.114 on December 27, 2010.
The average was 19.0% above 2009’s $2.376.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Lower Atlantic values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2010
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.670Jan 11 $2.774Jan 18 $2.760Jan 25 $2.760 | $2.741 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.723Feb 8 $2.718Feb 15 $2.716Feb 22 $2.733 | $2.723 |
| March | Mar 1 $2.741Mar 8 $2.750Mar 15 $2.760 | $2.750 |
| October | Oct 4 $2.745Oct 11 $2.800Oct 18 $2.820Oct 25 $2.824 | $2.797 |
| November | Nov 1 $2.821Nov 8 $2.864Nov 15 $2.909Nov 22 $2.906Nov 29 $2.911 | $2.882 |
| December | Dec 6 $2.973Dec 13 $3.013Dec 20 $3.045Dec 27 $3.114 | $3.036 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Lower Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Lower Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.