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Heating Fuel Prices

Lower Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2015

26 EIA surveys, Jan 5, 2015 to Dec 28, 2015

Last updated

Average
$2.600
High
$2.977
Jan 5
Low
$2.215
Dec 28
Against 2014
Down −$0.937 (−26.5%)
change in average

In 2015, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Lower Atlantic. They averaged $2.600 a gallon, from a low of $2.215 on December 28, 2015 to a high of $2.977 on January 5, 2015.

The average was 26.5% below 2014’s $3.537.

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

Lower Atlantic heating oil prices in 2015Lower Atlantic heating oil in 2015: 26 weekly values from Jan 5, 2015 to Dec 28, 2015, highest $2.977 on Jan 5, 2015, lowest $2.215 on Dec 28, 2015.$2.20$2.40$2.60$2.80$3.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2015

Lower Atlantic heating oil prices by month, 2015, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 5 $2.977Jan 12 $2.946Jan 19 $2.872Jan 26 $2.858$2.913
FebruaryFeb 2 $2.850Feb 9 $2.861Feb 16 $2.885Feb 23 $2.889$2.871
MarchMar 2 $2.888Mar 9 $2.885Mar 16 $2.876Mar 23 $2.847Mar 30 $2.834$2.866
OctoberOct 5 $2.389Oct 12 $2.393Oct 19 $2.378Oct 26 $2.363$2.381
NovemberNov 2 $2.356Nov 9 $2.350Nov 16 $2.337Nov 23 $2.309Nov 30 $2.289$2.328
DecemberDec 7 $2.273Dec 14 $2.253Dec 21 $2.222Dec 28 $2.215$2.241

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.

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