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Heating Fuel Prices

Maine Heating Oil Prices in 2010

23 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2010 to Dec 27, 2010

Last updated

Average
$2.870
High
$3.095
Dec 27
Low
$2.696
Oct 4
Against 2009
Up +$0.396 (+16.0%)
change in average

In 2010, EIA published 23 residential heating oil prices for Maine. They averaged $2.870 a gallon, from a low of $2.696 on October 4, 2010 to a high of $3.095 on December 27, 2010.

The average was 16.0% above 2009’s $2.474.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Maine values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Maine heating oil prices in 2010Maine heating oil in 2010: 23 weekly values from Jan 4, 2010 to Dec 27, 2010, highest $3.095 on Dec 27, 2010, lowest $2.696 on Oct 4, 2010.$2.60$2.70$2.80$2.90$3.00$3.10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2010

Maine heating oil prices by month, 2010, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $2.815Jan 11 $2.916Jan 25 $2.870$2.867
FebruaryFeb 1 $2.804Feb 8 $2.808Feb 15 $2.808Feb 22 $2.821$2.810
MarchMar 1 $2.808Mar 8 $2.829Mar 15 $2.832$2.823
OctoberOct 4 $2.696Oct 11 $2.737Oct 18 $2.788Oct 25 $2.810$2.758
NovemberNov 1 $2.814Nov 8 $2.873Nov 15 $2.929Nov 22 $2.935Nov 29 $2.939$2.898
DecemberDec 6 $2.992Dec 13 $3.042Dec 20 $3.054Dec 27 $3.095$3.046

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Maine, 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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