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Heating Fuel Prices

Maine Heating Oil Prices in 2017

26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017

Last updated

Average
$2.376
High
$2.643
Dec 25
Low
$2.278
Jan 2
Against 2016
Up +$0.429 (+22.0%)
change in average

In 2017, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Maine. They averaged $2.376 a gallon, from a low of $2.278 on January 2, 2017 to a high of $2.643 on December 25, 2017.

The average was 22.0% above 2016’s $1.947.

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 2017Maine heating oil in 2017: 26 weekly values from Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017, highest $2.643 on Dec 25, 2017, lowest $2.278 on Jan 2, 2017.$2.20$2.30$2.40$2.50$2.60$2.70JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2017

Maine heating oil prices by month, 2017, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 2 $2.278Jan 9 $2.305Jan 16 $2.319Jan 23 $2.324Jan 30 $2.329$2.311
FebruaryFeb 6 $2.337Feb 13 $2.354Feb 20 $2.356Feb 27 $2.360$2.352
MarchMar 6 $2.339Mar 13 $2.315Mar 20 $2.307Mar 27 $2.284$2.311
OctoberOct 2 $2.301Oct 9 $2.284Oct 16 $2.281Oct 23 $2.294Oct 30 $2.323$2.297
NovemberNov 6 $2.377Nov 13 $2.435Nov 20 $2.481Nov 27 $2.493$2.447
DecemberDec 4 $2.538Dec 11 $2.536Dec 18 $2.592Dec 25 $2.643$2.577

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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