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Heating Fuel Prices

Maine Heating Oil Prices in 2020

26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020

Last updated

Average
$2.265
High
$2.766
Jan 6
Low
$1.830
Oct 5
Against 2019
Down −$0.550 (−19.5%)
change in average

In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Maine. They averaged $2.265 a gallon, from a low of $1.830 on October 5, 2020 to a high of $2.766 on January 6, 2020.

The average was 19.5% below 2019’s $2.815.

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 2020Maine heating oil in 2020: 26 weekly values from Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020, highest $2.766 on Jan 6, 2020, lowest $1.830 on Oct 5, 2020.$1.80$2.00$2.20$2.40$2.60$2.80JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2020

Maine heating oil prices by month, 2020, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 6 $2.766Jan 13 $2.753Jan 20 $2.729Jan 27 $2.705$2.738
FebruaryFeb 3 $2.676Feb 10 $2.642Feb 17 $2.628Feb 24 $2.631$2.644
MarchMar 2 $2.585Mar 9 $2.542Mar 16 $2.420Mar 23 $2.301Mar 30 $2.285$2.427
OctoberOct 5 $1.830Oct 12 $1.840Oct 19 $1.852Oct 26 $1.862$1.846
NovemberNov 2 $1.856Nov 9 $1.871Nov 16 $1.902Nov 23 $1.902Nov 30 $1.977$1.902
DecemberDec 7 $2.005Dec 14 $2.051Dec 21 $2.128Dec 28 $2.158$2.086

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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