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Heating Fuel Prices

Maine Heating Oil Prices in 2021

26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021

Last updated

Average
$2.759
High
$3.151
Nov 15
Low
$2.172
Jan 4
Against 2020
Up +$0.494 (+21.8%)
change in average

In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Maine. They averaged $2.759 a gallon, from a low of $2.172 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.151 on November 15, 2021.

The average was 21.8% above 2020’s $2.265.

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 2021Maine heating oil in 2021: 26 weekly values from Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021, highest $3.151 on Nov 15, 2021, lowest $2.172 on Jan 4, 2021.$2.00$2.20$2.40$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.20JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2021

Maine heating oil prices by month, 2021, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $2.172Jan 11 $2.226Jan 18 $2.287Jan 25 $2.289$2.244
FebruaryFeb 1 $2.304Feb 8 $2.366Feb 15 $2.440Feb 22 $2.501$2.403
MarchMar 1 $2.543Mar 8 $2.584Mar 15 $2.601Mar 22 $2.591Mar 29 $2.572$2.578
OctoberOct 4 $2.852Oct 11 $2.999Oct 18 $3.088Oct 25 $3.128$3.017
NovemberNov 1 $3.139Nov 8 $3.141Nov 15 $3.151Nov 22 $3.139Nov 29 $3.140$3.142
DecemberDec 6 $3.128Dec 13 $3.126Dec 20 $3.103Dec 27 $3.115$3.118

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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