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Heating Fuel Prices

Maine Heating Oil Prices in 2022

26 EIA surveys, Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 26, 2022

Last updated

Average
$4.491
High
$5.690
Nov 7
Low
$3.139
Jan 3
Against 2021
Up +$1.732 (+62.8%)
change in average

In 2022, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Maine. They averaged $4.491 a gallon, from a low of $3.139 on January 3, 2022 to a high of $5.690 on November 7, 2022.

The average was 62.8% above 2021’s $2.759.

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 2022Maine heating oil in 2022: 26 weekly values from Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 26, 2022, highest $5.690 on Nov 7, 2022, lowest $3.139 on Jan 3, 2022.$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2022

Maine heating oil prices by month, 2022, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 3 $3.139Jan 10 $3.223Jan 17 $3.336Jan 24 $3.441Jan 31 $3.537$3.335
FebruaryFeb 7 $3.654Feb 14 $3.715Feb 21 $3.733Feb 28 $3.830$3.733
MarchMar 7 $4.721Mar 14 $4.907Mar 21 $4.815Mar 28 $4.997$4.860
OctoberOct 3 $4.349Oct 10 $4.971Oct 17 $5.420Oct 24 $5.481Oct 31 $5.542$5.153
NovemberNov 7 $5.690Nov 14 $5.690Nov 21 $5.349Nov 28 $5.084$5.453
DecemberDec 5 $4.739Dec 12 $4.467Dec 19 $4.482Dec 26 $4.449$4.534

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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