Maine Heating Oil Prices in 2026
16 EIA surveys, Jan 5, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026 (year in progress)
Last updated
- Average
- $4.449
- High
- $6.026
- Oct 19
- Low
- $3.408
- Jan 19
- Against 2025
- Up +$0.970 (+27.9%)
- change in average
In 2026 so far, EIA published 16 residential heating oil prices for Maine. They averaged $4.449 a gallon, from a low of $3.408 on January 19, 2026 to a high of $6.026 on October 19, 2026.
The average was 27.9% above 2025’s $3.479.
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
Every survey in 2026
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 5$3.421Jan 12$3.410Jan 19$3.408Jan 26$3.509 | $3.437 |
| February | Feb 2$3.727Feb 9$3.758Feb 16$3.785Feb 23$3.795 | $3.766 |
| March | Mar 2$3.901Mar 9$4.777Mar 16$4.953Mar 23$5.407Mar 30$5.371 | $4.882 |
| October | Oct 5$5.974Oct 12$5.969Oct 19$6.026 | $5.990 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Maine, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.