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Heating Fuel Prices

Maryland Heating Oil Prices in 2021

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

Last updated

Average
$3.220
High
$3.586
Dec 20
Low
$2.666
Jan 4
Against 2020
Up +$0.362 (+12.7%)
change in average

In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Maryland. They averaged $3.220 a gallon, from a low of $2.666 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.586 on December 20, 2021.

The average was 12.7% above 2020’s $2.858.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Maryland values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Maryland heating oil prices in 2021Maryland heating oil in 2021: 26 weekly values from Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021, highest $3.586 on Dec 20, 2021, lowest $2.666 on Jan 4, 2021.$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.20$3.40$3.60JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2021

Maryland heating oil prices by month, 2021, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $2.666Jan 11 $2.718Jan 18 $2.742Jan 25 $2.756$2.721
FebruaryFeb 1 $2.820Feb 8 $2.877Feb 15 $2.983Feb 22 $3.040$2.930
MarchMar 1 $3.067Mar 8 $3.116Mar 15 $3.145Mar 22 $3.122Mar 29 $3.085$3.107
OctoberOct 4 $3.275Oct 11 $3.379Oct 18 $3.490Oct 25 $3.538$3.421
NovemberNov 1 $3.465Nov 8 $3.552Nov 15 $3.579Nov 22 $3.551Nov 29 $3.541$3.538
DecemberDec 6 $3.521Dec 13 $3.554Dec 20 $3.586Dec 27 $3.542$3.551

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Maryland, 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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