Rhode Island Heating Oil Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
Last updated
- Average
- $2.320
- High
- $2.678
- Dec 26
- Low
- $2.065
- Jan 25
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.374 (−13.9%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Rhode Island. They averaged $2.320 a gallon, from a low of $2.065 on January 25, 2016 to a high of $2.678 on December 26, 2016.
The average was 13.9% below 2015’s $2.694.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Rhode Island values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2016
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.202Jan 11 $2.176Jan 18 $2.114Jan 25 $2.065 | $2.139 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.071Feb 8 $2.079Feb 15 $2.137Feb 22 $2.111Feb 29 $2.093 | $2.098 |
| March | Mar 7 $2.123Mar 14 $2.157Mar 21 $2.178Mar 28 $2.169 | $2.157 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.392Oct 10 $2.462Oct 17 $2.457Oct 24 $2.435Oct 31 $2.451 | $2.439 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.431Nov 14 $2.443Nov 21 $2.454Nov 28 $2.515 | $2.461 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.614Dec 12 $2.639Dec 19 $2.668Dec 26 $2.678 | $2.650 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Rhode Island, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.