Rhode Island Heating Oil Prices in 2020
26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020
Last updated
- Average
- $2.619
- High
- $3.211
- Jan 6
- Low
- $2.205
- Nov 2
- Against 2019
- Down −$0.572 (−17.9%)
- change in average
In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Rhode Island. They averaged $2.619 a gallon, from a low of $2.205 on November 2, 2020 to a high of $3.211 on January 6, 2020.
The average was 17.9% below 2019’s $3.191.
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 2020
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 6 $3.211Jan 13 $3.191Jan 20 $3.187Jan 27 $3.081 | $3.167 |
| February | Feb 3 $3.018Feb 10 $2.996Feb 17 $2.990Feb 24 $2.982 | $2.997 |
| March | Mar 2 $2.870Mar 9 $2.850Mar 16 $2.774Mar 23 $2.572Mar 30 $2.516 | $2.716 |
| October | Oct 5 $2.483Oct 12 $2.307Oct 19 $2.214Oct 26 $2.213 | $2.304 |
| November | Nov 2 $2.205Nov 9 $2.207Nov 16 $2.212Nov 23 $2.249Nov 30 $2.309 | $2.236 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.299Dec 14 $2.348Dec 21 $2.393Dec 28 $2.423 | $2.366 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Rhode Island, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.