Rhode Island Heating Oil Prices in 2021
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021
Last updated
- Average
- $3.056
- High
- $3.443
- Nov 15
- Low
- $2.545
- Jan 4
- Against 2020
- Up +$0.437 (+16.7%)
- change in average
In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Rhode Island. They averaged $3.056 a gallon, from a low of $2.545 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.443 on November 15, 2021.
The average was 16.7% above 2020’s $2.619.
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 2021
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.545Jan 11 $2.575Jan 18 $2.659Jan 25 $2.671 | $2.613 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.691Feb 8 $2.724Feb 15 $2.743Feb 22 $2.797 | $2.739 |
| March | Mar 1 $2.843Mar 8 $2.866Mar 15 $2.935Mar 22 $2.895Mar 29 $2.892 | $2.886 |
| October | Oct 4 $3.248Oct 11 $3.302Oct 18 $3.435Oct 25 $3.411 | $3.349 |
| November | Nov 1 $3.437Nov 8 $3.417Nov 15 $3.443Nov 22 $3.419Nov 29 $3.305 | $3.404 |
| December | Dec 6 $3.251Dec 13 $3.306Dec 20 $3.299Dec 27 $3.353 | $3.302 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Rhode Island, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.