Rhode Island Heating Oil Prices in 2026
16 EIA surveys, Jan 5, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026 (year in progress)
Last updated
- Average
- $4.815
- High
- $6.380
- Oct 19
- Low
- $3.639
- Jan 12
- Against 2025
- Up +$1.053 (+28.0%)
- change in average
In 2026 so far, EIA published 16 residential heating oil prices for Rhode Island. They averaged $4.815 a gallon, from a low of $3.639 on January 12, 2026 to a high of $6.380 on October 19, 2026.
The average was 28.0% above 2025’s $3.762.
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 2026
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 5$3.656Jan 12$3.639Jan 19$3.702Jan 26$3.928 | $3.731 |
| February | Feb 2$4.140Feb 9$4.120Feb 16$4.104Feb 23$4.178 | $4.136 |
| March | Mar 2$4.455Mar 9$5.338Mar 16$5.358Mar 23$5.813Mar 30$5.802 | $5.353 |
| October | Oct 5$6.126Oct 12$6.304Oct 19$6.380 | $6.270 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Rhode Island, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.