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Heating Fuel Prices

Vermont Heating Oil Prices in 2020

26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020

Last updated

Average
$2.373
High
$2.874
Jan 6
Low
$2.013
Oct 5
Against 2019
Down −$0.403 (−14.5%)
change in average

In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Vermont. They averaged $2.373 a gallon, from a low of $2.013 on October 5, 2020 to a high of $2.874 on January 6, 2020.

The average was 14.5% below 2019’s $2.776.

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

Week by week

Vermont heating oil prices in 2020Vermont heating oil in 2020: 26 weekly values from Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020, highest $2.874 on Jan 6, 2020, lowest $2.013 on Oct 5, 2020.$2.00$2.20$2.40$2.60$2.80$3.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2020

Vermont heating oil prices by month, 2020, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 6 $2.874Jan 13 $2.848Jan 20 $2.792Jan 27 $2.788$2.826
FebruaryFeb 3 $2.714Feb 10 $2.674Feb 17 $2.686Feb 24 $2.688$2.691
MarchMar 2 $2.639Mar 9 $2.580Mar 16 $2.452Mar 23 $2.303Mar 30 $2.273$2.449
OctoberOct 5 $2.013Oct 12 $2.015Oct 19 $2.024Oct 26 $2.039$2.023
NovemberNov 2 $2.040Nov 9 $2.039Nov 16 $2.053Nov 23 $2.076Nov 30 $2.135$2.069
DecemberDec 7 $2.179Dec 14 $2.215Dec 21 $2.272Dec 28 $2.282$2.237

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

Heating oil — weekly Vermont, 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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