Pennsylvania heating oil prices
The last reading of the season, from the EIA's weekly survey. The series resumes in October.
per gallon · Pennsylvania residential average
Week ending 2026-03-30 · U.S. Energy Information Administration · surveyed weekly, October through March
What Pennsylvania heating oil costs to heat with
A price per gallon says nothing on its own — equipment efficiency decides how much of it reaches the room. At a mid-efficiency boiler at 84% AFUE, Pennsylvania heating oil delivers heat at $44.35 per million BTU.
| Equipment | Efficiency | $ / million BTU delivered |
|---|---|---|
| Older oil boiler / furnace | 80% AFUE | $46.57 |
| Mid-efficiency | 84% AFUE | $44.35 |
| Modern condensing | 87% AFUE | $42.82 |
The other heating fuels in Pennsylvania
At today's prices natural gas, a heat pump and propane all deliver the same heat for less than heating oil does here — before any equipment cost.
| Fuel | Price | $ / million BTU delivered |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | $19.17/Mcf | $20.54 |
| Electricity (cold-climate heat pump) | 21.55¢/kWh | $28.71 |
| Propane | $3.083/gallon | $37.44 |
| Electricity (baseboard) | 21.55¢/kWh | $63.16 |
Electricity is shown twice on purpose: a heat pump and a baseboard heater run on the same electricity but differ by a factor of two, so quoting one figure for "electric heat" would be meaningless. Combustion figures assume a 90% AFUE furnace. Nothing here includes the cost of buying or installing the equipment, which is usually what decides a switch. How the fallbacks work.