Rhode Island heating oil prices
The last reading of the season, from the EIA's weekly survey. The series resumes in October.
per gallon · Rhode Island residential average
Week ending 2026-03-30 · U.S. Energy Information Administration · surveyed weekly, October through March
What Rhode Island 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, Rhode Island heating oil delivers heat at $49.87 per million BTU.
| Equipment | Efficiency | $ / million BTU delivered |
|---|---|---|
| Older oil boiler / furnace | 80% AFUE | $52.36 |
| Mid-efficiency | 84% AFUE | $49.87 |
| Modern condensing | 87% AFUE | $48.15 |
The other heating fuels in Rhode Island
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 | $16.06/Mcf | $17.21 |
| Electricity (cold-climate heat pump) | 29.46¢/kWh | $39.25 |
| Propane | $3.757/gallon | $45.62 |
| Electricity (baseboard) | 29.46¢/kWh | $86.34 |
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.