Maine has the highest heating oil dependence of any state. Oil is not a niche fuel here, it is the default, and the state runs a weekly regional price survey because that dependence makes the price a public matter.
EIA State Heating Oil and Propane Program / EIA SHOPP weekly residential, Maine / published 30 March 2026 / checked 23 September 2026 / lag 177 daysthree to six months oldtier A
State level print for the week ending 30 March 2026. The survey pauses after March, so this figure ages until the season resumes in October.
Where this sits
Of the twenty one states with a published print for this week, Maine ranks 13. The cheapest is Nebraska at $3.97 and the dearest is Delaware at $5.91, a spread of $1.94 a gallon. On a 261 gallon fill that national spread is worth $506.60.
150 gallons
$805.65
261 gallons
$1,401.83
314 gallons
$1,686.49
523 gallons
$2,809.03
The market here
Long distances, small towns and a strong network of established independents. Dead River is the largest name and operates through local offices rather than as a single centralised dealer.
Fuel rules
No statewide blend mandate. Product is generally straight No. 2 distillate.
Ordering
The Governor Energy Office survey breaks the state into planning regions. Use your region rather than the statewide average, because the spread across Maine is wider than the spread between some states.
The last sixty weeks
8 Apr 2024 to 30 Mar 2026 / 60 readings
low 3.234$ / high 5.407$
Kerosene scale / 60 week window / colour is price level, never anything else
Bands are quintiles of the 60 week window in dollars per gallon. There is no red and green pair anywhere on this site. Direction is carried by the delta glyph in the text, not by colour.
The last five seasons
| Season | Average | Low | Peak | 261 gallon fill at the average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | $3.51 | $2.85 | $5.00 | $916.37 |
| 2022-23 | $4.60 | $3.79 | $5.69 | $1,199.82 |
| 2023-24 | $3.91 | $3.82 | $4.05 | $1,021.03 |
| 2024-25 | $3.44 | $3.23 | $3.72 | $897.32 |
| 2025-26 | $3.73 | $3.24 | $5.41 | $972.49 |
The state survey and the federal print
Maine points at the Maine Governor Energy Office weekly fuel price survey. Where a state runs its own dealer survey it usually samples more dealers than the federal collection does in that state, so the two figures will not match exactly and neither is wrong. Use the state survey to sanity check a quote in the week you order, and the federal series to compare across states.
Assistance
Help here runs through MaineHousing energy programs. Applications go to the state, never to the federal office, and for a delivered fuel the benefit is normally paid to a participating dealer against a delivery rather than to the household.
Primary sources for this page
- EIA State Heating Oil and Propane ProgramWeekly residential delivered price of No. 2 heating oil, national and by state. Collected October to March. The survey pauses after the last March print and resumes in October, which is why every federal page shows March data all summer.
- Maine Governor Energy Office weekly fuel price surveyThe Maine state price source. Linked rather than restated, because it updates on its own schedule.
- MaineHousing energy programsThe assistance route for this state. Eligibility and amounts are set by the state and change each program year.
- EIA Residential Energy Consumption SurveyHousehold fuel shares and consumption. Used for context, never for a price.