heatingoilcostpergallon

Connecticut heating oil price history

5-year seasonal averages and peaks for Connecticut residential. CT + EIA

By season: average and peak $/gal

2021-22avg $3.28 / peak $5.11
2022-23avg $4.52 / peak $5.74
2023-24avg $4.00 / peak $4.34
2024-25avg $3.82 / peak $4.24
2025-26avg $4.10 / peak $4.41
cyan = season average. ember = peak week.

Connecticut all-time high

Connecticut's post-2020 peak was the 2022-23 season at $5.74/gal, driven by the Russia-Ukraine distillate shortage. The 25-year nominal high was 2008, around $4.50/gal in Connecticut residential.

vs PADD1A

Connecticut tracks PADD1A within ±$0.15/gal across seasons. 31% of CT homes heat with oil, the highest oil-heat penetration in the lower NE. CT DEEP publishes a separate weekly survey.

Cross-references

EIA SHOPP last reading: 2026-03-30NYMEX HO settled: 2026-07-13EIA next release: 2026-10-05