Maine heating oil price history
By season: average and peak $/gal
2021-22avg $3.05 / peak $4.79
2022-23avg $4.18 / peak $5.41
2023-24avg $3.68 / peak $4.02
2024-25avg $3.52 / peak $3.92
2025-26avg $3.78 / peak $4.09
cyan = season average. ember = peak week.
Maine all-time high
Maine's post-2020 peak was the 2022-23 season at $5.41/gal, driven by the Russia-Ukraine distillate shortage. The 25-year nominal high was 2008, around $4.50/gal in Maine residential.
vs PADD1A
Maine tracks PADD1A within ±$0.15/gal across seasons. 58% of Maine homes heat with oil, the highest in the US. Long winters and small towns drive large per-household consumption.
Cross-references
EIA SHOPP last reading: 2026-03-30NYMEX HO settled: 2026-07-13EIA next release: 2026-10-05