Maine Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Maine | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 553,086 | 100% | 116,211,092 |
Utility Gas | 30,124 | 5.45%, see rank | 48.85% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 42,852 | 7.75%, see rank | 4.86% |
Electricity | 26,483 | 4.79%, see rank | 36.68% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 368,693 | 66.66%, see rank | 5.86% |
Coal or Coke | 1,911 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 73,030 | 13.20%, see rank | 2.12% |
Solar Energy | 442 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.05% |
Other Fuel | 8,212 | 1.48%, see rank | 0.47% |
No Fuel Used | 1,339 | 0.24%, see rank | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Maine | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 553,208 | 100% | 115,226,802 |
Utility Gas | 25,468 | 4.60%, see rank | 49.42% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 38,336 | 6.93%, see rank | 5.03% |
Electricity | 25,564 | 4.62%, see rank | 35.51% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 389,746 | 70.45%, see rank | 6.46% |
Coal or Coke | 1,587 | 0.29%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 65,193 | 11.78%, see rank | 2.08% |
Solar Energy | 382 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 5,638 | 1.02%, see rank | 0.43% |
No Fuel Used | 1,294 | 0.23%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Maine | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 551,125 | 100% | 114,235,996 |
Utility Gas | 21,717 | 3.94%, see rank | 49.91% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 34,939 | 6.34%, see rank | 5.38% |
Electricity | 25,994 | 4.72%, see rank | 34.20% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 408,219 | 74.07%, see rank | 7.07% |
Coal or Coke | 1,173 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 53,984 | 9.80%, see rank | 1.97% |
Solar Energy | 296 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 3,641 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 1,162 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Maine | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 542,617 | 100% | 112,611,029 |
Utility Gas | 19,957 | 3.68%, see rank | 50.14% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 33,948 | 6.26%, see rank | 5.58% |
Electricity | 25,474 | 4.69%, see rank | 33.56% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 410,296 | 75.61%, see rank | 7.38% |
Coal or Coke | 1,074 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.12% |
Wood | 47,475 | 8.75%, see rank | 1.89% |
Solar Energy | 236 | 0.04%, see rank | 0.03% |
Other Fuel | 3,129 | 0.58%, see rank | 0.42% |
No Fuel Used | 1,028 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.88% |
US Census 2000 data
| Maine | % | U.S. |
Total Housing Units | 518,200 | 100% | 105,480,101 |
Utility Gas | 17,940 | 3.46%, see rank | 51.22% |
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 25,292 | 4.88%, see rank | 6.52% |
Electricity | 22,995 | 4.44%, see rank | 30.35% |
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 415,420 | 80.17%, see rank | 8.97% |
Coal or Coke | 786 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.14% |
Wood | 33,389 | 6.44%, see rank | 1.68% |
Solar Energy | 166 | 0.03%, see rank | 0.04% |
Other Fuel | 1,595 | 0.31%, see rank | 0.39% |
No Fuel Used | 617 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.69% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.