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Fuel Delivery in Maine

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Maine has the highest residential heating-oil share of any state and one of the highest cordwood shares; natural-gas distribution is thin outside Portland and Bangor, so propane is the practical clean-burning alternative for heat, hot water, and cooking. Across New England, propane plays a meaningful role in Maine, carrying whole-home heat, hot water, cooking, and standby power for households the natural-gas grid never reached.

How Maine heats its homes

American Community Survey 2022 5-year estimates, rounded for narrative use:

  • Natural gas: ≈5% of housing units
  • Heating oil and kerosene: ≈60% of housing units
  • Propane (LP-Gas): ≈10% of housing units
  • Electricity: ≈9% of housing units
  • Wood, solar, and other / no fuel: ≈16% of housing units

Heating-oil share is among the highest in the country, and propane is the standard cleaner-burning alternative for households switching off oil.

Heating climate in Maine

Maine averages about 7,400 heating degree days per year — a long, cold winter. Heating demand drives the propane delivery cycle from the first hard frost through the last spring cold snap, with usage swinging sharply between mild and severe winters.

Nearby states

Maine shares a land border with New Hampshire. Once dealers join from any of these states we’ll surface them here so you can compare delivery options across the regional market.

Propane installations are governed by NFPA 58, the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code — the consensus standard for storage, transfer, dispensing, and use of LP-Gas. NFPA 58 is widely adopted by reference into state and local fire codes, and state and local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (the AHJ) — typically the state fire marshal’s office, local fire departments, and building/permitting offices — enforce setback distances, tank-placement clearances, installer-licensing requirements, and any state-specific overlay on top of NFPA 58. Always confirm permitting and inspection requirements with a licensed installer and your local AHJ before any tank install, modification, or fuel switch.

“This code shall apply to the storage, handling, transportation, and use of liquefied petroleum gas (LP-Gas).”

NFPA 58, §1.1.1 (Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code, 2024 ed.). View source

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