Average
Residential Heating Oil Prices in
Nebraska

chart showing Nebraska's average residential heating oil prices for the heating season, the last heating season, 5-year average, and 5-year range

Nebraska's Average Residential Heating Oil Prices
2019/2020
2019/2020 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $2.330 $2.345 $2.395 $2.390 $2.172 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Second Monday $2.352 $2.388 $2.385 $2.375 $2.128 NA
Third Monday $2.364 $2.402 $2.373 $2.312 NA NA
Fourth Monday $2.342 $2.390 $2.390 $2.277 NA NA
Fifth Monday $2.390

Nebraska's Average Residential Heating Oil Prices
2001/2002 – 2018/2019
2018/2019 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $2.771 $2.826 $2.557 $2.287 $2.329 $2.487 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Second Monday $2.812 $2.757 $2.428 $2.268 $2.339 $2.506
Third Monday $2.862 $2.685 $2.392 $2.279 $2.391 $2.510
Fourth Monday $2.833 $2.658 $2.324 $2.308 $2.442 $2.530
Fifth Monday $2.853 $2.299
2017/2018 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $2.273 $2.380 $2.402 $2.386 $2.468 $2.409 $2.485 $2.617 $2.677 $2.645 $2.663 $2.675
Second Monday $2.268 $2.403 $2.385 $2.404 $2.443 $2.397
Third Monday $2.268 $2.382 $2.327 $2.443 $2.427 $2.404
Fourth Monday $2.287 $2.410 $2.344 $2.447 $2.409 $2.424
Fifth Monday $2.386 $2.475
2016/2017 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $1.944 $1.911 $2.003 $2.034 $1.994 $2.012 $2.002 $1.991 $1.955 $1.907 $2.056 $2.321
Second Monday $1.995 $1.863 $2.034 $2.026 $1.999 $1.988
Third Monday $1.998 $1.846 $2.048 $2.022 $2.009 $1.970
Fourth Monday $1.988 $1.974 $2.002 $2.039 $2.004 $1.935
Fifth Monday $1.986 $2.016
2015/2016 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $2.085 $2.040 $1.978 $1.667 $1.513 $1.607 $1.703 $1.849 $1.973 $1.957 $1.841 $1.927
Second Monday $2.126 $2.045 $1.956 $1.602 $1.514 $1.674
Third Monday $2.114 $2.060 $1.860 $1.546 $1.499 $1.675
Fourth Monday $2.074 $2.064 $1.748 $1.492 $1.495 $1.669
Fifth Monday $1.978 $1.528
2014/2015 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $3.211 $3.164 $2.318 $2.098 $2.408 $2.179 NA NA NA NA NA
Second Monday $3.145 $3.461 $2.980 $2.248 $2.264 $2.384
Third Monday $3.165 $3.387 $2.725 $2.101 $2.294 $2.267
Fourth Monday $3.266 $3.313 $2.513 $2.087 $2.317 $2.247
Fifth Monday $2.426 $2.223

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2013/2014 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $3.451 $3.331 $3.373 $3.416 $3.428 $3.490 $3.443 $3.447 $3.361 $3.390 $3.367 $3.357
Second Monday $3.450 $3.291 $3.383 $3.409 $3.416 $3.496
Third Monday $3.445 $3.281 $3.377 $3.411 $3.447 $3.473
Fourth Monday $3.354 $3.358 $3.384 $3.431 $3.476
Fifth Monday $3.406
2012/2013 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $3.651 $3.664 $3.524 $3.456 $3.505 $3.634 $3.565 $3.434 $3.437 $3.331 $3.509 $3.626
Second Monday $3.670 $3.581 $3.506 $3.386 $3.606 $3.610
Third Monday $3.828 $3.514 $3.452 $3.419 $3.690 $3.537
Fourth Monday $3.835 $3.548 $3.464 $3.445 $3.673
Fifth Monday $3.705 $3.441
2011/2012 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $3.353 $3.613 $3.532 $3.442 $3.452 $3.602 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Second Monday $3.353 $3.693 $3.490 $3.402 $3.488 $3.638
Third Monday $3.410 $3.648 $3.441 $3.400 $3.515 $3.652
Fourth Monday $3.444 $3.595 $3.442 $3.409 $3.592
Fifth Monday $3.508 $3.440
2010/2011 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $2.627 $2.625 $2.771 $2.865 $3.040 $3.435 $3.571 NA NA NA NA NA
Second Monday $2.651 $2.720 $2.831 $2.892 $3.058 $3.457
Third Monday $2.668 $2.786 $2.829 $2.951 $3.099
Fourth Monday $2.640 $2.773 $2.862 $2.990 $3.304
Fifth Monday $2.773 $3.003

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2009/2010 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $2.151 $2.382 $2.400 $2.416 $2.359 $2.397 $2.619 $2.696 $2.435 $2.461 NA NA
Second Monday $2.190 $2.407 $2.366 $2.479 $2.331 $2.426
Third Monday $2.288 $2.404 $2.356 $2.455 $2.304 $2.458
Fourth Monday $2.359 $2.404 $2.372 $2.402 $2.366
Fifth Monday $2.399
2008/2009 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $3.497 $2.526 $2.225 $1.864 $1.827 $1.622 $1.779 $1.728 $2.050 $2.122 $2.220 $2.197
Second Monday $3.238 $2.515 $2.092 $1.917 $1.784 $1.577
Third Monday $3.036 $2.398 $1.993 $1.879 $1.702 $1.571
Fourth Monday $2.772 $2.265 $1.943 $1.850 $1.644
Fifth Monday $1.878
2007/2008 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $2.932 $3.036 $3.005 $2.875 $3.242 $3.528 $3.728 $4.240 $4.247 $3.954 $3.664
Second Monday $2.694 $3.006 $3.008 $2.942 $2.957 $3.424
Third Monday $2.698 $3.011 $2.964 $2.904 $3.030 $3.552
Fourth Monday $2.720 $3.076 $2.954 $2.874 $3.177
Fifth Monday $2.780 $2.982

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2006/2007 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $2.128 $2.128 $2.221 $2.169 $2.079 $2.246 $2.478 $2.447 $2.418 $2.472 $2.586 $2.690
Second Monday $2.110 $2.209 $2.189 $2.117 $2.097 $2.293
Third Monday $2.118 $2.215 $2.204 $2.045 $2.108
Fourth Monday $2.138 $2.230 $2.190 $2.015 $2.181
Fifth Monday $2.138 $2.009
2005/2006 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $2.608 $2.269 $2.014 $2.001 $2.067 $2.108 $2.174 $2.370 $2.494 $2.554 $2.894 $2.609
Second Monday $2.661 $2.181 $2.050 $2.034 $2.044 $2.092
Third Monday $2.686 $2.106 $2.048 $2.003 $2.033
Fourth Monday $2.804 $2.070 $2.012 $2.030 $2.061
Fifth Monday $2.515 $2.044
2004/2005 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $1.621 $1.768 $1.629 $1.495 $1.557 $1.727 $1.900 $1.822 $1.792 $1.912 $1.892 $2.365
Second Monday $1.661 $1.710 $1.548 $1.496 $1.554 $1.773
Third Monday $1.736 $1.678 $1.546 $1.519 $1.571
Fourth Monday $1.788 $1.672 $1.531 $1.549 $1.649
Fifth Monday $1.688 $1.566

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2003/2004 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $1.109 $1.109 $1.088 $1.108 $1.171 $1.177 $1.205 $1.272 $1.292 $1.287 $1.381 $1.457
Second Monday $1.168 $1.105 $1.088 $1.126 $1.153 $1.193
Third Monday $1.161 $1.122 $1.101 $1.143 $1.154 $1.197
Fourth Monday $1.148 $1.114 $1.108 $1.168 $1.157
Fifth Monday $1.106
2002/2003 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $1.073 $1.048 $1.036 $1.094 $1.162 $1.336 $1.074 $1.027 $1.023 $1.026 $1.051 $1.113
Second Monday $1.086 $1.025 $1.022 $1.084 $1.269 $1.339
Third Monday $1.090 $1.008 $1.017 $1.098 $1.277 $1.313
Fourth Monday $1.077 $1.039 $1.047 $1.113 $1.302
Fifth Monday $1.078
2001/2002 Heating Season Off Season
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
First Monday $1.076 $0.916 $0.857 $0.825 $0.800 $0.819 $0.894 $0.908 $0.887 $0.889 $0.905 $0.982
Second Monday $1.038 $0.916 $0.824 $0.824 $0.802 $0.844
Third Monday $1.026 $0.874 $0.805 $0.798 $0.809 $0.865
Fourth Monday $0.971 $0.878 $0.799 $0.790 $0.808
Fifth Monday $0.940 $0.812

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Heating Season

The Nebraska Energy Office has participated in the State Heating Oil and Propane Program for twenty winter seasons. During the heating season (October to March), staff contact companies each week who supply heating oil to Nebraska, collect Monday's retail price, and submit the data to the Energy Information Administration. The Energy Information Administration calculates the average price shown in the table above.

Off Season

During the off season or build season (April through September), time permitting, the Nebraska Energy Office staff continue to contact the same companies who were contacted during the heating season. Staff contact companies once a month instead of once a week since the price of heating oil is usually not volatile during the off season. The Nebraska Energy Office staff calculate the average price, shown in the table above, from the companies' retail prices on the first Monday of the month.

State Heating Oil
and Propane Program

The Energy Information Administration, the independent statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy, conducts the State Heating Oil and Propane Program from October to March—the heating season—each year. The Energy Information Administration collects prices for the program each week from participating states and calculates a state average price, a regional average price, and a national average price which can be seen in the report Weekly Heating Oil and Propane Prices.

Midwest Region

For statistical purposes, the Energy Information Administration defines the Midwest Region to include the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Tennessee do not participate in this survey.

Price Explanation

The prices represent average residential home heating charge prices for home delivery of No. 2 heating oil, excluding taxes and cash discounts.

This symbol indicates a rule of thumb follows.A general rule of thumb: A dollar increase in the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil price per barrel will result in a 2.5–cent increase in the price of heating oil per gallon. Likewise, a dollar decrease in the WTI crude oil price per barrel will result in a 2.5–cent decrease in the price of heating oil per gallon.

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Sources: State Heating Oil and Propane Survey and the Weekly Heating Oil and Propane Prices (October – March) report. Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE.

Note: NA indicates that data is not available.

This report was updated on February 12, 2020.
Typically, there is one week between updates during the heating season and
one month between updates during the off season.