← Back to comparisonFuel Oil #2 · Furnace/Boiler
Average — moderate heat loss
Estimated cost · one heating year in Rhode Island
$3,650
Heating this 1,800 sq ft, average home in Providence with a fuel oil #2 furnace/boiler costs about $3,650 — roughly 629 gallons of fuel oil #2 over a heating year.
How that number is built
| Whole-house heat demand | 68.0 MMBtu |
| ÷ AFUE 0.78 efficiency | 87.1 MMBtu input |
| = fuel oil #2 used | 629 gallons |
| × price ($5.802/gallon) | $3,650 |
Sources
Climate · Providence, 5,618 heating degree-days/yr (NOAA, 1981–2010)Fuel Oil #2 price · $5.802/gallon (EIA SHOPP residential (verified), 2026-03-30)Method & constants · METHODOLOGY.md“Heating year” = annual heating demand (degree-days, base 65°F), not a single calendar winter. Prices exclude taxes.