{"id":1799,"date":"2025-07-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/?p=1799"},"modified":"2025-06-03T13:10:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:10:17","slug":"locking-in-heating-oil-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Locking in Heating Oil Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The prices for home heating oil can get pretty expensive nowadays. The Northeast tends to be notorious for expensive heating oil prices! It creates a lot of heat per gallon which makes it very desirable by many as a primary heat source. However, this can sometimes lead to high energy bills come the winter time. But there is a way around those expensive energy bills and it’s called “Locking In a Price for Heating Oil”. This happens when you place an order for a delivery. At the time of placing an order, your price is locked in and cannot be changed. But how useful is this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Variety of Heating Oil Prices<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The interesting thing about heating oil is that prices tend to fluctuate. They can tend to be a little bit more complex than you might think. First and foremost, there are two main ways that heating oil is ordered. That’s through call-by and automatic delivery. While call-by tends to be a bit cheaper, automatic delivery is much more convenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, while automatic delivery is more convenient, be aware that this is the more expensive option of the two. You will end up paying more money annually than with call-by only. That being said, it’s still a convenient and useful way to purchase heating oil if you’re willing the spend the extra money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Most dealers will offer both automatic and call-by delivery services. They use the same trucks, but automatic tends to have more premium costs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Call-by only is definitely the cheaper option. This is because you’re choosing from a select few dealers in your area and this will usually give you a bit more variety in pricing. This will allow you to select the best pricing available to you at any given time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Market Pricing of Automatic Delivery<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now, if you’re going to go with Automatic Delivery, then it’s important to note that you’ll have to pay whatever the “current rate” is. This price is determined by the heating oil dealer themselves. This is usually the price that they pay per gallon plus roughly 80 cents to a dollar. On average, this tends to be $.50 more per gallon then the average call-by only customer would pay. You should definitely keep that in mind if you’re considering using Automatic delivery long term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Market Pricing for Call-by Delivery<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you compare call-by pricing to automatic delivery pricing, will call is usually always cheaper. This is because will-call is much more competitive than automatic delivery. Dealers who offer call-by delivery will tend to have a variety of prices because they want to get your business. Unlike automatic where they already have your business and can charge you whatever they want, call-by isn’t like that. They are actively seeking your business, so making their call-by prices as low as they can is beneficial to them. If you use our FuelSnap<\/a> website, you’ll see what dealers are offering in your area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fixed Pricing:<\/strong> Some dealers will offer a fixed rate on heating oil gallons. This usually will work by agreeing with the dealer on a permanent price per gallon for you. The pricing will usually depend on your average usage throughout the year. Unfortunately, there is usually an additional fee for this and some dealers might require you to get a maintenance plan on top of this. This tends to be a double-edged sword because on one hand you’ll be saving money but on the other hand, you’ll be having to spend more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price Caps:<\/strong> This another tempting plan that dealers will offer you. With a plan like this, you’ll only have to play up to a certain price. Now this does sound pretty enticing. But what’s the catch? Well for starters, the dealer might try getting you to pay a fee up front or in worst case scenarios, the oil price inflates! This typically means that dealers can charge you more simply so that they can make a profit. Another important thing to mention is that if the price of oil goes down, then you’re still going to be paying the capped price. The dealer will decide on a price with you that you’ll pay. For an extended amount of time you’ll continue to pay that price until you or your dealer terminates the agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"
Take a look at a simplified version of the above information. You’ll be able to to look at the pros and cons of each option that’s available to you.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Making Sure You Get the Best Price<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are a lot of different ways to save on heating oil costs, and I cover all of those ways in my article on The 10 Best Ways to save on heating oil costs<\/a>. But, ultimately the best way to save on heating oil costs is to use call-by delivery. You’ll be able to get a larger range of pricings so that you can figure out what price per gallon is best for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you decide to go with a call-by delivery, feel free to use our FuelSnap website! This website will give you a list of dealers available to you in your area! This means that you can get a variety of different pricings in your area! Our website will help you get the lowest prices available to you! You’re also locked in at checkout! So that means if the price per gallon goes up, you’re still paying the price you paid for!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, if you decide to stay with automatic or sign an automatic delivery contract, then understand that it will be more expensive. You’re going to pay for the convenience and peace of mind of knowing that heating oil will always have a delivery coming every month and that you won’t have to worry about when to order!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Heating,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The prices for home heating oil can get pretty expensive nowadays. The Northeast tends to be notorious for expensive heating oil prices! It creates a lot of heat per gallon which makes it very desirable by many as a primary heat source. However, this can sometimes lead to high energy bills come the winter time. … <\/p>\n

Continue reading “Locking in Heating Oil Prices”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nLocking in Heating Oil Prices - FuelSnap<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Heating Oil prices tend to be erratic. This can lead to process being expensive. But does locking in a price help? I'll go over that in this article here!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Locking in Heating Oil Prices - FuelSnap\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Heating Oil prices tend to be erratic. This can lead to process being expensive. But does locking in a price help? I'll go over that in this article here!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"FuelSnap\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-21T13:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-03T17:10:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeatingOilPrices.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hunter Geist\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hunter Geist\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hunter Geist\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2b454eb357f4ccc36cc76ad078763f6c\"},\"headline\":\"Locking in Heating Oil Prices\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-21T13:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-03T17:10:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/\"},\"wordCount\":967,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeatingOilPrices.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Heating Oil\",\"Ordering Oil Online\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/\",\"name\":\"Locking in Heating Oil Prices - FuelSnap\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeatingOilPrices.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-21T13:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-03T17:10:17+00:00\",\"description\":\"Heating Oil prices tend to be erratic. This can lead to process being expensive. But does locking in a price help? I'll go over that in this article here!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeatingOilPrices.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeatingOilPrices.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Locking in Heating Oil Prices\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"FuelSnap\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"FuelSnap\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fuelsnap_logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fuelsnap_logo.png\",\"width\":234,\"height\":78,\"caption\":\"FuelSnap\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2b454eb357f4ccc36cc76ad078763f6c\",\"name\":\"Hunter Geist\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/218c7f27095daf7367c41ce0f50e439e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/218c7f27095daf7367c41ce0f50e439e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Hunter Geist\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/author\/huntergeist\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Locking in Heating Oil Prices - FuelSnap","description":"Heating Oil prices tend to be erratic. This can lead to process being expensive. But does locking in a price help? I'll go over that in this article here!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Locking in Heating Oil Prices - FuelSnap","og_description":"Heating Oil prices tend to be erratic. This can lead to process being expensive. But does locking in a price help? I'll go over that in this article here!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/","og_site_name":"FuelSnap","article_published_time":"2025-07-21T13:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-06-03T17:10:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":300,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeatingOilPrices.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Hunter Geist","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hunter Geist","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/"},"author":{"name":"Hunter Geist","@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2b454eb357f4ccc36cc76ad078763f6c"},"headline":"Locking in Heating Oil Prices","datePublished":"2025-07-21T13:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-03T17:10:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/"},"wordCount":967,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeatingOilPrices.png","articleSection":["Heating Oil","Ordering Oil Online"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/","url":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/","name":"Locking in Heating Oil Prices - FuelSnap","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeatingOilPrices.png","datePublished":"2025-07-21T13:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-03T17:10:17+00:00","description":"Heating Oil prices tend to be erratic. This can lead to process being expensive. But does locking in a price help? I'll go over that in this article here!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeatingOilPrices.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/HeatingOilPrices.png","width":300,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/locking-in-heating-oil-prices\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Locking in Heating Oil Prices"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/","name":"FuelSnap","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"FuelSnap","url":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fuelsnap_logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/fuelsnap_logo.png","width":234,"height":78,"caption":"FuelSnap"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/2b454eb357f4ccc36cc76ad078763f6c","name":"Hunter Geist","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/218c7f27095daf7367c41ce0f50e439e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/218c7f27095daf7367c41ce0f50e439e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Hunter Geist"},"url":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/author\/huntergeist\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1799"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1799"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1803,"href":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1799\/revisions\/1803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fuelsnap.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}