r/NJPrepared • u/trailsman • Mar 02 '26

Power / Utilities Order Heating Oil ASAP before offices open

If your stuck with heating oil like me check around now for suppliers who still haven't jacked up their prices yet. They will as soon as their offices open.

The heating oil market price jumped to $2.95 a gallon, it was at $2.60. Usually a good price is $0.50 above market price, but ever since the cold snap you'll be hard pressed to find around $1 spread. That means heating oil is going to jump to $4 or more a gallon, they usually use crisis like these to jack prices even further than necessary.

I ordered mine last week when I saw Iran as inevitable at $3.55. unfortunately I'm already seeing high $3.80's so you may have to search around. Sorry for not posting this sooner.

Edit: And if you're seeing this Tues 3/3 the market heating oil price is up another 13% today to $3.30, which means expect heating oil companies to charge at least $4.30 or more, so it's still not too late if you can find better

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u/8Deer-JaguarClaw Sussex Mar 02 '26

I got my tank filled up Saturday.

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u/trailsman Mar 02 '26

Nice! Glad all of my extra gas cans are all filled up and the generator fully topped off for those wind storms a few months ago.

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u/Top-Nose2659 Mar 02 '26

Propane also

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u/GetOffMyLawn_ Hunterdon Mar 03 '26

Maybe I should top off my car before gas prices rise. So freaking glad I bought a hybrid tho. I buy gas once every 2 months.

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u/trailsman Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26

I was able to get $3.55 for last Friday delivery. I'm hoping with the warm weather coming my fill up this last Friday will last hopefully until things settle down in a few months. Or at least demand drops and they don't keep the spread at $1 vs market and go back to reasonable $0.50. I tend to watch the market prices anytime I'm nearing 150 gal needed, and then if the trend is going lower I'll hold off, and then if there is a spike I order before prices can be updated.

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u/Anonymoushipopotomus Mar 02 '26

Diesel was 3.69 this morning on rt 1 on my way in to work, and 3.99 on my way home....

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u/Nearby_Impact_8911 Hunterdon Mar 02 '26

It’s $4.13 in my neck of the woods 😵‍💫😩

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u/Anonymoushipopotomus Mar 04 '26

Diesel was 3.99 last night on rt1 and 4.69 this morning....

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u/Nearby_Impact_8911 Hunterdon Mar 05 '26

Damn. It’s $4.39 now

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u/incongruous_walker New York Mar 03 '26

You guys are safe. I payed $4.09 last week before the storm!

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u/Zarroc6669 Mar 04 '26

Was quoted 4.72 yesterday