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Price of Maine heating oil down two cents

PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine government survey says the average price of heating oil in the state has dropped 2 cents in the past week, to $3.60 per gallon. The Governor’s Energy Office said Wednesday the average statewide price for a gallon of heating oil ranged from $3.35 to $3.90. It also found the average […]

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Heating oil prices drop 2 cents

PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine government survey says the average price of heating oil in the state has dropped 2 cents in the past week, to $3.62 per gallon. The Governor’s Energy Office said Wednesday the average statewide price for a gallon of heating oil is 12 cents more than this time last year. The […]

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Price of Maine heating oil drops

AUGUSTA (AP) — A government survey says the average price of Maine heating oil has fallen 4 cents to $3.80 per gallon. In its weekly survey, the Governor’s Energy Office said Wednesday the current price of heating oil is 11 cents more than this time last year. The survey said greater demand for heating fuel […]

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SAD 17 addressing absent oil spill plans

OXFORD — SAD 17 officials will consult with engineers after a Maine Department of Environmental Protection report found a series issues with how the school district stores oil. In a 12-page inspection report released Wednesday, the DEP told school officials to have engineers evaluate the condition of oil storage tanks, safety alarm systems, and how […]

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Maine heating oil price drops 2 cents

AUGUSTA (AP) — A government survey says the average price of Maine heating oil has fallen 2 cents to $3.84 per gallon. The Governor’s Heating Office said Wednesday that its weekly heating fuel survey also shows that the price of propone last week dropped 3 cents to an average of $3.49 per gallon. That is […]

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Heating oil prices drop one penny

AUGUSTA — A survey says Maine heating oil has gone down a penny per gallon over the past week to $3.86 per gallon. The Governor’s Energy Office said Wednesday in its weekly heating fuel survey that the current cost of heating oil is 33 cents higher since the season started in October. Last year at […]

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Heating oil price stays stable in Maine

AUGUSTA (AP) — A survey says Maine heating oil has gone down a penny per gallon over the past week, to $3.88 per gallon. The Governor’s Energy Office said Tuesday its weekly heating fuel survey showed the current cost of heating oil is 35 cents higher since the season started in October. The survey found […]

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Heating oil customers on budget plans facing increased monthly payments

Citing an extended cold snap that began in December, heating oil suppliers are increasing the monthly payments of certain customers who are burning more oil this winter than expected. Customers from Dead River Co. and Downeast Energy who contracted for oil at a set per-gallon price have reported having their monthly payments increased by the […]

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Maine home heating fuel prices soar

AUGUSTA — The cost of a gallon of home heating oil in Maine has jumped 7 cents in the past week to an average of $3.87. The Governor’s Energy Office announced Monday that its weekly heating fuel price survey showed that the cost of kerosene and propane is also on the rise. Heating fuel prices […]

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Maine heating fuel prices climbing

AUGUSTA (AP) — A weekly Maine survey has found that the average price of home heating fuel has climbed to $3.81 a gallon, up 4 cents from last week. Prices are climbing in the wake of winter storms, power outages and very low temperatures. The Governor’s Energy Office said Tuesday that kerosene prices also rose […]