Two maps of southern New England tap 2006 American Community Survey data to show the heating fuels most often used in owner-occupied housing units versus the fuels favored in renter-occupied units.Energy consumption - New England

Kai-Yan Lee

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Research Papers in Economics

Communities & Banking    9
  Mapping
New England
The U.S. Department of Energy reports 
that New England used more than one-third 
of the U.S. residential heating oil consumed in 
2005 and more than one-ﬁ  fth of the 
residential kerosene. 
The maps indicate that most owner-occupied 
housing units in south and west New 
England used oil or kerosene. In the east and 
in renter-occupied units, heating by natural 
gas was more common. Interestingly, for 
renters in Litchﬁ  eld County, Connecticut, 
electricity edges out other fuels as the 
primary heating source. The pie graphs clarify 
relative fuel dominance in each county.
Note: Four counties are blank because they do not meet the minimum population 
threshold that the American Community Survey requires, and no data are available. 
Heating Fuel Usage in 
Southern New England
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Mapping New England: heating fuel usage in southern New England

http://www.bostonfed.org/commdev/c&b/2008/winter/Lee_map_heating_fuel.pdf

Mapping New England: heating fuel usage in southern New England

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