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However, heating a home with a geothermal heat pump or a cold climate heat pump would be less expensive than using oil.At $4.67 a gallon for oil, it would cost the same to produce the same amount of heat using oil or electric baseboard heat.or example, a home that uses 800 gallons of oil for heating would use about 25,300 kilowatt-hours to produce the same amount of heat. Visit www.cmpco.com for a link to a more detailed spreadsheet from the Department of Energy to compare heating costs.
Conventional House. Letâs start with your conventional house heated with an oil-fired central heating system. The average annual heating cost is $2,491! 1  The average New England home uses 855 gallons of oil a year for heat.# 2 2 Heating Oil has a net heating value of 115,000 BTUs per gallon, and generates 98.3 M BTUs.3  In 2010, the average price of a gallon of heating oil was $2.91.he average annual heating cost is $2,491! 1  The average New England home uses 855 gallons of oil a year for heat. # 2 2 Heating Oil has a net heating value of 115,000 BTUs per gallon, and generates 98.3 M BTUs.