The Connecticut State Data Center created a useful map to show how households throughout the state heat their homes. The map uses census track units, rather than towns, and shows the prevalence of various heating sources, including fuel oil, electricity, bottled or tank gas, solar energy, and wood.
The majority of households (roughly 644,000) rely on fuel oil of some kind. The second most popular source, natural gas from a utility, heats around 432,000 homes. Solar power heats the smallest portion, an estimated 371 households.
The map uses data from 2008 to 2012 from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
