Home heating oil futures are outperforming other refined products this week, up 2.1% versus a flat gasoline market. Analysts credit strong residential heating demand and rising export flows to European markets. Going further, you can take steps to reduce planet-heating pollution and support cleaner, renewable technologies in your own life. For example, by buying or leasing solar panels on your home and driving an EV , you can help reduce heat-trapping pollution while also saving money on electricity and gas and helping to support the renewable-energy industry through these challenging times. Generally, heating oil prices are collected during the heating season between October and March. In the U.S., the greatest determining factor for heating oil prices is the WTI crude oil price . Consumers can lower heating oil bills by considering when they purchase, reducing consumption, and through government assistance programs. Regional heating oil delivery benchmarks in New England are strengthening, aligning with upward moves in home heating oil futures. This correlation reinforces the winter demand thesis among market strategists.