New York City Heating Oil Consumption And Cost By Borough

Monthly heating oil consumption and cost data for New York City developments, organized by borough. The dataset includes utility vendor and meter details, covering records from 2010 through September 2025. It is published by the City of New York via its open data portal.

Use Cases

• Forecast monthly Consumption (GAL) for a Development Name using Revenue Month and # days as temporal features.
• Analyze cost efficiency by comparing Current Charges to Consumption (GAL) across different Boroughs and Vendor Name.
• Identify meter-level anomalies by flagging Estimated records or unusual Consumption (GAL) per day values derived from # days.
• Cluster developments by funding model using Funding Source and average cost per gallon calculated from Current Charges and Consumption (GAL).

Strengths

• Time series spans over 15 years from 2010 to September 2025.
• Contains granular data with over 20 columns including location, vendor, and meter details.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data completeness for columns like Estimated or AMP # is uncertain without sample data.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Collected from municipal utility billing and meter systems.

Time Range

2010-01-01 to 2025-09-30

Freshness

Updated to include data through September 2025, with a metadata refresh in February 2026.

Geography

New York City, broken down by Borough and Development Name.