Nebraska heating oil and propane prices per gallon this week
Nebraska propane averaged $1.783 a gallon in the EIA survey of October 19, 2026; heating oil $5.630.
Heating oil, Nebraska, week of October 19, 2026
$5.630/gal
| 150 gallons at this price | $845 |
| Change from the week before | +$0.158 |
| Same week a year ago | $2.764 (+103.7 %) |
| Average of last winter (2025-26, November to March) | $2.951 |
| Wholesale price the same week | $5.267 (dealer spread $0.363) |
| U.S. average | $6.190 |
EIA weekly survey of October 19, 2026, excluding taxes. Next release October 28, 2026.
Compiled by Radif Partners · Where the prices come from · EIA survey of , published October 21, 2026, excluding taxes
In Nebraska propane far outweighs heating oil among the delivered fuels, and the federal survey follows both every week of the heating season. In the week of October 19, 2026, Nebraska propane averaged $1.783 a gallon, 36th of 38 states from the dearest and $0.906 below the national average. The Census Bureau's 2024 survey counts 61,029 Nebraska homes heated mainly with propane, 7.4 % of occupied homes, and only 2,401 with fuel oil or kerosene; heating oil averaged $5.630 this week. A normal Nebraska winter counts 5,147 heating degree days from November to March, so the EIA's average Midwest propane home would burn about 687 gallons, $1,226 at this week's price. Prices exclude sales tax and delivery fees, and each dealer sets its own price around the average.
Nebraska propane winters
Over the winters on file, the Nebraska propane average from November to March was lowest in 2015-16, at $1.020 a gallon, and highest in 2013-14, at $2.133. Last winter it averaged $1.610, with weeks from $1.568 to $1.642. The highest single week since the series began is $4.073, on January 27, 2014, a reminder that a cheap state average can still jump in a hard winter.
Nebraska propane, winter by winter
Propane in Nebraska: every winter since 2013-14
$1.783/gal now
| Cheapest winter (2015-16) | $1.020 |
| Dearest winter (2013-14) | $2.133 |
| This week against the dearest winter average | -16.4 % |
The dealer's share
This week the EIA's wholesale propane price for Nebraska is $1.159. The residential average is $0.624 above it, about 35 % of what a household pays. That margin covers the truck, the driver, storage through the winter and the tank, and an individual dealer's price can differ from the state average in either direction.
At this week's average, filling a 500-gallon tank from 30 % to 80 % costs $446; a 1,000-gallon tank from 20 % takes 600 gallons, $1,070. The propane tank calculator reads any gauge.
Nebraska against its neighbors
Nebraska propane is $0.079 dearer than Iowa's this week, $0.291 cheaper than Kansas's and $0.087 cheaper than South Dakota's. Per million Btu at ENERGY STAR efficiencies, propane heat costs $22 in Nebraska this week, against $47 for heating oil.
The cold months
NOAA's normals give Nebraska 1,215 heating degree days in December and 1,266 in January. By the same scaling as the season estimate, the average propane home burns about 331 gallons over those two months, close to a full 500-gallon tank at the 80 % level. The days-left calculator turns your gauge into a date. The federal LIHEAP ceiling for four people in Nebraska is $73,106 a year.
Pre-buy offers
Propane dealers often offer a pre-buy price in the summer or early autumn for a set number of gallons. Whether it pays depends on the winter that follows, which nobody knows in advance. The lock-in check replays each Nebraska winter since 2013-14 against the price you are offered, so you can see how often a lock at that price would have come out ahead of the season's average and by how much.
What a delivery costs in Nebraska at this week's average
| Fuel | Price a gallon | Order | Order | Order | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating oil | $5.630 | 100 gal: $563 | 150 gal: $845 | 200 gal: $1,126 | 275 gal: $1,548 |
| Propane | $1.783 | 100 gal: $178 | 250 gal: $446 | 400 gal: $713 | 800 gal: $1,426 |
Heating oil in Nebraska, winter by winter
| Winter | Mid-October | November to March average | Season high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $5.472 | in progress | $5.630 (October 19, 2026) |
| 2025-26 | $2.785 | $2.951 | $3.972 (March 30, 2026) |
| 2024-25 | $2.841 | $2.751 | $2.841 (October 14, 2024) |
| 2023-24 | $3.821 | $3.150 | $4.286 (October 23, 2023) |
| 2022-23 | $4.591 | $3.599 | $4.662 (October 24, 2022) |
| 2021-22 | $2.943 | $3.102 | $4.257 (March 28, 2022) |
| 2020-21 | $1.636 | $2.067 | $2.618 (March 15, 2021) |
| 2019-20 | $2.352 | $2.221 | $2.402 (November 18, 2019) |
| 2018-19 | $2.862 | $2.457 | $2.862 (October 15, 2018) |
| 2017-18 | $2.268 | $2.408 | $2.475 (January 29, 2018) |
| 2016-17 | $1.998 | $1.987 | $2.048 (December 19, 2016) |
| 2015-16 | $2.126 | $1.737 | $2.126 (October 12, 2015) |
| 2014-15 | $3.145 | $2.565 | $3.461 (November 10, 2014) |
| 2013-14 | $3.450 | $3.404 | $3.496 (March 10, 2014) |
Propane in Nebraska, winter by winter
| Winter | Mid-October | November to March average | Season high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $1.718 | in progress | $1.783 (October 19, 2026) |
| 2025-26 | $1.584 | $1.610 | $1.642 (March 30, 2026) |
| 2024-25 | $1.580 | $1.675 | $1.766 (January 27, 2025) |
| 2023-24 | $1.567 | $1.641 | $1.719 (February 26, 2024) |
| 2022-23 | $1.866 | $1.866 | $1.899 (November 28, 2022) |
| 2021-22 | $2.100 | $2.085 | $2.310 (March 7, 2022) |
| 2020-21 | $1.078 | $1.427 | $2.047 (February 22, 2021) |
| 2019-20 | $1.086 | $1.190 | $1.231 (December 23, 2019) |
| 2018-19 | $1.367 | $1.336 | $1.394 (October 22, 2018) |
| 2017-18 | $1.395 | $1.453 | $1.510 (January 15, 2018) |
| 2016-17 | $1.049 | $1.210 | $1.354 (February 6, 2017) |
| 2015-16 | $1.031 | $1.020 | $1.052 (November 23, 2015) |
| 2014-15 | $1.596 | $1.374 | $1.596 (October 13, 2014) |
| 2013-14 | $1.543 | $2.133 | $4.073 (January 27, 2014) |