In the Pacific Northwest region, historically, heating oil has been at a price disadvantage against natural gas - however that trend has changed.

The Oilheat industry has made tremendous strides in improving the efficiency and cleanliness of home heating oil boilers, furnaces and water heaters, and this equipment is comparable to natural gas equipment. In terms of converting from Oilheat to natural gas, the Consumer Energy Council of America (CECA) has consistently found that it makes more sense to conserve fuel than to convert.

And finally, the heating oil dealers in Washington are recognized for providing outstanding 24-hour customer service; a position the gas utilities cannot make because they are large monopolies with no in-house technical and repair staff that can respond immediately.