Albany, Schenectady, Troy Metro Area Historical Type of Heating Fuel in a House Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Albany, Schenectady, Troy Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 347,401, 100% | 7,255,528 | 116,211,092 |
| Utility Gas | 206,925, 59.56%, see rank | 56.12% | 48.85% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 18,277, 5.26%, see rank | 3.36% | 4.86% |
| Electricity | 48,991, 14.10%, see rank | 10.26% | 36.68% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 56,247, 16.19%, see rank | 26.24% | 5.86% |
| Coal or Coke | 355, 0.10%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 12,833, 3.69%, see rank | 2.04% | 2.12% |
| Solar Energy | 180, 0.05%, see rank | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Other Fuel | 2,757, 0.79%, see rank | 0.97% | 0.47% |
| No Fuel Used | 836, 0.24%, see rank | 0.72% | 1.00% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Albany, Schenectady, Troy Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 345,468, 100% | 7,230,896 | 115,226,802 |
| Utility Gas | 205,883, 59.60%, see rank | 54.92% | 49.42% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 17,418, 5.04%, see rank | 3.16% | 5.03% |
| Electricity | 44,863, 12.99%, see rank | 9.44% | 35.51% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 62,236, 18.01%, see rank | 28.80% | 6.46% |
| Coal or Coke | 434, 0.13%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 11,701, 3.39%, see rank | 1.96% | 2.08% |
| Solar Energy | 146, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| Other Fuel | 2,089, 0.60%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.43% |
| No Fuel Used | 698, 0.20%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.90% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Albany, Schenectady, Troy Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 346,139, 100% | 7,205,740 | 114,235,996 |
| Utility Gas | 206,953, 59.79%, see rank | 53.35% | 49.91% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 16,437, 4.75%, see rank | 3.13% | 5.38% |
| Electricity | 40,969, 11.84%, see rank | 8.86% | 34.20% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 68,203, 19.70%, see rank | 31.29% | 7.07% |
| Coal or Coke | 487, 0.14%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 10,549, 3.05%, see rank | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| Solar Energy | 166, 0.05%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,851, 0.53%, see rank | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 524, 0.15%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.90% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Albany, Schenectady, Troy Area | New York | U.S. |
| Total Housing Units | 338,438, 100% | 7,137,013 | 112,611,029 |
| Utility Gas | 201,963, 59.68%, see rank | 52.57% | 50.14% |
| Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas | 15,728, 4.65%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.58% |
| Electricity | 37,302, 11.02%, see rank | 8.64% | 33.56% |
| Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc. | 71,391, 21.09%, see rank | 32.47% | 7.38% |
| Coal or Coke | 528, 0.16%, see rank | 0.22% | 0.12% |
| Wood | 9,304, 2.75%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.89% |
| Solar Energy | 142, 0.04%, see rank | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Other Fuel | 1,630, 0.48%, see rank | 0.80% | 0.42% |
| No Fuel Used | 450, 0.13%, see rank | 0.51% | 0.88% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
