EIA residential propane, Utah
Utah propane prices: $2.34 a gallon
Latest EIA residential survey, week ending 30 March 2026, the final release of the 2025-26 heating season. Weekly updates resume in October; the wholesale benchmark below is live.
A long, cold high-desert heating season served almost entirely from inside the state: Uinta Basin liquids, a Salt Lake refining cluster, and delivery hauls short enough that most gallons barely travel before they reach a tank.
Latest EIA residential propane price
Source: EIA State Heating Oil and Propane Program, Utah residential series. Refreshed automatically every Tuesday in season; wholesale daily.
Utah at a glance
Latest survey$2.34/gal
vs week before-0.6c
vs 4 weeks before+1.7c
vs same week last year-5%
vs US ($2.67)13% below
Among 38 surveyed states13th cheapest
500-gal fill (400 usable)$935
Week by week, 2025-26 season
Utah against the US average
Every point is an EIA survey week. This season Utah ran from a low of $2.24 (10 Nov) to a high of $2.34 (23 Mar), with the US average finishing at $2.67. Against the same week a year earlier it is -5%.
$2.24
Season low
10 November 2025
$2.34
Season high
23 March 2026
$2.46
Same week last year
31 March 2025, now -5%
$0.85
Wholesale today
Mont Belvieu spot, 15 September 2026, +17c vs a month ago
Source: EIA State Heating Oil and Propane Program, residential propane, full-service delivery, published October to March. Wholesale is the Mont Belvieu, TX spot price; retail usually follows it by four to eight weeks, which makes it the best off-season signal of where Utah prices are heading.
What a fill costs in Utah at $2.34
Tanks fill to 80% of their stated size to leave room for expansion, so a 500-gallon tank takes about 400 gallons. The right-hand column is the difference against the same fill at the US average.
| Tank | Usable gallons | Fill at $2.34 | vs US ($2.67) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 gal | 80 gal | $187 | -$27 |
| 250 gal | 200 gal | $467 | -$67 |
| 500 gal | 400 gal | $935 | -$135 |
| 1000 gal | 800 gal | $1870 | -$270 |
A Utah home heating on propane through a typical winter burns 1,000 to 1,500 gallons, so fuel alone runs about $2337 to $3506 at this price, before tank rent or a service plan. The average is a benchmark, not a quote: enter your ZIP to ask up to three local dealers what they would charge you.
Utah against its West neighbours
The West is the most price-dispersed of the four US Census regions. Hawaii and Alaska sit far above everyone else on import-only logistics, and California and the coastal Northwest carry a premium for limited refining. The Mountain-West cluster, Utah with Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and New Mexico, sits near or below the national average on PADD 4 production. Utah lands among the cheapest of that group.
| State | Price/gal | 500-gal fill | vs US ($2.67) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | $2.12 | $848 | -21% |
| Wyoming (regional est.) | $2.27 | $906 | -15% |
| Colorado | $2.30 | $921 | -14% |
| Utah | $2.34 | $935 | -13% |
| Idaho | $2.40 | $959 | -10% |
| Arizona (regional est.) | $2.72 | $1088 | +2% |
| New Mexico (regional est.) | $2.93 | $1172 | +10% |
| Nevada (regional est.) | $2.95 | $1180 | +10% |
| Oregon (regional est.) | $2.98 | $1192 | +11% |
| Washington (regional est.) | $3.02 | $1208 | +13% |
| California (regional est.) | $3.42 | $1368 | +28% |
| Alaska (regional est.) | $3.85 | $1540 | +44% |
| Hawaii (regional est.) | $4.15 | $1660 | +55% |
| West average | $2.88 | $1152 | +8% |
States marked regional est. are not surveyed individually by EIA and carry their PADD regional figure. Full table on prices by state.
Why Utah runs 13% under the national average
It is not seasonal noise. The drivers are structural: in-state production, regional refining, short delivery hauls, and where the gas grid does and does not reach.
Uinta Basin NGL production.
The Uinta Basin in eastern Utah (Duchesne and Uintah counties) is a significant natural-gas-liquids producer, and propane is one of the LPG byproducts of that NGL stream. Wholesale propane originating in-state carries near-zero long-haul cost before it reaches a retail tank, unlike a Maine or Vermont home where every gallon has moved 1,500-plus miles by rail and truck before markup.
The Salt Lake refining cluster in PADD 4.
A cluster of refineries north of Salt Lake City gives Utah suppliers refinery-gate access to product without rail or pipeline middlemen. PADD 4 (Rocky Mountain) is the smallest US fuel district by population, but Utah sits near its centre, not at the end of a long import pipeline the way California and the Pacific Northwest do.
Short-haul delivery on a concentrated corridor.
Most Utah propane moves under 200 miles from terminal or refinery to the bobtail delivery point, and the population concentrates along the roughly 80-mile Wasatch Front from Ogden through Salt Lake to Provo. In-state production, in-state refining and short routes together mean fewer transport miles per gallon than almost anywhere else in the country.
Gas grid on the Front, propane off it.
Dominion Energy's natural-gas grid serves the Wasatch Front and Cache Valley at residential rates, so propane concentrates in the rural east where the grid does not reach, in ski-area second homes above the distribution line, and among agricultural users (crop drying, dairy, irrigation engines). That gives Utah suppliers real route density on farm and rural runs, which holds per-gallon overhead down even outside the urban corridor.
Buying propane well in Utah: four moves that decide the bill
A good shortlist is step one. The gap between a careless account and a well-run one, especially for a high-use eastern-Utah or ski-area home, is real money across a winter. Here is where it is won.
01
Verify the Fire Marshal licence
Any operator selling, filling or delivering propane in Utah needs a Class I licence from the State Fire Marshal under the LP-Gas Act and rule R710-6, backed by $1 million per-incident and $2 million aggregate insurance. Confirm the company on the LP Gas Companies list at firemarshal.utah.gov/licensees (office 801-256-2390) before you sign. If it is not on the list, walk away.
02
Lock the summer rate
Wholesale propane bottoms in late spring and summer, after the heating season has drained inventory and before the autumn refill cycle. Most Utah suppliers run pre-buy enrolment from roughly May through August. A high-use home, off-grid east or up at elevation, banks the most, because more gallons locked means more dollars saved. Ask for a cap-price contract, which keeps the savings if wholesale falls, over a flat pre-buy, and ask whether unused prepaid gallons roll forward.
03
Quote the tiers, own the tank
Utah runs a mixed market: national carriers, regionals, and family operators across the Wasatch Front, the Uinta Basin and the south. Pull one written quote from each tier, because in rural counties the spread is wide. If you own your tank, say so up front: any Class I dealer can fill an owned tank, so you shop every fill, whereas a rented tank locks you to one supplier and a swap-out to switch.
04
Check HEAT eligibility
Utah's HEAT program (LIHEAP), run by the Department of Workforce Services through local Community Action offices, helps propane households at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level, and the benefit is paid straight to your supplier. Crisis help covers a near-empty tank or a shutoff. Apply at jobs.utah.gov/housing or by calling 211 Utah, early in the season if propane is your primary heat.
Rated by customers
Utah propane dealers worth calling first
A short, hand-checked list with strong public review scores, spread across the state. Ratings were read from the platforms named in August 2026 and move over time; a high score is where to start, not a guarantee. Get three written quotes whoever you call.
Northern Wasatch Front / Weber-Davis
Hone Propane
Ogden, Utah
4.775 reviews, Birdeye
Weber County supplier running residential delivery, bulk fills and cylinder exchange across the northern Wasatch Front out of Ogden.
See the reviews ›Salt Lake metro
Utah LP Gas
Salt Lake City, Utah
4.648 reviews, Birdeye
Salt Lake County independent on Redwood Road handling residential propane delivery, tank fills and appliance service.
See the reviews ›Utah Valley
Freeway Propane
Springville, Utah
4.3149 reviews, Birdeye
Family operator since 1987 covering Utah Valley from Springville and Spanish Fork, cited repeatedly for competitive fills and straight dealing.
See the reviews ›Southern Utah
Blackburn Propane
Cedar City, Utah
4.286 reviews, Birdeye
Southern Utah supplier since 1988 with Cedar City and Bicknell yards, serving residential and commercial customers out toward the canyon country.
See the reviews ›Utah propane, the questions people ask
Does this page list every licensed propane dealer in Utah?
No. Utah does not expose a single consumer-facing per-dealer registry we can republish as a full directory table, so this page does not carry one. What Utah does publish is a browsable licensee list: the Utah State Fire Marshal's Office keeps an LP Gas Companies table of every business licensed to sell, fill and deliver propane in the state, at firemarshal.utah.gov/licensees. Use that to confirm a company is licensed, and use the ZIP finder to see who serves your address. In place of a directory grid, this page carries a hand-checked shortlist of well-reviewed operators by region. In the Uinta Basin and the southeastern canyon towns propane is primary heat but public review counts are thin, so rather than rank a handful of ratings, three real long-established operators worth a call there are R & R Propane (Roosevelt), Mountain West Propane (Vernal) and Peters Propane Service (Moab). Those three are not rated here; confirm current service and the Fire Marshal licence before you commit.
How do I check that a Utah propane dealer is licensed?
Utah propane retailers are licensed by the Utah State Fire Marshal's Office under the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act (Utah Code Title 53-7, Part 3) and Utah Administrative Code R710-6. Only a Class I licensee may sell, fill, refill or deliver LPG to residential customers and install the appliances that burn it. Every licensee must carry public liability insurance of at least $1 million per incident and $2 million aggregate, and pass inspection before a licence issues. To verify a supplier, open the LP Gas Companies table under Licensees at firemarshal.utah.gov and confirm the company is on it before you sign. The office can be reached at 801-256-2390. Presence on the Rocky Mountain Propane Association or National Propane Gas Association member lists is a credibility signal, not a licence, so verify the Fire Marshal record either way.
Am I eligible for HEAT, Utah's LIHEAP propane assistance?
Utah's LIHEAP program is called HEAT (Home Energy Assistance Target), administered by the Utah Department of Workforce Services (DWS) and delivered through local Community Action Partnership offices. Core eligibility is household income at or below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level, and you must be responsible for paying your own home heating costs. Propane-heated households qualify alongside natural-gas and electric customers, and the benefit is paid directly to your fuel supplier rather than to you as cash. Households out of fuel or facing shutoff can also access crisis help. The application window runs through the heating season, roughly October into April, or until federal funds are exhausted. Apply through DWS at jobs.utah.gov/housing, through your local Community Action office, or by calling 211 Utah. Because propane is often primary heat off the gas grid, income-eligible eastern-Utah and second-home households should apply early in the season.
Why is propane cheaper in Utah than most of the West?
Utah sits in the cheapest handful of the West region, 13% below the $2.67 national average and set against a $2.88 West regional average, for three structural reasons. First, in-state production: the Uinta Basin in eastern Utah (Duchesne and Uintah counties) is a significant natural-gas-liquids source, and propane is a byproduct of that NGL stream, so a share of Utah supply barely travels before it reaches a retail tank. Second, refining proximity: a cluster of refineries north of Salt Lake City gives local suppliers refinery-gate access inside PADD 4 (Rocky Mountain), the smallest US fuel district, with Utah near its centre rather than at the end of a long pipeline. Third, short-haul delivery: most Utah propane moves under 200 miles from terminal to bobtail, against 1,000-plus miles for Northeast or coastal supply. Utah is not the single cheapest in the region, but it clears near the bottom of the West.
I own a ski-area second home. Does that change my propane situation?
Yes, materially. Utah's resort second-home market (Park City, Deer Valley, the Cottonwoods, Sundance) creates two patterns the Wasatch Front valley floor does not see. First, low-utilisation economics: a vacation home used a few dozen nights a year pays the same per-gallon rate as a full-time residence, but tank rental and minimum-delivery fees become a much larger share of the annual bill, so ask whether the supplier offers a seasonal-occupancy plan with a lower delivery minimum. Second, the high-altitude appliance derate: under NFPA 54 (the National Fuel Gas Code) appliance output drops about 4% per 1,000 feet above 2,000 feet, so a furnace rated for sea level loses roughly a fifth of its output at 7,000 feet and more above that. Many resort homes are sized for sea-level output and underperform in the coldest weather, so ask your installer for a derate-corrected sizing review and the manufacturer's high-altitude certification on each appliance.
Why is propane the primary heating fuel in rural eastern Utah?
Eastern and southeastern Utah, the Uinta Basin around Vernal, Roosevelt and Duchesne plus Price, Moab and the San Juan County towns, sit largely outside the Dominion Energy natural-gas distribution footprint that serves the Wasatch Front and Cache Valley. Off the gas grid, propane is the practical primary heat because heating-oil infrastructure barely exists this far west, all-electric heating is punishing in high-desert winters that drop well below zero, and bulk delivery routes already run for agricultural propane (crop drying, dairy, irrigation-engine fuel). Propane's share of residential heating in the eastern and southeastern counties runs far above the low-single-digit Wasatch Front figure. Suppliers there add a modest rural-route surcharge over the statewide average, but the payoff is a propane-experienced installer base, ample tank inventory, and two or three competing regional operators in most towns, which is why quoting more than one still pays off out east.
How do I switch propane suppliers in Utah without losing my tank?
Most Utah residential customers rent their tank from their current supplier, and Fire Marshal rules bar a third party from filling a tank owned by another licensed dealer without written authorisation, so a rented tank effectively locks you to one company. To move without buying the tank out, the new supplier arranges a swap-out, coordinating removal of the old tank and install of their own, typically a one-to-three-week process. If you own your tank outright, any Utah-licensed Class I dealer can fill it and you can shop every fill for the best per-gallon price, which is the single strongest cost-control lever in this market. For a ski-area or eastern-Utah second home, owning the tank also removes exit fees and pickup hassle when you sell. Ask any quoting supplier, up front, whether the tank is owned or leased and what the swap-out timeline and any exit fee would be.
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