heating fuel
Burns for warmth
Heating fuel is any combustible substance used to warm buildings or spaces.
The term most often refers to heating oil—a petroleum product similar to diesel—delivered to homes with oil-burning furnaces: The price of heating fuel spikes every winter.
Natural gas, propane, and wood pellets also serve as heating fuels.
- keroseneFlammable petroleum distillate
- natural gasSubterranean hydrocarbon fuel
- gas furnaceCombustion-based home heating appliance
- propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
- anthraciteHighest-grade coal variety
heating oil · biomass · peat · biodiesel · cordwood · wood stove · coal · synthetic fuels · fireplace · butane · briquettes · ethanol · wood pellets · shale oil · combustion · burn rate · BTU · flammability
- wintersnow, ice, cold, frozen, frost
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- Seasonal Itemsharvest time, peak season, off-season, summer crops, fall harvest
heating fuelrefrigerant
Heat-transfer medium
coolant · cooling system · air conditioning · cryogen · ice
heating fuelelectricity
Energy from charged particles
heat pump · electric heating · electric power · solar heating · solar power