Heating oil prices in Rhineland-Palatinate: Current trends and price fluctuations!

Heating oil prices in Rhineland-Palatinate: Current trends and price fluctuations!

On March 10, 2025, heating oil in Germany remains an essential resource, especially in the cold season. The prices for heating oil fluctuate strongly and vary significantly between the different counties. In Rhineland-Palatinate, the average price for 100 liters of heating oil is 91.19 euros. In Birkenfeld, one of the counties in Rhineland-Palatinate, heating oil is offered at an order quantity of 3000 liters at a price of 90.82 euros. There are considerable differences in the prices, depending on the order quantity.

The heating oil prices in Birkenfeld are staggered as follows:

• 500 liters: 102.52 euros
• 1000 liters: 95.16 euros
• 1500 liters: 93.05 euros
• 2000 liters: 92.12 euros
• 2500 liters: 91.48 euros
• 3000 liters: 90.82 euros
• 5000 liters: 89.75 euros

price development in detail

The price development in Birkenfeld has been different in the past few days. The price for 3000 liters on March 9, 2025 was 92.32 euros. The prices of the past few weeks are listed below:

• 08.03.2025: 92.53 euros
• 07.03.2025: 92.65 euros
• 06.03.2025: 92.57 euros
• 05.03.2025: 92.84 euros
• 04.03.2025: 93.96 euros
• 03.03.2025: 95.91 euros
• 02.03.2025: 96.87 euros

The current delivery period in Birkenfeld is an average of 26 working days. In addition, the purchase activity there is currently very high. Compared to the previous year, heating oil prices in the region are relatively low.

regulatory changes and heating oil consumption

With the entry into force of the building energy law (AGE) in 2024, there will be no obligation to exchange heating to municipal heat planning. However, oil heaters that are older than 30 years must be replaced. This affects those plants that were installed before January 1, 1991. Exceptions are intended for heating systems with an output of under 4 kW or over 400 kW as well as for low temperature or condensing technology.

In Rhineland-Palatinate, around 26.9% of the residential buildings use heating oil, which corresponds to around 0.3 million residential buildings. Funding is available to support the exchange of outdated heating systems.

In addition, oil prices declined in the past week. According to current information from Tecson, the heating oil reference price in Germany is 95.9 ct/l on Monday and is therefore 0.3% cheaper than on Friday. Compared to a week ago, the prices fell by 4.0%.

An even broader insight into the price development of the energy types is offered in a report by the Federal Statistical Office, which regularly summarizes the producer prices of commercial products and import and export prices. These reports are decisive for a better understanding of energy price development in Germany.

More information on the heating oil prices and their development in the region offers href = "https://www.tecson.de/de/heizoelpreise.html?wid=13"> tecson.de provides a comprehensive overview of current oil prices. For more detailed statistics on the energy prices, the Statistical report