Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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With as hot as it's been this summer, you've probably been more worried about keeping the A/C running than how much heating oil is left in your tank.

But with the price of heating oil shooting up recently, an unexpected summer delivery can come with some sticker shock.

Joe asked the CBS13 I-Team:

"I'm curious if you've heard other complaints about oil companies all of a sudden making summer deliveries for people on auto fill. We never used to get deliveries until early September. But they just delivered 100 gallons to me last week, right when the price per gallon spiked."

MORE: wgme.com/news/i-team/why-are-some-maine-heating-oil-customers-getting-surprise-summer-deliveries

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