Propane Supplies

[Larry Caldwell]

Info from the Ag press. Propane supplies are down 20% from a year ago. If you have any empty tanks, get them filled now. It may be a mild winter, with no shortages, or the supply chain may crumble again and leave you in the cold. Simple supply and demand indicates prices are going to go up.

Weekly U.S. Propane and Propylene Ending Stocks Excluding Propylene at Terminal (Thousand Barrels)

 

[sea2summit]

Dang, someone needs to tell my local place. Just filled a 100# tank a week or two back, that hurt.

 

[Tinhack]

The best time to buy propane is March when the demand is lowest. Too late to get a good price now. The hurricane didn't help with gasoline/diesel either. Cost me $20 more to fill my truck on Monday.

 

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We usually buy in July.. my wife called around and got the best price was $1.80 and she figured maybe it would drop. I just saw this post and thought $%#!@% and it's now $2.20 and I need to buy a thousand gallons!

 

[shooterdon]

Pre-buy last month. 1000 gal @ $1.59/gal....last year was $1.29.

I have about 600 gal in the tanks and could make that last all winter if I had to.

 

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Pre-buy last month. 1000 gal @ $1.59/gal....last year was $1.29.

I have about 600 gal in the tanks and could make that last all winter if I had to.

I also have about 600 gal and I could easily get by via burning wood if I need to, but I think I'll fill up and then burn as much wood as I can and see if we can conserve to have a lower bill next year, since the way things are looking we're not going to get cheap propane next year either...

 

[Root Cause]

Info from the Ag press. Propane supplies are down 20% from a year ago. If you have any empty tanks, get them filled now. It may be a mild winter, with no shortages, or the supply chain may crumble again and leave you in the cold. Simple supply and demand indicates prices are going to go up.

Weekly U.S. Propane and Propylene Ending Stocks Excluding Propylene at Terminal (Thousand Barrels)

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Tinhack]

Don't dilly-dally. The Farmer's Almanac is predicting a long and extra cold winter this year.

 

[Diggin It]

Like OmyMiGosh-we're running out of something is how panic runs start.

Relax. Chill. Be coooollll. Letitgo.


FA is poppycock.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Like OmyMiGosh-we're running out of something is how panic runs start.

Relax. Chill. Be coooollll. Letitgo.


FA is poppycock.

Yeah, all those millions of people who read TBN are going to go out and bring down civilization!

You must be young. A winter fuel shortage is not that uncommon in recent history. These are rural people, who know how to take care of themselves through a bad winter. It's September. There is plenty of time before the Great Clueless wake up.

Personally, I have two oak trees cut and split that need to be moved into the wood shed. I have three Aladdins, three LED camp lanterns, an antique 1" wick Dietz kerosene lantern for the porch light, and a battery backup for our FIOS router. SWL if necessary.

It's not going to crash the system if some of us fill empty tanks. Remember, the best generator fuel is the one you have. It won't go bad.