Anybody locking in Propane price for winter?

viking · Aug 19, 2004

Wondering if anybody is locking in current propane rates for anticipated winter increase? In my area we only have another week or so to lock in a price. What are you all gonna do?

buckle97 · Aug 20, 2004

I called to see what the price of propane was last week and they told me $1.69! I couldn't believe it. Last year at this time it was $1.39. I am pretty sure we have until the end of September to lock in the price so I guess I will have to make a decision before then. I have never locked in before, but every year my wife and I discuss it until the deadline has passed and then we just tough it out with high prices. Have you locked in in past years?

Lawrence

slowrev · Aug 20, 2004

Looks like I will lock my propane in at 1.37 /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif Was 1.09 last year.

SPIKER · Aug 20, 2004

yep; I got a summer FILL for I belive it was 1.25 gallon /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif the winter lock price was similar 1.35 ort so. and last year it was .93C early spring fill for me, (500 gallons lasts my place usually all winter.) dang high fuel costs all around, the 2.00 a gallon of gas is much worse for me! /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
I got to get me a wood stove I guess SOON... passed up a GOOD DEAL at auction last week, almost NEW add-on unit went for 350 with 20' of tripple wall SS pipe! had blowers and all... (just didn't seem to be exactly what I wanted but I did buid up to 300.

Mark M

JerryG · Aug 20, 2004

Last winter 90 cents. The winter before 60 cents. I haven't spoke to anyone yet this year.

snowman · Aug 20, 2004

Locked in at $1.459; I'm in upstate NY. I paid $1.26 last year, so not too bad of an increase (less than I expected, at least). They said that the market price right now is $1.649 (Agway).

MaineGuy · Aug 20, 2004

A wood stove and furnace is the way to go if you have a wood lot and don't mind a little mess in the house. I figure I'm saving about $200 for every cord of firewood that I cut and burn. Most people here in Maine including me heat with oil and use wood as a back-up. Most don't like the idea of the gas furnace. I locked in on 500 gals of oil to go along with the wood I'll burn. I locked in with Irving Oil out of Canada. They gave me a competitve price on the oil and .06 discount on every gallon of gasoline that I buy from them. Although propane has gone up in price more than oil I'm still coming out ahead burning some wood. The good thing about wood "it'll warm ya twice."

jerrym4 · Aug 20, 2004

Just filled up last week for .91, they said if I would have called a few days sooner it would have been .87.

I am lucky as my 1000 gallon tank usually makes it thru the winter. Last year I installed a pellet stove and burned up about 2 tons of pellets. Doing this I also burned about 200 gallons less propane but it kept the far end of the house nice and comfortable.

WiJC · Aug 20, 2004

last year i locked in at $.99/gal.

i just checked and i have until the end of the month to lock in this year at $1.19

with the help of a wood fireplace, this past year ive used about 500 gallons (including hot water). so it looks like ill be paying about 100 bucks more overall...

jerrym4...what kind of pellet stove did you get? and how do you like it? i am thinking of getting one of them for the basement when i fix it up...??

john

jerrym4 · Aug 20, 2004

Hi John,

I picked up a quadrafire insert. I think the model name is Castile. It sure works great. It holds almost a full bag of pellets, is easy to clean and not a lick of problems.