Propane Prices

[Zerk]

I have seen signs in northern WI .89. Pre buying S WI is 1.15. I wonder if I am getting screwed. There are people in UP and WI cheaper. WI guy says he can get it all winter, says 2 years ago when people couldn't get it or renigged, he didn't. Dunno.

 

[Zerk]

Michigan refused to adopt the Federal standards for chunk wood burning appliances. Thats all people in the upper peninsula use for heat.

While many people do use wood to heat in the UP, it is minority. People in down don't that much, they have natural gas, and smaller yards.

 

[von-mil]

Pre-pay contract price from my provider is $1.15/gal cash or check for Sept - Aprril to a leased tank. $1.20/gal if by credit card. Last year their pre-pay price was $1.19 but by mid-January the non-contract price was down to $1.02. Of course I have no idea what will happen with prices this winter. For peace of mind I will probably just go with the $1.15 pre-pay.

 

[teejk]

Pre-pay contract price from my provider is $1.15/gal cash or check for Sept - Aprril to a leased tank. $1.20/gal if by credit card. Last year their pre-pay price was $1.19 but by mid-January the non-contract price was down to $1.02. Of course I have no idea what will happen with prices this winter. For peace of mind I will probably just go with the $1.15 pre-pay.

Always a gamble in Wisconsin...you have to decide before you know how much will be used for grain drying and how cold the winter will be. Since the disaster of a few years ago I know the suppliers have added a lot of storage capacity but I went for the pre-pay option again this year ($1.14). Cap price was 1.44 plus the $70 to get into that program...always a coin-flip when all things are considered.

 

[/pine]

Getting a 20# grill bottle filled has gone up $4 in the last 6 months...FWTW...

 

[teejk]

Getting a 20# grill bottle filled has gone up $4 in the last 6 months...FWTW...

Those 20# tanks are hardly an indicator...they have always been over-priced simply because of the labor involved in filling them (about the same amount of time as getting a 500gal re-filled) plus the convenience in using them during camping season.

 

[/pine]

Those 20# tanks are hardly an indicator...they have always been over-priced simply because of the labor involved in filling them (about the same amount of time as getting a 500gal re-filled) plus the convenience in using them during camping season.

As I related is was "for what is was worth"...I really doubt the cost of their labor has risen that much in that time period...

 

[teejk]

As I related is was "for what is was worth"...I really doubt the cost of their labor has risen that much in that time period...

To which I will reply with charge what the market will bear. Cash price for propane around here right now is 99cents for summer fill. Hasn't moved much all summer.

 

[/pine]

To which I will reply with charge what the market will bear. Cash price for propane around here right now is 99cents for summer fill. Hasn't moved much all summer.

I'm so happy for you...

 

[hawkeye08]

After reading this thread a few weeks ago, my wife called for fillup on our 1000 gal tank. It generally gets down to 40-45% and we fill to around 80% so we use 300-400 gallon per year (heating, stovetop cooking). She was quoted $1.50/gal, then $1.38 when they realized 1000 gal tank. The driver was able to make it out a week later and gave us $1.30/gal. It might go cheaper, but could easily go the other way too.

 

[lilranch2001]

Does anyone know how to go about buying your own 1000 gal tank?
I have talked to my supplier and they do not sell
I have tried to do searches, nothing seems to pop for me

I know there has to be a place to purchase them, but not around North East Indiana as far as I can tell

 

[teejk]

Does anyone know how to go about buying your own 1000 gal tank?
I have talked to my supplier and they do not sell
I have tried to do searches, nothing seems to pop for me

I know there has to be a place to purchase them, but not around North East Indiana as far as I can tell

In Wisconsin the regulations are such that most places will not service a 1,000 gal tank on a residential tank...they are worried about a failure that would cause the tank to drain and the customer would be hurting much worse than a 250 or 500 gal tank. I also ran into that when I stubbed out to feed my gas grill to avoid the cost/inconvenience of using the 20# tanks...my supplier will not do it.

 

[pizzaguy]

I checked into prices yesterday here in NW Iowa and contract was at .93 for pre-pay or $1.03 for 20 cents down at time of booking. I own my 1000 tank and usually do the .20 down. I lost a little money by booking too much last year and if you can't get it all in by end of contract you lose the money down. Will do a little less this year. Prices have been pretty much flat here since last winter. I filled 2-- 20# grill tanks for $24.00 with tax at the same time.

 

[jack707]

Buy 2 500 gal. tanks

 

[Rook78]

Just had a 1000 gal tank delivered and filled at 79 cents a gallon. Locked in to 89 cents a gallon for the next 1500 gallons delivered or 1 year. (Northern Indiana)

 

[ultrarunner]

^^^That is an amazing price.

 

[JDL538]

^^^That is an amazing price.

Wholesale price today is .43 cents.

 

[coralhead]

Topped mine off 2 days ago at .97 gal.

 

[Ford850]

What are the prices looking like now? I just got a price from Suburban Propane in Ohio, $2.69 (approx. 250 gallons) for a current customer.

 

[bumperm]

I got a price two days ago south of Reno, NV for $1.35 gal. This is from a small independent distributer and for an owned tank, just topping up for the winter and the purchase will be for 3 - 4 hundred gallons.

The link below is supposed to be the national average price for retail home delivered propane . . . currently at a hair over $2 per gallon, so I guess I shouldn't be whining too much about price in my area.

Weekly U.S. Propane Residential Price (Dollars per Gallon)