Propane shortage

[Coyote machine]

Not usually. Here is a comparison showing the calculations:


Aaron Z

So, if I'm reading the price/BTU of the various fuels listed the year round rate of NG is the best deal on the planet?
If correct, then I take it that delivery method is largely what makes it 'cheap' by comparison?

 

[aczlan]

So, if I'm reading the price/BTU of the various fuels listed the year round rate of NG is the best deal on the planet?
If correct, then I take it that delivery method is largely what makes it 'cheap' by comparison?

I believe so.

Aaron Z

 

[cqaigy2]

So, if I'm reading the price/BTU of the various fuels listed the year round rate of NG is the best deal on the planet?
If correct, then I take it that delivery method is largely what makes it 'cheap' by comparison?

That must be it. Only things is sometimes getting it delivered to a new location is costly. I was told it would be around $1 million to get the pipe out my way. Actually i think they were low balling the estimate though.:laughing:

 

[JD 4520]

That must be it. Only things is sometimes getting it delivered to a new location is costly. I was told it would be around $1 million to get the pipe out my way. Actually i think they were low balling the estimate though.:laughing:

I am a 1/4 mile off the main road where the NG line runs and I dug the trench and the gas company paid for everything else. I assume they looked at my potential usage and determined it made sense. I have a gas furnace, fireplace, stove, water heater, BBQ and generator.

 

[charlz]

I am a 1/4 mile off the main road where the NG line runs and I dug the trench and the gas company paid for everything else. I assume they looked at my potential usage and determined it made sense. I have a gas furnace, fireplace, stove, water heater, BBQ and generator.

Here the gas company looks at your potential use and then 'credits' you so many feet of installed line. If you are within that distance they cover everything if you are beyond it then you have to pay the balance. Unfortunately it will a long time before NG gets close enough to my property for me to be able to hook up.

 

[wmonroe]

Here the gas company looks at your potential use and then 'credits' you so many feet of installed line. If you are within that distance they cover everything if you are beyond it then you have to pay the balance. Unfortunately it will a long time before NG gets close enough to my property for me to be able to hook up.

My place is also a ways from the nearest gas line, my only shot at NG is a well being drilled on my place

 

[AMD]

Our tanks were filled yesterday but the slip left behind didn't have any pricing detail this time... scary! It just showed us how many liters it took to fill the tanks. The only good was that despite the cold spells we've been having our usage was down from last month thanks to using the wood stove more frequently.

In-laws were filled yesterday by a different company at $1.08 / litre.

 

[LD1]

I think those Numbers of Aarons are a little dated. At least in my area, electricity is .12/kWh and this summer propane was 1.35/gallon. Which makes propane (as of the past summer) more economical than electric.

I would love ng. If I could get it, I would convert the water heater and stove to ng as well.

NG isn't the cheapest per but in my area though. Not counting efficiency, firewood is in the ballpark of 25 million but per cord. And prices of $125-$150 per cord. That puts it at $5-$6 per million but.

 

[sweettractors]

$4.25 today for propane in central Ky. Preferred customers can by at $3.89. Several distributors are out. Ken Sweet

 

[aczlan]

I think those Numbers of Aarons are a little dated. At least in my area, electricity is .12/kWh and this summer propane was 1.35/gallon. Which makes propane (as of the past summer) more economical than electric.

Could be, prices will also vary by region and time of year. Formulas should still work though.

Aaron Z