Zee09
$200 Site Donor 2023
Just talked to my propane guy and propane here has doubled to $2.29 now but he said
it will go to $5-$6 this winter......... Seriously..
it will go to $5-$6 this winter......... Seriously..
I have a hybrid system and killed the heat pump. Here in MD. I prefer oil or propane plus they don't run non stop. I run in aux mode.For those burning propane in a forced air furnace, please look at an air to air heat pump. After the installation cost, it is about half the price of burning propane ( with variations due to electric and propane cost.) Also, check out if there are grants for a heat pump installation available.
I find generally heat pumps can’t compete well with natural gas, but they certainly do with propane.
I fully understand you might want propane because you don’t trust the grid, but you can get the systems wired to kick in the propane furnace if the power fails and you have a generator. My system uses a propane fired boiler and heat exchanger for that.
Same here but its up to around $2.19+ now.I have a 1000 gallon tank. I own it. Filled up a year ago in September for .89 a gallon. Filled tank yesterday @ $2.05 a gallon. I usually fill up in August or September when the price is at it's lowest. This year no drop! Was quoted $1.90 per gallon in August.
I have 10 years of data and never saw significant fluctuations seasonally for residential propane.. The chemical industry up here dominates. Since our propane is primarily a natural gas byproduct, it is also highly dependent on the number of well completions. We also now export 60,000 bbls per day of propane which threw a wrench it it.our old friend Pop Rivit always used to say that it was important to stock up on propane in the summer…
With a friend like him, who needs enemies? If he said that about propane, then he was right one time in his life. Propane is traditionally lowest in June and spikes up in the winter. Traditionally, but not always. Anyway, I contracted all my winter propane and I’m glad I did as it’s about $.60/gallon higher now than what I contracted for.our old friend Pop Rivit always used to say that it was important to stock up on propane in the summer…
Now that got me thinking.With the recent upswing in propane cost and the carbon tax ( can’t talk about that), for the first time, propane here is as expensive as electrical resistance heating. However, on the horizon is the new hydro dam called Site C that is massively over budget. Once it’s producing power, the costs will be going up on electricity again.
My propane fill of 500 gal tank was a little over $625 at $2.09/gallon. I only use it for hot water and gas fireplace. I can go 2-3 years on a full.So I filled my tank(at 15%, 500 gallon) to 80% max fill and it cost me 500 back in June. A neighbor just had his tank filled today, $900 baby!
With a friend like him, who needs enemies? If he said that about propane, then he was right one time in his life. Propane is traditionally lowest in June and spikes up in the winter. Traditionally, but not always. Anyway, I contracted all my winter propane and I’m glad I did as it’s about $.60/gallon higher now than what I contracted for.
I’ve got a 1000 gallon tank that I own and can purchase propane from any supplier.
That certainly is much cheaper than in my area and a great price. The cheapest exchange places in my area were at $20. a year or two ago. The higher ones were $23. I just noticed this week that the current price at one of the cheaper sources is now $26. I did get one filled at a hardware store a month ago for $13. That used to be $8. to $10.Still ~$15 for a 20lb tank exchange at Walmart (Blue Rhino). Same price as it was this spring. Ignore the "out of stock" on their webpage. They have them in my area.
Robot or human?
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