Update on the Alternative Fuel Tax Credit
At the beginning of April, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) clarified and extended the deadline for the alternative fuel tax credit to July 1. At issue was that the due date for filing claims for payments related to alternative fuel …
New Hose-Free Technology Revolutionizes Propane Delivery
AmeriGas is constantly striving to improve our service to our customers and we’re proud to introduce our latest advance, the iPropane Delivery System (patent pending). The iPropane Delivery System (the “i” stands for “intra-tank”) is truly a breakthrough in hose-free …
Thoughts on the EIA’s March 2013 Short-Term Energy Outlook
Every month the U.S. EIA (Energy Information Administration) releases their Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). The March edition of the STEO report was released on March 12th with this highlight specifically called out: Total U.S. liquid fuels consumption fell from 20.8 …
2012 Propane Pricing Trends from the EIA
Last week the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) published a short article looking back at natural gas liquids prices in 2012. Besides propane, natural gas liquids include ethane (sometimes included with natural gas), butane (aka lighter fluid, among other uses), …
How to Get Help at AmeriGas
With over 8,000 employees nationwide and nearly 900 office locations throughout the U.S., there are a lot of different ways for an AmeriGas customer to get help with service issues or get answers to billing questions. But before even getting …
Caveats with Winter Propane Pricing
As we mentioned in the past, there are a handful of caveats to predicting propane process in the short term. To help gauge prices in the near term, during the winter months beginning in October, the U.S. Energy Information Administration …
2012-2013 Winter Spot Pricing Trends
Before looking at spot pricing to try and predict winter propane pricing, it is important to have a good grasp of the role of spot pricing in the total propane price. Transportation, distribution, safety, taxes, and tank leasing costs all add …
Understanding Propane Spot Pricing
We’ve talked about long term trends in oil pricing and taken a 25-year view of propane prices but predicting just the next 6 months is fraught with uncertainty. The geo-political issues and macro-economic factors that affect prices over the long haul …
Government Forecasts of Commercial Propane Pricing (Our Take on the U.S. EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2012 – Part 5)
As part of our series analyzing the U.S. Energy Information Administration’ s Annual Energy Outlook 2012, we presented an overview of oil pricing and the factors that affect it (oil prices prices being tightly linked to propane prices). In that …
The Big Switch
For many businesses, changing propane suppliers is a daunting task. If you rely on propane to fuel the forklifts in your warehouse or propane is how you light your burners and ovens in your restaurant, then ensuring that there is …
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