Comparing Winter Propane Prices
The winter season officially starts just before the Christmas Holiday. As winter weather approaches, propane consumers will typically experience an increase in propane fuel consumption. As propane consumption increases, many consumers that are not participating in a propane payment plan will receive higher propane bills as their local propane supplier makes higher volume deliveries to replenish each customers propane fuel supply.
Since most propane suppliers do not openly publish propane prices, one of the most important things for propane consumers to remember is that he/she is responsible for researching propane prices to protect himself/herself from overpaying for propane. Propane pricing research information is critical if you every find the need to contact your propane supplier to challenge their propane prices applicable to a past delivery. In addition, when calling your current propane supplier to learn about current propane prices during your periodic winter propane price surveys - that is a great time to remind your supplier that you want an e-mail, phone call or fax 24 to 48 hours before each future delivery informing you of the propane price per gallon for the scheduled delivery - giving you the opportunity to research, compare and verify that the price is competitive before receiving the delivery.
When conducting your periodic winter propane pricing surveys, make sure you find out the current propane prices applicable to supplier leased propane tanks as well as customer owned tank propane prices. Although historical propane prices are not a guarantee of future propane prices, you may detect a propane pricing pattern applicable to the various suppliers in your area. This information may be helpful if you consider changing your service to another propane supplier that has shown a pattern of lower propane prices compared to other local suppliers in your area as per your past propane price surveys.
The winter season is also a great time to contact your friends and neighbors to ask about their suppliers propane prices. You can share your propane pricing research results and learn how they compare with the propane prices that your friends and/or neighbors are paying. Also, if you decide to change your service to a propane supplier that has been offering lower propane prices as per your survey data, make sure you inquire about any customer referral fees that the supplier may be offering. You may find that your new supplier not only offers lower propane prices - the supplier may also offer a bonus customer referral payment.
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