As January rolled into February, propane marketers nationwide were hoping for a prolonged cold spell to bolster what’s being called an average heating season with fewer gallons pumped and lower margins earned.
Read More Wicked winter weather and supply chain bottlenecks in the Northeast have again focused attention on the ability of propane’s infrastructure to promptly deliver the product. As tankers waited in long lines, restrictions on hours of service for truck drivers presented added difficulties despite extensions granted by government authorities.
Read More To prepare for this article on pricing, I surveyed a region in the country — similar to the market most of you live in — that is healthy, both in terms of the retail market environment and the general economy. This multi-county region is comprised of the expected mix of retail propane marketers: 10 independently owned propane distributors, four multi-state marketers and two cooperatives.
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