On 2/21/13 7:54 AM, Eisboch wrote:


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On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 8:12:48 PM UTC-5, Eisboch wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message

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If you have propane delivered to your house to fill a large

residential

tank, what are you paying per gallon in your part of the country?



We're paying $2.79 a gallon, which is about average for delivered

propane in this market.



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Don't know if it's considered "large" but we have a 100 gallon tank

that fuels a heater in the garage.

Just had 46.5 gallons delivered and the bill was about $175 which

works out to about $3.68 per gallon (after the small delivery fee).



So, I'd say you are getting a great price.

Just had our tank filled, and the price per gallon was $2.24 from a
local supplier. There is another large, regional supplier in this area
(Suburban Propane) who charges upwards of $4 a gallon. If you call and
complain after they fill you, they'll drop the price to around $3. I
don't use them anymore.

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I just checked the average propane prices in my area. They vary, week
to week, and ranged from $1.99 to over $4.00 per gallon. The average
was $3.05 per gallon based on 100 to 150 gallons or more per delivery.
The survey noted that prices are higher for lesser amounts, which is
probably why our price was higher (we only needed 46 gallons to fill up
the tank).

We also have another 100 gallon tank on the other side of the house that
fuels two gas stoves, two gas dryers and two gas fireplaces (which we
never use). We recently ran those tanks dry but it took almost two
years to use the full, 100 gallons.





Propane gas prices do vary, just like gasoline prices, and there are
wide variations based upon geography. We burn about 350 gallons a year,
running a hot water heater, gas fireplace, cooktop, one of our furnaces
and, so far, the 10-minute "test run" once a week of the generator.
Obviously, the furnace in the winter is the big user. I really like the
gas fireplace because there's no wood to buy, no insects in the wood
coming into the house, no smoke and no soot, and it puts out a lot of
heat, and, of, of course, it's "on" by flicking a switch.

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