coal and propane costs are equal in some cases .

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Post by franpipeman » Mon. Jul. 18, 2022 1:09 pm

In my case my radiant heat propane system , at 92 per cent efficiency is equal to my coal fuel with a efficiency of 69 % in dollars spent
1.67 for propane and 333. per ton delivered for coal More work with coal easier to fix. Propane easier to deal with and computers and chips sometime fail .

its not easy fooling mother nature.

 
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Post by Richard S. » Mon. Jul. 18, 2022 2:25 pm

Where are you getting that Propane price from? The EIA is reporting $3.25+ in PA.

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_wfr_a_EPLLPA ... pgal_w.htm

 
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Post by warminmn » Mon. Jul. 18, 2022 4:17 pm

Richard S. wrote:
Mon. Jul. 18, 2022 2:25 pm
Where are you getting that Propane price from? The EIA is reporting $3.25+ in PA.

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pri_wfr_a_EPLLPA ... pgal_w.htm
Those are old prices from March. They only release the prices from Oct thru March I think.


 
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Post by coalfan » Mon. Jul. 18, 2022 5:21 pm

but also look at 24 \7 at steady heat and not the up and down of your unit and quiet to and you got a cooking surface and light pending on your stove and the rates of the electric for your furnace !! hope you do well it getting worse out there take care....

 
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Post by franpipeman » Tue. Jul. 19, 2022 6:35 am

Coal fan I have a propane condensing boiler.when running it never makes heat greater than 130 degrees. The boiler never shuts down fun’s 24/7 but changes it’s temperature based on outside air it’s a radiant heat system

I get my propane from countryside propane I own a 1000 gallon tank

 
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Post by Richard S. » Tue. Jul. 19, 2022 8:13 am

I'm asking about the price you quoted, for example here is page from NY .gov site listing the prices at $3.57 per gallon and it was updated on 7/11...at least that is what it says.

https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/researchers-and-policy ... ane-prices

Is that a contract rate you had locked in from some time ago? I realize the EIA prices I linked to are not up to date but surely they didn't drop over 50% in the past 4 months.


 
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Post by franpipeman » Tue. Jul. 19, 2022 4:53 pm

No contract i think anyone could get that price with enough gallonage The one explanation is they Country Side propane bethel state there winter allotment is based on their summer usage so they encourage buying in the summer and i own m own tank. the pipe lines are all over our community meaning we are close to distribution points
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Post by McGiever » Wed. Jul. 20, 2022 5:50 pm

Propain Prices without owning the tank are in a different league.

 
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Post by Rob R. » Wed. Jul. 20, 2022 6:24 pm

https://galwayco-op.com/propane_only/

This buyers group is in the Capital region of NYS. Gives you a good idea of current pricing and advantage of owning your own tank.

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