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August 17th, 2010, 12:37 PM
Oil-to-Propane Conversions on the Rise
Switching from oil to propane makes sense, especially in the six New England states.
According to the Propane Gas Association of New England (PGANE), from 2006 to 2009 more than 1,000 New Englanders converted their heating fuel source. "I can almost guarantee you that 80 percent of those [conversions] were from oil to propane," says PGANE president Joe Rose. "An oil and propane dealer in New Hampshire told me that his company converted 100 of their existing oil customers to propane because customers are looking for ways to save money on energy. That's the driving force. If you can go with a propane furnace or boiler that's 95-plus percent efficient versus oil at 85 percent there's a huge incentive there."
Even though a number of the rebate programs that were once available in New England have been phased out, dealers are still seeing a demand for propane—both conversions and new homes that are equipped with high-efficiency propane appliances and systems from the beginning.
Link to article (http://www.buildwithpropane.com/default.aspx?page=conversionsontherise&utm_campaign=peu&utm_medium=email&utm_source=customnews&utm_term=augustheating2010)
Switching from oil to propane makes sense, especially in the six New England states.
According to the Propane Gas Association of New England (PGANE), from 2006 to 2009 more than 1,000 New Englanders converted their heating fuel source. "I can almost guarantee you that 80 percent of those [conversions] were from oil to propane," says PGANE president Joe Rose. "An oil and propane dealer in New Hampshire told me that his company converted 100 of their existing oil customers to propane because customers are looking for ways to save money on energy. That's the driving force. If you can go with a propane furnace or boiler that's 95-plus percent efficient versus oil at 85 percent there's a huge incentive there."
Even though a number of the rebate programs that were once available in New England have been phased out, dealers are still seeing a demand for propane—both conversions and new homes that are equipped with high-efficiency propane appliances and systems from the beginning.
Link to article (http://www.buildwithpropane.com/default.aspx?page=conversionsontherise&utm_campaign=peu&utm_medium=email&utm_source=customnews&utm_term=augustheating2010)