Time to refocus on the residential market

January 14, 2013 By Randy Doyle

Reversing the propane industry’s 25 percent gallon decline over the last 10-plus years is getting a lot of attention.

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Propane technology advances to cattle ranches

January 11, 2013 By James Guyette

Maintaining far-flung wells and ponds is much more efficient because of a new propane-based pumping and control system developed by Remote Well Solutions (RWS).

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Moving ahead means embracing today’s technology

January 11, 2013 By Vinny Mullineaux

Many propane marketers have yet to embrace any modern-day technology across all aspects of their operations.

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Propane generators help meet demand after storms like Sandy

January 11, 2013 By Brian Richesson

Hurricane Sandy’s destructive path underlined the importance to consumers of permanent standby and portable propane generators.

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Company founders’ home business, family hub

January 10, 2013 By Kevin Yanik

F.B. and Dessie Luke dreamed of one day owning and operating their own propane business. So while the…

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Propane industry responds to proposed energy policy favoring natural gas

January 10, 2013 By Brian Richesson

“As we sit here right now, the governor of Connecticut is proposing energy policy that effectively benefits natural gas to the exclusion of propane.”

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Take precautions to avoid not-at-fault accidents

January 10, 2013 By Jay Johnston

The last thing a propane marketer needs is an expensive not-at-fault accident that impacts his insurance rates and damages the company’s bottom line.

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Shale boom fuels build-out

January 9, 2013 By Brian Richesson

An expansion of natural gas liquid infrastructure is taking place in the United States today and will continue in the next two to five years, analysts say.