Faces & Places: September 2021

Photo courtesy of Savvi Strategies

IDEAL Energy Cooperative held its inaugural member meetup at co-founder Kris Magnusson’s home in New Hampshire with over 40 attendees. IDEAL Energy (Independents Delivering Energy Aligned Locally) is a member-owned cooperative of local energy distributors that aims to deliver heating and transportation fuels through an independent network.

Photo by LP Gas staff

Ed Varney of RegO Products, left, and Rick LaDue of Rochester Gauges connect during the Western Propane Trade Show & Convention in Reno, Nevada.

Photo courtesy of Otodata

Otodata team members – from left, André Boulay, Josh Alpuerto, Rita Pecilunas and Sean Hughes – work the Western Propane Trade Show & Convention in Reno, Nevada. The show took place for the first time since May 2019. Otodata, based in Montreal, is a provider of tank monitor solutions to the propane industry.

Photo by Lisa Hill

A propane lab comes to fruition. From left, Joe Hodges and Ed Balkcom of Gala Gas; Brandon Barnwell of Blossman Gas; and Jason Watson and Brian Rogers of Holston Gases pose in a propane lab they installed at Bevil State Community College in Hamilton, Alabama. The Alabama Propane Gas Association has been working with propane marketers to establish six labs in community colleges across the state. The labs support a newly approved curriculum that incorporates a propane elective into existing HVAC and plumbing curriculums.

Photo by Douglas Zayat/Suburban Propane

Michael Stivala, left, CEO of Suburban Propane, presents the 2021 SuburbanCares award to Eric LeGrand. The award – the first to be presented at Suburban Propane’s Whippany, New Jersey, headquarters – was presented to LeGrand in recognition of his ongoing contributions made to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation in support of quality-of-life initiatives and accelerating the discovery of treatments and cures for spinal cord injuries. As a rising Rutgers University football star, LeGrand sustained a spinal cord injury at his C3 and C4 vertebrae during a 2010 game at MetLife Stadium. Since then, LeGrand has dedicated his life to improving the lives of individuals across the nation who are impacted by paralysis.

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Blue Star Gas President Jeff Stewart, center, and Director of Power Division Mark Leitman, right, are presented Kohler’s Dealer of the Year – West Region award by Kohler representative Jeff Anderson for the company’s efforts in supplying generators. Kohler selected Blue Star Gas from a pool of over 650 dealers in the West based on company sales, a commitment to service, a respectable reputation and a willingness to “go the extra mile” for end users. Blue Star Gas, based in Santa Rosa, California, established a new power division as more consumers in its service area prioritize and invest in backup power.

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At the Ohio Propane Gas Association’s annual summer convention – held in Cleveland in August – Diana Vick, second from right, of Collett Propane Inc. celebrates her birthday with some cake alongside, from left, Nate Weisenburger of General Agency Co., Stephanie Davis of Dave Hausbeck Trucking Inc. and Allen Dunlap of Marshall Excelsior Co.

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