Propane and Heating Oil Fixed Pricing: Reasons For and Against
Signing-up for a propane or heating oil price protection program with your heating fuel supplier can be a great way to predict your heating costs for an upcoming heating season. When you fix your heating oil or propane price your per gallon fuel price is locked-in until a specified date or until you have consumed the gallons for which you have contracted with your heating fuel supplier. If the market price goes up or down, you still pay the fixed price. What are the reasons for and against heating oil and propane fixed pricing this year? Let’s look at two viewpoints:
