BANGOR – As winter fast approaches, Maine pellet fuel manufacturers are still trying to reassure homeowners that supply is not an issue. While many retail suppliers of pellets have been running out shortly after shipments arrive, William Bell with the Maine Pellet Fuels Association said… Read More
PORTLAND – Maine Equal Justice Partners has created a resource guide to help those who need assistance with their winter utility and fuel bills. The guide identifies 12 programs that help with housing and utility costs. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
Heating fuel prices for week of Nov. 3 Area prices averaged from reports of local dealers. Statewide price of oil, kerosene and residential propane from Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security. Local price of kerosene from MaineOil. Com. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BANGOR – Mainers may be breathing a sigh of relief as they spend less money to fill up their gas and oil tanks, but one segment of the population is even more grateful for the declining costs of fuel: landlords who own fixed-income housing properties. Read More
Burned last year after she failed to lock in a contract for heating oil, Corinne Wilkins, a home-health aide who lives in New Hampshire, signed a contract this year before winter set in. As it turns out, there are many people like Wilkins, and entire… Read More
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Many people who signed up for their winter’s supply of heating oil in June or July are regretting the prices they agreed to. Big price declines have hit the market. Below is a listing of average per-gallon prices of No. 2 home heating oil in… Read More
The price of a barrel of oil dropped below $75 on Wednesday, a mark not seen since September of last year. Relieved Mainers have been seeing prices skidding at the gas pump, and home heating fuel prices are falling, too – although not as fast… Read More
Heating fuel prices for week of September 29 Area prices averaged from reports of local dealers. Statewide price of oil from Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security. Price of kerosene from MaineOil.com. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
FORT KENT – Forget the image of a hapless Bob Cratchit huddled next to a small stove, scuttle in hand, stoking the boiler with his meager coal rations under a thick cloud of black smoke. Today’s coal-fired furnaces burn hotter, cleaner and more efficiently than… Read More
BANGOR – Within the past couple of years, wood pellet stoves have emerged as a cheaper alternative to No. 2 heating oil and a less labor-intensive option than regular firewood. But, while it’s still early in the season, finding pellets to feed these stoves is… Read More
The cost of heating a home this winter is expected to be higher than at any time in recent memory. In preparation, many Mainers have tightened their homes through energy audits, and others have started using alternative heating methods, but the reality is that prices… Read More