Paul Nazzaro, Advanced Fuel Solutions, Inc. November 28, 2016
As an Oilheat dealer, it’s hardly in your purview to educate customers on the importance of home maintenance. And you certainly don’t need to tell them about the enormous amount of time, energy and money that goes into it. But you can tell them about...
O&E Staff Reporter November 28, 2016
While benchmarking information is available on what oil and propane companies typically pay their drivers, dispatchers, salespeople and other employees, the data is less forthcoming when it comes to how much the owner should be paid. One person who has gi...
Richard Pummell, Foley Carrier Services November 28, 2016
It is well known that many DOT-regulated businesses employing CDL drivers have a difficult time finding—and hanging on to—qualified drivers. Once a good candidate pops up, hiring managers are anxious to get their prospective employee in the driver’s...
Ed Burke, Dennis K. Burke Inc. November 28, 2016
In October, Massachusetts’ first utility-scale battery project got under way in the town of Sterling—and it’s a big one—the largest in New England. Sterling Municipal Light Department (SMLD) is building a 2-megawatt, 3.9 megawatt-hour battery sto...
Dan Lothrop, Northland Energy Trading, LLC November 28, 2016
The 2015-2016 heating season was very mild. Weekly heating degree days (HDDs)7 totaled just 6,313 for the September through April period in the Northeast region....
Richard Rutigliano, PriMedia, Inc. November 28, 2016
Homeowners form the core of the customer base at most retail energy companies, and marketers need to anticipate changes in homeowner preferences in order to remain vibrant and profitable. As homes turn over these days, members of the “millennial” gene...