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Is ACH Part of Your Payment Mix?

If so, you should know that the rules are changing on March 19, 2022. Here is what energy marketers need to do to be prepared.
If so, you should know that the rules are changing on March 19, 2022. Here is what energy marketers need to do to be prepared. ACH (Automated Clearing House) payments, also known… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/ach-part-your-payment-mix/

Revisiting Brayton Point

Offshore wind brings new life to closed coal plant site
Offshore wind brings new life to closed coal plant site Decommissioned in 2017, Brayton Point was the largest coal-fired generating station in New England and the last in… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/revisiting-brayton-point/

Time to Take the Pledge: Fuel Dealers Need to Be Protected

Data portability is an essential prerequisite to a fair and competitive marketplace
Data portability is an essential prerequisite to a fair and competitive marketplace Many of you already know that I’ve been working on electronic payments and credit card… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/time-take-pledge-fuel-dealers-need-be-protected/

Dropped Signals

Legacy tank monitors may need immediate replacement
Legacy tank monitors may need immediate replacement Most heating fuel business owners have been around long enough to remember the Y2K problem. Leading up to the turn of the 21st… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/dropped-signals/

Logs Out

FMCSA warns 3G sunset might affect driver recordkeeping, compliance
FMCSA warns 3G sunset might affect driver recordkeeping, compliance The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is warning motor carriers that telecommunications… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/logs-out/

Conservation Matters

Study shows preserving forests would help slow climate change
Study shows preserving forests would help slow climate change A new study and mapping tool allow decision-makers to determine climate change impacts of forest loss, and carbon… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/conservation-matters/

Why You Need a WISP

Securing private data is no longer an option — it’s an absolute necessity
Securing private data is no longer an option — it’s an absolute necessity Our most recent survey of the energy industry revealed that only 14% of the companies that responded… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/why-you-need-wisp/

The Race for Self-Driving Big Rigs

Our old friend “Otto” has retired, but others are picking up where he left off
Our old friend “Otto” has retired, but others are picking up where he left off In 2016, we wrote about Otto, the autonomous truck that completed the first commercial shipment… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/race-self-driving-big-rigs/

Bitcoin Miners Seek ‘Greener’ Pastures in U.S.

Digital currency creation still has a very real and significant carbon footprint
Digital currency creation still has a very real and significant carbon footprint For years, environmentalists have been calling out the world’s biggest cryptocurrency for… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/bitcoin-miners-seek-greener-pastures-us/

FinTech

Use it to gain advantage
Use it to gain advantage It wasn’t long ago that much of the world seemed to be in a philosophical battle of sorts over whether technology, with all of its conveniences, was… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/fintech/

NOAA Predicts Active Atlantic Hurricane Season

Up to five major hurricanes forecast through November 30, 2021
Up to five major hurricanes forecast through November 30, 2021 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center is predicting another… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/noaa-predicts-active-atlantic-hurricane-season/

Equipping Your Truck for the Digital Age

The most important hardware isn’t mechanical, but it is mobile
The most important hardware isn’t mechanical, but it is mobile When it comes to truck hardware, it’s natural to think of mechanical equipment like pumps, tire chains, and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/equipping-your-truck-digital-age/

How to Keep Customer Tanks “In-Network”

Managing propane distribution for efficiency and profit
Managing propane distribution for efficiency and profit You can’t control the price of propane. You can control the price to you by timing and sizing your purchase, and you can… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/how-keep-customer-tanks-network/

The ABCs of Credit Card Processing

What heating fuel marketers need to know about payment platforms in 2021
What heating fuel marketers need to know about payment platforms in 2021 If you sell fuel or services in the heating oil or propane space, you may have a basic understanding of… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/abcs-credit-card-processing/

Payment Processing in a Pandemic

Increase in contact-free transactions signals long-overdue shift for liquid fuels industry
Increase in contact-free transactions signals long-overdue shift for liquid fuels industry Just over one year ago, when COVID-19 hit the Northeast U.S., the staff from NEFI and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/payment-processing-pandemic/

Central Maine Power Line Stalled Again

Proposal has cleared final regulatory hurdles but more obstacles remain
Proposal has cleared final regulatory hurdles but more obstacles remain Almost three years after its announcement, Central Maine Power’s proposal for a 145-mile electricity… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/central-maine-power-line-stalled-again/

Virtual HEAT Show Recap

Online event generates high-level engagement, headline-making news
Online event generates high-level engagement, headline-making news NEFI held its second annual Heating & Energizing America Trade Show (HEAT Show) on September 22-23, 2020. With… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/virtual-heat-show-recap/

A Full-Service Look at COD

New platform allows fuel dealers to offer customers the best of both worlds
New platform allows fuel dealers to offer customers the best of both worlds According to the EIA, the low crude and heating oil prices we’ve seen over the last two months are… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/full-service-look-cod/

Sundown

Solar industry hit hard by pandemic-related uncertainty
Solar industry hit hard by pandemic-related uncertainty As in most industries, the last few months have been life changing for the solar industry. Last year, solar installations… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/sundown/

Net Metering Under Threat

Regulator intervention could forever change rooftop solar market
Regulator intervention could forever change rooftop solar market For decades, net metering has been the cornerstone of the growing rooftop solar market. There are 41 states with… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/net-metering-under-threat/

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