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Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel Policies in the Northeast States: 2022

A list of current state requirements and incentives compiled by Oil & Energy
A list of current state requirements and incentives compiled by Oil & Energy State Type Name Description Connecticut Requirement HB6412: An Act Concerning a… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/renewable-liquid-heating-fuel-policies-northeast-states1/

Lineup Announced for Liquid Heating Fuels Industry Summit IV

HEAT Show Summit IV to feature election analysis from Washington, DC insider with NEFI response and action plan. Plus, next-generation heating fuel business leaders’ panel: “Hear about the Future of our Industry FROM the Future of our Industry.”
HEAT Show Summit IV to feature election analysis from Washington, DC insider with NEFI response and action plan. Plus, next-generation heating fuel business leaders’ panel: “Hear… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/lineup-announced-liquid-heating-fuels-industry-summit-iv/

Gray, Gray & Gray 2022 Energy Survey Results

Fuel dealers adopt new business strategies in response to labor challenges, rising costs
Fuel dealers adopt new business strategies in response to labor challenges, rising costs Energy industry accounting and advisory firm Gray, Gray & Gray, has released the results… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/gray-gray-gray-2022-energy-survey-results/

Boston Seeks to Ban Fossil Fuels in New Buildings

10 other Massachusetts communities will do so under a pilot project
10 other Massachusetts communities will do so under a pilot project In August, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced she intends to file legislation to give the city a local option… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/boston-seeks-ban-fossil-fuels-new-buildings/

Low Stock Levels, High Basis Risks

How did we get to this point, and where do we go from here?
How did we get to this point, and where do we go from here? U.S. distillate stockpiles hit seasonal five-year lows late last year and continued to set weekly five-year lows from… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/low-stock-levels-high-basis-risks/

Grid Operator: Electrification Demands 300% More Energy

ISO New England issues report on study analyzing impacts of a transformed future grid
ISO New England issues report on study analyzing impacts of a transformed future grid A reliable, decarbonized electric grid that can support the heating and transportation… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/grid-operator-electrification-demands-300-more-energy/

A New Way of Doing Business

Innovations in telemetry technology open the door to consumption billing
Innovations in telemetry technology open the door to consumption billing Why don’t liquid heating fuel dealers charge their customers on a per-use basis, like the natural gas and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/new-way-doing-business/

What Voters Think About Energy and Electrification

Results from the heating oil industry’s largest consumer survey in modern history
Results from the heating oil industry’s largest consumer survey in modern history Do voters support electrification? Do they understand its ramifications? Is climate change an… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/what-voters-think-about-energy-and-electrification/

A New Look at Energy Efficiency

International “experts” are coming around to what our industry has been saying all along
International “experts” are coming around to what our industry has been saying all along There’s been a steady undercurrent to all energy and climate policies lately. Often… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/new-look-energy-efficiency/

Really Bad Timing for a Major Hurricane

As winter approaches, energy marketers are hoping to avoid the perfect storm!
As winter approaches, energy marketers are hoping to avoid the perfect storm! By the time this edition of Oil & Energy hits the proverbial newsstands, it will be August and we… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/really-bad-timing-major-hurricane/

Measuring Operational Efficiency

Five key performance indicators for optimizing daily business activities
We have long been proponents of “measuring to manage,” the process of monitoring performance of business operations by capturing and measuring metrics through financial and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/measuring-operational-efficiency/

2022 HEAT Show Preview

What heating and energy professionals can expect from three days in Providence
Preparations are now underway in Providence, Rhode Island for NEFI’s biggest annual event, as the HEAT Show returns to the Rhode Island Convention Center September 27-29. Oil &… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/2022-heat-show-preview/

Renewing Rhode Island

The state with the nation’s first statewide Bioheat® fuel requirement will also be the first to achieve 100% renewable electricity
The state with the nation’s first statewide Bioheat® fuel requirement will also be the first to achieve 100% renewable electricity On June 20, 2022, something happened in the… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/renewing-rhode-island/

Western Drought Hits Extremes

Water management experts call for actionable solutions
Water management experts call for actionable solutions The West is currently facing a historic mega drought. In the southwestern U.S., scientists have called this the worst… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/western-drought-hits-extremes/

Ray Hart Elected NEFI Board Chair

Association picks New York-based renewable heating fuel pioneer for leadership role
Association picks New York-based renewable heating fuel pioneer for leadership role On Tuesday, June 28, the National Energy & Fuels Institute Board of Directors elected Ray Hart… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/ray-hart-elected-nefi-board-chair/

The Divided States of Fuel

2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey highlights fuel use at state level
2020 Residential Energy Consumption Survey highlights fuel use at state level Last month, Oil & Energy published two articles featuring data from the U.S. Energy Information… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/divided-states-fuel/

Look at What They’re Selling You

Study exposes toxic chemicals in natural gas used for heating and cooking
Study exposes toxic chemicals in natural gas used for heating and cooking “Natural gas delivered to homes contains trace amounts of nonmethane gases that can impact air quality… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/look-what-theyre-selling-you/

Do These 6 Things NOW

Six Things Heating Fuel Dealers Can Do Now to Prepare for the Most Significant Winter in Our Industry’s History
Six Things Heating Fuel Dealers Can Do Now to Prepare for the Most Significant Winter in Our Industry’s History Sean Cota, NEFI President & CEO For many Main Street heating… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/do-these-6-things-now/

A Final Word on Fuel Pricing

Two recent reports illustrate biodiesel’s cost benefits
Two recent reports illustrate biodiesel’s cost benefits Oil & Energy has been covering the spike in heating oil and diesel fuel prices for several months now — and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/final-word-fuel-pricing1/

The Foreign Interference Loophole

How Wall Street nearly broke the U.S. economy … again
How Wall Street nearly broke the U.S. economy … again On March 8, 2022, U.S. crude oil prices hit $123.64 per barrel. The price spike was widely regarded as a product of… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/foreign-interference-loophole/

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