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Pricing Pain Remedies

How to tweak existing programs and deliver new solutions for unprecedented fuel prices
How to tweak existing programs and deliver new solutions for unprecedented fuel prices In April we wrote about having the tough pricing conversations with your customers. That… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/pricing-pain-remedies/

NEFI Drug & Alcohol Testing Partner Opens Second Location

ARCpoint Labs now has offices in both Southborough and Worcester, Massachusetts
ARCpoint Labs now has offices in both Southborough and Worcester, Massachusetts The National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI) announced that its drug and alcohol testing partner,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/nefi-drug-alcohol-testing-partner-opens-second-location/

Better Late than Never

EPA releases final volume standards for 2020-2022 Renewable Fuel Standard
EPA releases final volume standards for 2020-2022 Renewable Fuel Standard The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a package of actions setting biofuel volumes for… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/better-late-never/

Get Money Sooner

Streamline cash flow by optimizing payments
Streamline cash flow by optimizing payments An old business axiom holds that “nothing happens until something gets sold.” I think that should be amended with “… and paid.”… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/get-money-sooner/

Invest in Your Expendability

Why you should build a business that does not need you
Why you should build a business that does not need you For many propane and fuel oil company owners, succession planning is a “someday” thing. As in, “I’ll get around to it… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/invest-your-expendability/

As the World Teeters

Volatile oil markets reflect economic turmoil and geopolitical chaos
Volatile oil markets reflect economic turmoil and geopolitical chaos Crude oil and refined products options markets have been pricing in significantly higher and increasing… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/world-teeters/

Solid-State Batteries Are Game Changers

Pilot-stage technology could dramatically extend electric vehicles’ driving range
Pilot-stage technology could dramatically extend electric vehicles’ driving range Electric vehicle owners will tell you that EVs are still a little too expensive. They wish EVs… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/solid-state-batteries-are-game-changers/

Who Are Your Competitors’ Customers?

Residential Energy Consumption Survey offers fuel dealers revealing insights
Residential Energy Consumption Survey offers fuel dealers revealing insights Residential energy marketers know their customers better than anyone. After all, personalized service… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/who-are-your-competitors-customers/

Whose Heat Pump?

A demographic overview of current U.S. heat pump users
A demographic overview of current U.S. heat pump users As shown on the previous pages, according to the 2020 RECS, 17.75 million people across the U.S. already use a heat pump as… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/whose-heat-pump/

Lights Out, Middle America

Grid overseer warns two-thirds of the U.S. is at risk of rolling blackouts this summer
Grid overseer warns two-thirds of the U.S. is at risk of rolling blackouts this summer The North American Reliability Corporation (NERC) has issued a report warning that several… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/lights-out-middle-america/

Get a Load of This

Electricity use in New England expected to increase over the next decade, according to 2022 report
Electricity use in New England expected to increase over the next decade, according to 2022 report Power grid operator ISO New England is projecting the region’s annual net… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/get-load/

On the Road to Net-Zero Transportation

Federal government report shows how renewable liquid fuels can meet 100% of future U.S. demand for air, marine, rail and long-haul freight
Federal government report shows how renewable liquid fuels can meet 100% of future U.S. demand for air, marine, rail and long-haul freight Climate change is speeding up, along… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/road-net-zero-transportation/

One Million Heat Pumps (Part 2)

More than half the homes in Maine and Vermont will have one by 2031
More than half the homes in Maine and Vermont will have one by 2031 In June 2021, Oil & Energy published “One Million Heat Pumps,” a feature article on power grid operator ISO… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/one-million-heat-pumps-part-2/

The Future Is Your Choice

Despite the energy crisis, we’re still in a seller’s market … but for how long?
Despite the energy crisis, we’re still in a seller’s market … but for how long? In today’s world, when owners are considering their transition strategy, there is a tremendous… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/future-your-choice/

Take a Stand, Turn the Tide

Fighting heating-electrification at the dealer level
Fighting heating-electrification at the dealer level In the movies, one heroic everyman or -woman takes on the big bad villains who threaten their homes. The hero steps up,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/take-stand-turn-tide/

The Financial Fight of Your Lifetime

Drastic measures must be taken to protect your margin
Drastic measures must be taken to protect your margin As I pen this, it’s May of 2022 and fair to say that the sand is shifting beneath our feet. Average hourly earnings… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/financial-fight-your-lifetime/

Registration Now Open for 2022 HEAT Show

NEFI’s annual event returns to Providence, Rhode Island, September 27-29, with two-day trade show once again free for all heating and energy professionals
NEFI’s annual event returns to Providence, Rhode Island, September 27-29, with two-day trade show once again free for all heating and energy professionals The National Energy &… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/registration-now-open-2022-heat-show/

Cybersecurity Starts With Every Employee

10 messages to share with each member of your staff
10 messages to share with each member of your staff By now everyone is aware of the importance of cybersecurity. Certainly incidents like the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/cybersecurity-starts-every-employee/

This Is Personal

Don’t discount that side of selling your energy business
Don’t discount that side of selling your energy business M&A activity in the energy industry is at an all-time high. Whether it is the approaching retirement age of business… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/personal/

New Study Demonstrates Biofuel Cost Savings

Without biodiesel and renewable diesel, U.S. diesel would cost 22 cents more per gallon
Without biodiesel and renewable diesel, U.S. diesel would cost 22 cents more per gallon On May 9, Clean Fuels Alliance America released a new study, “The Offsetting Impact of… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/new-study-demonstrates-biofuel-cost-savings/

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