Propane - Let Your Voice Be Heard
I have concentrated my efforts on one corporation, Inergy LP (a.k.a MANY OTHER NAMES) mainly because they are right here, in my community, a company known by locals at Tru Gas. Rather than recalling everything I have written here on my personal blog, or as a reporter for The Messenger of Juneau County in the articles I have written - I suggest if you want the back story to this post you look at the last three posts to this blog.
This post is dedicated to you, all of you who think as a consumer you have no voice, no rights. I have been contacted by many of you, here in my backyard, as well as throughout the country. Enough to say and see, there is a common bond among all of you and what you are experiencing with your propane company - having said that, rather than like so many who have contacted me have expressed that they feel nothing can be done....I want you to know I will continue to go after the answers you seek on why you are being charged far above the competitive rate for LP in your community - or as many of you have expressed, being "gouged"
For my research and to move forward in this ever evolving story, I need you to forward your story to me like others have done, and along with those stories, scan those bills.... or...take a picture of them and email them to
chewedupspatout@gmail.com
If you are more comfortable doing so if you redact your personal information on them, that's fine too. I will follow up with each and every one I get, and together we can get to the truth of this story. Facts are facts...opinions are many...but the truth needs to unfold and be told.
If you are a consumer of one of the below listed companies and have a complaint that has gone unheard or has not been addressed in a manner you feel is appropriate then let me help you get to some answers.
Also, if you are a low income household that has received energy assistance to meet your propane heating needs, and are being charged (see average residential rates below) well over and above for propane, tell me your story : chewedupspatout@gmail.com
Your personal information WILL NOT be disclosed unless I have your permission to do so.
Consumers of the following companies I am at this time interested in hearing from:
Alabama - Columbus Butane, Country Gas, Dowdle Gas Company
Arkansas- Independent Propane
Arizona-Legacy Propane
California- West Coast NGL Operation
Colorado- Navajo Butane, Rocky Mountain Propane
Connecticut- Arrow Gas, Modern Gas, Propane Gas Service
Delaware- MGS Propane
Florida- Bay Cities Gas, Delta Gas Company, Dowdle Gas Company, Homestead Gas
Kissimmee St Cloud Gas Company, Live Oak Gas, Southeast Propane , Tru-Gas
Georgia- A Better Gas Company, Dowdle Gas Company, Pembroke Propane, Pro Gas Dublin
Illinois - Country Gas, Saam Propane, Suburban Gas Service
Indiana- Arrow Gas, Blue Flame, East Side Hoosier , Hoosier Propane, Hoosier/Blue Flame,
Silgas, Silgas Propane
Kentucky-Silgas
Massachusetts- Arrow Gas, Punderson Oil, Pyrofax Propane, Rice Energy, Yates Gas
Maryland- United Propane
Maine -Maingas, Mid State Gas Co.
Michigan- Blue Flame, DeCock Bottled Gas & Appliance, Gaylord Gas, Lagasco Propane, McBride Oil & Propane, Northwest Energy, Pearl Gas, Pennington Gas, \Petoskey Propane, ProGas Propane
Quality Propane
Minnesota-Tru-Gas
Mississippi- Columbus Butane, Dowdle Gas Company, Graeber Brothers, Johnson Propane Gas,
Pontotoc Butane Gas
North Carolina- Blu-Gas, Fairmont Rowland Propane, Garner Gas, Hancock Gas, Jenkins Gas
McCracken Propane, Owens Gas
New Hampshire- Difeo Oil & Propane, Maingas, Pyrofax Energy
New Jersey- MGS Propane, Modern Gas, Precision Propane, Propane Power Corporation
New Mexico- Four Corners Propane, Thriftway Propane, Valencia Propane
New York- Stagecoach Natural Gas Storage Facility, Burnwell Propane, Coleman Propane
Ira Wyman, Knowles LP Gas, Mid-Hudson Valley Propane , Pulver Gas, Pyrofax Energy,
Sarpol
Ohio- Atlas, Bayless Gas, Blue Flame, Hancock Gas Service, Moulton Gas Service, Mt Vernon Bottle Gas
Ohio Gas, Pearl Gas, Pennington Gas, Rural Natural Gas
Oklahoma - Choctaw Propane, Ethridge Propane, Rural Gas
Pennsylvania- Action Gas, Bells Mills Gas, Direct Propane, Farm & Home Oil Company
H. John Davis, Holidaygas, Knowles LP Gas, Little's Gas Service, Propane Sales
Steinheiser Propane
Rhode Island-Arrow Gas
South Carolina- Blu Gas, Midland Gas, People's Gas
Tennesee- Bradley Propane, Country Gas, Dowdle Gas
Texas- Able Propane, Centex Propane, Deck's Propane, Farmers LP Gas, Gas Tec, Hall Propane
Independent Gas Co., Independent Propane, Penny's Propane, Plum Creek Propane, Polk Co. Propane
ProGas, Propane Gas Service, Shelby LP Gas, Southern Butane, Taylor Propane, Willis Propane
Virginia- Blue Ridge Propane, Highland Propane, Valley Propane
Vermont- Deerfield Valley Energy, F.G. White Energy, Newton's Energy, Pyrofax Energy
Stevens Energy
Washington- Legacy Propane, Permagas
Wisconsin- Lakes Propane, Tru GAs
West Virginia- Highland Propane, United Propane
Below is the latest average rates for propane for residential consumers - Energy Information Agency is the source for the following information:
| Weekly Residential Propane Prices | ||||||||
| 12/6/2010 | 12/13/2010 | 12/20/2010 | 12/27/2010 | 1/3/2011 | ||||
| East Coast (PADD 1) | ||||||||
| New England (PADD 1A) | ||||||||
| Connecticut | 2.826 | 2.844 | 2.908 | 2.992 | 2.953 | |||
| Maine | 2.846 | 2.876 | 2.939 | 2.97 | 2.994 | |||
| Massachusetts | 3.063 | 3.07 | 3.119 | 3.147 | 3.2 | |||
| New Hampshire | 3.069 | 3.161 | 3.255 | 3.334 | 3.427 | |||
| Rhode Island | 3.635 | 3.646 | 3.682 | 3.695 | 3.74 | |||
| Vermont | 3.178 | 3.244 | 3.259 | 3.315 | 3.366 | |||
| Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) | ||||||||
| Delaware | 3.097 | 3.112 | 3.148 | 3.144 | 3.199 | |||
| Maryland | 3.165 | 3.181 | 3.255 | 3.264 | 3.282 | |||
| New Jersey | 3.624 | 3.656 | 3.864 | 3.883 | 3.966 | |||
| New York | 3.039 | 3.083 | 3.131 | 3.208 | 3.253 | |||
| Pennsylvania | 3.046 | 3.09 | 3.123 | 3.159 | 3.19 | |||
| Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C) | ||||||||
| North Carolina | 2.823 | 2.823 | 2.921 | 2.955 | 2.995 | |||
| Virginia | 2.91 | 2.951 | 3.03 | 3.065 | 3.082 | |||
| Midwest (PADD 2) | ||||||||
| Illinois | ||||||||
| Indiana | 2.428 | 2.504 | 2.519 | 2.535 | 2.564 | |||
| Iowa | 1.695 | 1.713 | 1.729 | 1.755 | 1.782 | |||
| Kansas | ||||||||
| Kentucky | 2.401 | 2.425 | 2.464 | 2.466 | 2.487 | |||
| Michigan | 2.227 | 2.255 | 2.293 | 2.322 | 2.348 | |||
| Minnesota | 1.882 | 1.9 | 1.939 | 1.964 | 1.983 | |||
| Missouri | 1.918 | 1.917 | 1.956 | 1.981 | 2.009 | |||
| Nebraska | 1.666 | 1.683 | 1.704 | 1.72 | 1.733 | |||
| North Dakota | 1.705 | 1.733 | 1.763 | 1.779 | 1.788 | |||
| Ohio | 2.539 | 2.561 | 2.613 | 2.637 | 2.662 | |||
| South Dakota | 1.754 | 1.772 | 1.796 | 1.809 | 1.835 | |||
| Wisconsin | 1.864 | 1.89 | 1.915 | 1.928 | 1.949 | |||
| source Energy Information Agency x1132010 | ||||||||
Disclaimer: This is my personal blog where I post my personal opinions related to current events ...my life...and other topics...this blog is not connected to the Messenger of Juneau County - however, facts and research gathered may be used here or in future articles I write for them, or any other publication. Again, names and any personal information will only be used if I have your permission to do so.
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