When Is the Best Time to Buy Propane?

As you sit in the cool comfort of your air-conditioned home, escaping the relentlessly hot and sticky North Carolina summer air, you’re probably not thinking a whole lot about propane.

But maybe you should be.

In summer, demand for propane – and for expert heating system service in Clinton, NC – is often greatly reduced. When you order propane during or just leading up to heating season, on the other hand, you’re joining the thousands of North Carolina homes and businesses who all need propane at the same time.

All that demand could (and often does) cause propane prices to rise – which can make buying propane in the summer a good investment.

Pricing and payment plans: Two more ways to save

Of course when it comes to propane prices, nothing is certain, since so many unpredictable factors influence the price of propane gas (including the weather and the global economy, since propane prices track with globally-traded crude oil).

That’s why Williamson offers services like our Monthly Payment Plan and our Smart Buy Program to help keep your propane bills more manageable. You can learn more about the details of these convenient services here.

Three more ways to save money on your heating bills

If the name of the game is saving money on your propane bills, there are many ways to do it (including making your home more efficient, which we will talk about in future blogs). For now, remember to:

• Stay organized. Avoid purchasing your propane at the last minute, in case we can’t get to you immediately. With Automatic Propane Delivery from Williamson, you’ll avoid this problem altogether.
• Maintain your heating equipment. Professionally maintained heating equipment uses less propane while providing more comfort and better performance. Keeping up with annual tune-ups also means your heating equipment will run more reliably through the long North Carolina winter.
• Upgrade old heating equipment before heating season starts. The efficiency of propane heating equipment drops considerably over the course of its lifetime; in fact, a 12- to 15-year-old oil fired system could be running at less than two-thirds the efficiency of a new system. If your heating system is well into its second decade, it pays to upgrade.

Need propane for your North Carolina home? Contact us today to become a Williamson Gas customer. You’ll get the most reliable propane delivery service in Sampson, Bladen, and Duplin counties, plus expert service for your propane-fired heating equipment.