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Propane demand holds steady despite non-essential business closures

This research is based off Tank Utility’s proprietary data. It’s the result of viewing our anonymized aggregated daily readings from our propane tank monitors across the country. Part 1 in our research can be found here. Last week saw many states order non-essential businesses to close.  This put significant strain on businesses throughout America and […]

How much is the coronavirus affecting propane gallons delivered?

The novel coronavirus has impacted everyone in the U.S. It has led our country to declare a National Emergency and caused the unfortunate cancelation of our industry’s national conference in Nashville.  While propane’s essential status to keep people warm, keep them fed, and ensure reliable back-up power has been granted, we were curious how COVID-19 […]

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Six customers who need a tank monitor: #6 propane restaurant

The Six Customers Who Need A Tank Monitor Propane Pool Heater Propane Greenhouse Heater Propane Generator Second Home Owners Propane Refill Station Propane Restaurants This look at propane restaurant customers completes our series of difficult to track propane customers.  In case you missed it our first five posts we highlighted pool heaters, greenhouses, generators, and second-homes, […]

Six customers who need a tank monitor: #5 propane refill station

The Six Customers Who Need A Tank Monitor Propane Pool Heater Propane Greenhouse Heater Propane Generator Second Home Owners Propane Refill Station Propane Restaurants For the next in our series of difficult to track propane customers, we’re going to look at a propane refill station.  In case you missed it our first four posts highlighted […]

Six customers who need a tank monitor: #4 second home owners

The Six Customers Who Need A Tank Monitor Propane Pool Heater Propane Greenhouse Heater Propane Generator Second Home Owners Propane Refill Station Propane Restaurants For the next in our series of difficult to track propane customers, we’re going to look at second home, cabin, and vacation home owners.  If you haven’t been keeping up, check […]

Six customers who need a tank monitor: #3 propane generator

The Six Customers Who Need A Tank Monitor Propane Pool Heater Propane Greenhouse Heater Propane Generator Second Home Owners Propane Refill Station Propane Restaurants The next in our series of difficult to track customers is the propane generator customer.  If you haven’t been keeping up, check out the first and second entries of this series.  Our top six […]

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Six customers who need a tank monitor: #2 propane greenhouse heater

The Six Customers Who Need A Tank Monitor Propane Pool Heater Propane Greenhouse Heater Propane Generator Second Home Owners Propane Refill Station Propane Restaurants After first looking at propane pool heat customers, our second of six most difficult to forecast customers is the propane greenhouse heater customer.  We arrived at this customer after reviewing the usage and delivery history from thousands of tanks […]

The Fuel Delivery Problems - Balancing Efficiency with Run-Outs

Six customers who need a tank monitor: #1 propane pool heater

The Six Customers Who Need A Tank Monitor Propane Pool Heater Propane Greenhouse Heater Propane Generator Second Home Owners Propane Refill Station Propane Restaurants After parsing through the usage and delivery history from thousands of tanks we monitor for our suppliers and consumers we have come up with our six most difficult to forecast propane customers.  The first account in this series is the propane […]

Technology Trends at PGANE 2016

Utilizing technology to run a more profitable propane business continues to be discussed at major trade shows in the Propane Industry.  PGANE 2016 will be no different.  The Technology Trends at PGANE 2016 will include using mobile devices to communicate with customers and placing remote monitors on customer tanks to ensure more efficient deliveries.  These trends have the ability to increase […]