It’s Time to Take the Pledge: Fuel Dealers Need to be Protected
Many of you already know that I’ve been on the forefront of electronic payments and credit card processing for fuel dealers for the last two decades, most notably leading the charge that opened up access …
Thinking of Designing a Snow Melt System?
In the past, underground snow melting of a driveway or walkway for residences had been considered a luxury and perceived as too expensive to install and operate. However, over the years, I’ve seen the number …
Sila buys AA Service Company in Illinois
Philadelphia-based Sila Services, LLC has acquired AA Service Co., expanding its reach and establishing its presence in the Midwest. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Northbrook, IL and founded in 1965, AA …
METUS expands P-Series wall mounted indoor units lineup
Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS) has expanded the P-Series Wall-mounted Indoor Units (PKA) lineup for residential and commercial single-zone applications with two new PKA models—12 KBTU/H and 18 KBTU/H. PKA Wall-mounted Indoor Units provide consistent, …
Sail Energy buys Rinker Oil
Sail Energy, LLC of Portsmouth, NH has acquired the assets related to the full-service propane, heating fuels and motor fuels delivery business of the Rinker Oil Corp., Cuba, NY. The transaction closed on Dec. 15, …
Rhoads Energy creates Cool Crew HVAC business unit
Southcentral Pennsylvania-based Rhoads Energy recently combined its HVAC service teams into a single group called the Cool Crew. "With the launch of Cool Crew, we have created one of the largest, most experienced HVAC service and …
Federal state-by-state funding released for LIHEAP
According to a White House press release on January 7: Biden administration announces state-by-state funding to address home energy costs; builds on utility companies’ commitments to prevent shut offs this winter. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced state-by-state …
FMCSA issues emergency declaration for heating fuel carriers
On January 7, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued an Regional Emergency Declaration as follows: REGIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION No. 2022-001 Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, …
New York Governor Hochul announces $90M in federal emergency home heating aid
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a substantial year-over-year increase in available emergency home heating aid—with more than $90 million in federal funding available to help low- and middle-income New Yorkers avoid having their home heating disconnected …
New Mexico attorney general sues propane provider
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas filed a lawsuit against Bob’s LP Gas, Inc. (“Bob’s Gas”) for failure to provide the propane gas they had contracted to deliver to vulnerable Northern New Mexicans as the …