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Re:For First Time Since 1800s, Britain Goes a Day Without Bu... by iamacynic on Friday April 21, 2017 @11:11PM (#14170931)
much of the northeast US still uses heating oil for heating their homes. it's delivered on trucks.

and apparently the consumption is growing still.

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_821dst_dcu_nus_a.htm

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Re:For First Time Since 1800s, Britain Goes a Day Without Bu... by abakker on Saturday April 22, 2017 @12:04AM (#14171070)
Yeah, and it is effectively interchangeable with diesel, except without catalytic converters. You could put it straight into a diesel car, except for the red dye and the fact that it is illegal to avoid the highway taxes by using this fuel in road going vehicles.

A bunch of houses in the area also had propane heat, which was also delivered.

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