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Re:What's Ahead for U.S. Propane Marketers in Winter 2022-23? by Zach_the_Lizard on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @11:32AM (#34414593)
It's pretty common in rural areas to have buried propane tanks that are refilled by trucks.

Depending on the climate and size of the tank, these might last all winter.

If you call that stockpiling, it's pretty easy, I'd say.

Much harder is the pretty capital intensive residential natural gas line.

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Re:What's Ahead for U.S. Propane Marketers in Winter 2022-23? by colechristensen on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @11:46AM (#34414801)
We would also sometimes buy our propane for future delivery months ahead of time.
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Re:What's Ahead for U.S. Propane Marketers in Winter 2022-23? by xattt on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @12:28PM (#34415496)
> It's pretty common in rural areas to have buried propane tanks that are refilled by trucks.

Prince Edward Island is rural and has no natural gas infrastructure. It’s either fuel oil (diesel without road taxes applied) or propane for fossil fuel-based heating.

Residential propane tanks are above-ground barrels that are ~5 feet tall on concrete pads with trucks coming so often.

Many of the remote rural folks end up getting propane stoves in order to be able to cook when power is out.

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Re:What's Ahead for U.S. Propane Marketers in Winter 2022-23? by Scoundreller on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @12:40PM (#34415672)
No wood pellet stoves? Should be cheaper, but a bit more hands-on and needs electricity.
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Re:What's Ahead for U.S. Propane Marketers in Winter 2022-23? by landemva on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @01:06PM (#34416098)
The jet sizing is different for propane / nat gas. Other than that simple change, stoves and furnaces and water heaters operate the same.
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Re:What's Ahead for U.S. Propane Marketers in Winter 2022-23? by bluGill on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @01:31PM (#34416542)
Most water heaters and furnaces don't have replaceable jets. In theory you are correct, but in practice you buy for the fuel you have. Stoves and dryers generally have replaceable jets. I don't know why this is, just that it is.
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Re:What's Ahead for U.S. Propane Marketers in Winter 2022-23? by 0xbadcafebee on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @01:45PM (#34416776)
I live in a tiny house in NY and my water/heat/stove is propane. Get it filled by a service that I pay in advance to lock in a price for a year and save. Two big tanks sitting outside on a pad. The poor truck driver has to climb down a hill with the hose since my driveway can't handle his truck, but it's manageable.
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