{"id":1639,"date":"2025-07-10T09:38:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestonlineco.com\/townandcountryfuel\/?p=1639"},"modified":"2025-07-10T09:38:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:38:03","slug":"winter-isnt-here-yet-but-planning-time-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestonlineco.com\/townandcountryfuel\/winter-isnt-here-yet-but-planning-time-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Isn\u2019t Here Yet\u2014But Planning Time Is"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Buying heating oil or propane in the middle of summer probably isn\u2019t high on your to-do list\u2014but a little planning now could save you a lot of stress (and money) when winter hits.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what we\u2019re seeing right now:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Heating oil and diesel prices have increased about 20% since May.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Propane prices have been holding steady this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Current price drivers include the Middle East conflict, tighter crude oil and distillate inventories, tariff uncertainty, and planned supply increases by OPEC+.<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t predict where prices are headed next\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>But we <em>can<\/em> help you control your fuel costs and protect you from unpredictable market fluctuations. Check out our Price Protection Programs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>ProtectionPlus+ Program<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2756 Please call or message us for our current cap price.<\/p>\n<p>\u2756 Take advantage of lower prices if the market is below our cap price.<\/p>\n<p>\u2756 Pay as you go.<\/p>\n<p>\u2756 Insure this price by purchasing a price protection premium.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Fixed Price Program<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2756 Available for propane.<\/p>\n<p>\u2756 Please call or message us for our current fixed price.<\/p>\n<p>\u2756 Guarantees a fixed rate for one year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2756 Purchase a year&#8217;s worth of propane at the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2756 Includes automatic delivery.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bestonlineco.com\/townandcountryfuel\/programs\/#protectionplus\">Click here<\/a><\/span> to learn more about our Price Protection Programs or call <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"tel:717-252-2152\">717-252-2152.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buying heating oil or propane in the middle of summer  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-updates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Winter Isn\u2019t Here Yet\u2014But Planning Time Is - Town &amp; 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