Propane a popular option

Propane has many uses that extend beyond the barbecue. At home, propane can fuel furnaces and boilers, space heaters, water heaters, fireplaces, refrigerators, dryers, pool heaters, generators and portable heaters. On farms it is used to dry crops, heat greenhouses and livestock facilities and power irrigation systems. Industrial uses include forklifts, construction heaters, brick dryers, metal heating and processing. Many propane users will contact local propane suppliers during the warmer months to setup a propane price contract that fixes or limits their propane price through the winter. Some propane suppliers refer to programs with fixed propane prices as “propane pre-buy.”