If you have Oil Heat in Mass. then read this!

[UserRemoved1]

Go to www.massenergy.com and signup for this...$15 a year, doesn't matter how much or little you make a year, this is a fantastic deal.

You sign up for their group buy contract, they give your account to a local dealer-in some cases it's already the dealer you use...and you get a great rate on oil. Auto delivery or will call, prepaid, on account or budget it doesn't matter.

I went from $2.50/gal to their rate which on that day was $2.06 a gallon...MORE than pays for itself the first time you fill your oil tank!

It's only good in Massachusetts.

This is something your oil dealer don't want you to know about...

[vineyardblues]

Thanks, but what if your already under contract for the year?
And not getting kissed every time they show up! But getttttttting @#$%
VB

[UserRemoved1]

That's a problem Peter. I didn't lock this year and was glad. My dad did and is in the same boat as you.

Hey shoot me an email will you please I don't have your address.

[Swimmer]

Very interesting!

[thefishingfreak]

i'm on it.
thanks, fathead.

[UserRemoved1]

The rate fluctuates daily in what you pay, but price today is 2.09/gallon where I would have paid still $2.50 thru the dealer directly. They say their price is like 35% cheaper than what you'd buy through a dealer. Works on "will call" also which to me would be a greater savings because then you can ride the market and call for a next day or whatever delivery when you see a good price.

[Rockport24]

this is awesome, thanks for posting it! When we moved into our new place over the summer the tank was full but it's rapidly declining and I still haven't found an oil co.!

[UserRemoved1]

rockport24 email me with your address for that winning lure please I never heard back from you. Tim got the other one.

[Rockport24]

you mean I won! wow! cool!

[RickBomba]

Yup,
Scott's right..I've been a member of Mass Energy for longer that I've been on SB.com.
Waiting for a fillup right now, like $2.06 cod.
OK lata,
Rick

[UserRemoved1]

power in numbers...

[beamie]

All sounds good but, One thing to think about thou............

The reason your paying higher numbers if your on an annual contract with an existing company is that at o dark thirty when the heat goes out then they come to fix it right then under contract. If you buy cheap oil elsewhere and call then when you have a problem the they may take there time showing up and then you will have a bill to pay when they are done.

[Raven]

although i am not locked into a price....per gallon plan.....
i am sorta locked into a service plan....

and in order to become a member i'd have to replace
this service plan arrangement with another one.

are they supplying just oil at a discounted rate?
or are they working with the oil service companies
also to provide customers (members)with service plans....?

not all oil companies offer service plans anymore.

[LT. DAN 2]

Rick,
How do you handle tune-ups and repairs for the burner? Do you have a go to guy?

[Raven]

my thoughts exactly...

when i called my oil company (petersons oil)

they said the price is currently ....$2.45 per gallon.

[UserRemoved1]

I said the same thing too. Theres two things to negate this...#1 they offer a service contract for $159 also, but more importantly you can possibly pick your pre-existing oil dealer...in my case I had CK Smith and they just transferred the account over...and I already had a service contract with them so it worked out real well. Next year I will pay the service contract fee to Mass Energy directly probably? I don't care either way it still gets done.

Any oil dealer should work the same way. They still get paid to do the work so it shouldn't be a problem.

If you have a svc contract with someone right now and they're not on the mass energy thing then you would have a problem I guess.

Originally Posted by beamie

All sounds good but, One thing to think about thou............

The reason your paying higher numbers if your on an annual contract with an existing company is that at o dark thirty when the heat goes out then they come to fix it right then under contract. If you buy cheap oil elsewhere and call then when you have a problem the they may take there time showing up and then you will have a bill to pay when they are done.

[UserRemoved1]

If you sign up with Ma Energy then you still call your oil company like normal.

Originally Posted by LT. DAN 2

Rick,
How do you handle tune-ups and repairs for the burner? Do you have a go to guy?

[Rockport24]

Ok as far as I could tell oil and a service plan are two different things here. When you sign up they ask you to check a box if you are interested in a service plan. Of course the companies want both, but I'm sure most will happily sell you only oil.

[UserRemoved1]

yep completely separate you can buy a contract wherever you want or none at all...

[sok]

I'm just curious.
I notice that most oil companies mark the fill tube for the tank.
I pay for a service contract.
I wouldn't void the contract by buying oil somewhere else would I?
I pay way too much per gallon but they did show up at 3:30AM to get my heat back on.

[RickBomba]

I rent so my landlord takes care of the service contract, although the furnace here is like 5 years old, so that's cool for him.
I know lots of plumbers in the area from being in the restaurant business, so if there's a problem..I've got like six numbers...all vying to get their foot into the 10 Bugaboos in the area!

Later,
Rick

[UserRemoved1]

massenergy cod price yesterday was $1.96/gallon

[UserRemoved1]

Current trend commentary: Once the news began reporting that large investment funds were exiting oil commodity markets, prices tended to firm slightly making one wonder if the those making a major exit decided to hold on for better selling conditions or signs of a rebound. However, given the prevailing wisdom, one wouldn't think this will last particularly long and prices will resume their decline as the big money that over inflated price expectations for oil in the first place heads to the sidelines.Technical analysts continue to call for further market weakness. After reaching prices not seen since July, 2005 last week, the next downside target for Mass Energy members may well be $1.90 per gallon which was last seen in June, 2005. The last time $1.90 or even $1.80 was seen by Mass Energy members during winter months was February, 2005.

Normal seasonal trend: After finishing out the Christmas and New Years' holidays on a typically up note, January tends to see wholesale prices ease to their lowest point of the year which typcially sets up the best Mass Energy members savings. Since we use 40% of our oil in January and February, what better time to have the lowest prices? Of course there have been exceptions to this rule. The exceptions have been when we are approaching a war or New York Harbor freezes over. Looking at the curve over the past two months, the 'typical' pattern has been holding fairly close to form.

Last season: The average Mass Energy member saved 23 cents per gallon paying $2.20 per gallon compared to a consumer paying the state survey average of $2.43 per gallon. Our data indicates our average member has taken 725 gallons of oil, spending around $1595 to keep their homes heated this past winter. The Mass Energy savings $162 on average compared to the consumer paying the average retail price.

One other issue to consider beyond the $162 savings is that our members have conserved more as the previous winter the average Mass Energy member took about 810 gallons, so conservation efforts saved our members $187. This is the second year in a row they conserved as two winters ago our average member used 910 gallons, thus it appears as though the average Mass Energy member's household thermostats were turned down as much as 7 degrees from previous years! Of course many may have found other ways to conserve.