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The American Energy Coalition and the National Energy & Fuels Institute sum up the industry’s biggest battles, victories, threats and opportunities of the past 12 months. Earlier this year, our colleagues in the National Energy & Fuels Institute and American Energy Coalition came up with a novel idea: since our associations have been working so closely together to help confront ...

We’ve come far in the past two years, but don’t forget what we’ve lost over the last 10. By Sean Cota, NEFI & Tom Tubman, AEC Since September 2019, the liquid heating fuel industry’s federal and state advocacy efforts have resulted in some big wins. Unfortunately, our opponents have seen even bigger victories. Today, we have reasons to be excited ...

Antiquated payment technology costs you time and money. If your payments provider is not proactively talking to you about new intelligent technology enhancements or the significant time and resources their company invests on their payment platform, you should take note and ask yourself why. By Larry Richmond In today’s digital economy it’s essential your company is properly positioned to optimize ...

Navigating interchange, the pricing matrix behind credit card pricing, is complex enough, writes Fuel Oil News contributor Larry Richmond, but now that complexity has been compounded by unexpected program changes and price increases from Visa Credit. It’s not good news for the heating fuels industry, Richmond says: Simply put, your Visa credit processing rates increased 25% – 50% overnight. The ...

The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) released what it called “a new foundational document” for heavy-duty class 8 fuel cell electric trucks (FCETs), “Fuel Cell Electric Trucks: A Vision for Freight Movement in California and Beyond,” that envisions 70,000 trucks supported by 200 heavy-duty truck stations by 2035. “The vision emphasizes the urgent need for policies that unlock and accelerate ...

Hulu, Netflix, Birchbox, Blue Apron, Peloton, Disney Plus, Dollar Shave Club.These companies range in services from streaming, to food, to fitness. The one thing they have in common is that, unlike heating, these services are not necessities and until a year ago they were considered luxuries in most households. Marci Gagnon, vice president, strategic alliances, Qualpay. Over the past year ...

Half-cent-per-gallon rack fee to protect, grow industry for future generations. 70% funds state association efforts, 30% national. Opt-out program would run Q3 2021 to Q4 2024. By Sean Cota, NEFI & Tom Tubman, AEC Since 2000, economic and political forces have driven some 3.5 million homes to convert from heating oil to other fuels, primarily natural gas and electricity.             ...

A new column by Tom Tubman of the American Energy Coalition and Sean Cota of the National Energy & Fuels Institute The oil heat industry came together on September 16, 2019 to adopt the Providence Resolution during NEFI’s HEAT Show (Heating & Energizing America Trade Show). It was an easy decision at the time, given the multitude of state legislative ...

What Is DarkSide ransomware and where did it come from? Security firm Flashpoint Intelligence posted this blog about the cybercrime gang that the FBI has identified as the bad actor behind disruption of the Colonial Pipeline that brings diesel and other fuels to the Northeast. Read the Flashpoint Intelligence blog here.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law Senate Bill 9 “An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Change Policy” that includes provisions described as “some of the most aggressive greenhouse gas emissions reductions targets in the country.” The ultimate goal of the bill is for Massachusetts to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and includes 5 year ...