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Rye Brook, NY-based Paraco Gas has entered into a strategic partnership with NY-based Thuesen Mechanical to deliver HVAC services. Paraco said its joint venture with Thuesen Mechanical—Paraco Energy and Home Services—will offer plumbing, heating system installations, water treatment systems, air conditioning and conservation in the counties of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess in New York, along with Fairfield County, Connecticut.  “Selecting ...

Dead River Co. of South Portland, Maine, acquired the full-service propane and heating oil delivery business and HVAC business of Charlie Burnham Energy & Heating Service, based in Freeport, Maine, Cetane Associates announced. HVAC industry experts Charlie Burnham and George Gyorgy founded Charlie Burnham Heating Service in 1991. In 2009, Jim Enrico joined the company and the implementation of software ...

Energy Distribution Partners announced the acquisition of Harbor Point Energy Products headquartered in Frankfort, New York. Harbor Point Energy, which was founded in 2007, provides a full range of energy products and services to nearly 6,000 customers across seven counties in East Central New York. Principal owner John DesJardins has a long history in the energy industry and will remain ...

The U.S. Senate on Sept. 21 voted to join an international agreement to phase out hydrofluorocarbons commonly found in refrigerators and air-conditioners, news outlets reported. Per the 69-27 vote, the United States joined the 2016 Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. Hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, are greenhouse gases that trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere. President Joe Biden said in a statement ...

A U.S. District Court ruled Rhode Island’s truck-only tolling plan, RhodeWorks, unconstitutional.“We told Rhode Island’s leaders from the start that their crazy scheme was not only discriminatory, but illegal,” American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear said in a Sept. 21 statement.  “We’re pleased the court agreed. To any state looking to target our industry, you better bring your ...

New England senators sent a bipartisan letter to the Biden administration “calling for federal action to help bring down heating costs for households in our region, including releasing stockpiles from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve,” reports NEFI in its newsletter. The Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve (NHHOR) is a one-million barrel supply of ultra-low sulfur distillate set aside to ...

John Francis “Jack” Sullivan II, NEFI’s executive vice president and CEO from 1995 to 2007, died at his home in Waltham, Massachusetts, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 86 years old. “As a dedicated and consummate gentleman representing the liquid heating fuels industry, Jack made a profound impact on us all,” Sean Cota, president and CEO of ...

Blossman Gas of Ocean Springs, Miss., acquired the full-service propane delivery business of Wigley Propane of Jasper, Ga., Cetane Associates announced. Founded in 2011 by Jeff Wigley and Renay Wigley, Wigley Propane sells and delivers propane to residential and light commercial customers in and around Pickens County from its Jasper, Ga., facility, which includes a 60,000-gallon propane bulk plant. Co-founders ...

NEFI reported that Senator Joe Manchin has reached an agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a 725-page bill called the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 that includes $369 billion of energy and climate policies. “A bill of this size and scope demands detailed analysis and nuanced discussion. It might pass or might not — no single energy or climate group will ...

The success of the 2021 Granite State Saves with Oil rebate program was on the program at a gathering of the Energy Marketers Association of New Hampshire. This NORA-funded upgrade opportunity allows homeowners to save hundreds on the installation of a new high-efficiency oil furnace, boiler, or storage tank, Alex Burns of Consumer Focus Marketing and P3 Propane Safety told ...