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State Chapters => NY/NJ => Topic started by: Gefn on October 25, 2022, 07:32:55 pm

Title: New York and New England begin rationing heating oil before winter
Post by: Gefn on October 25, 2022, 07:32:55 pm
Heating oil suppliers in the Northeast and New England have begun rationing the key fuel ahead of winter, after stockpiles dropped to a third of their normal levels.

Concerns are rising that supply shortages and soaring prices will leave families in the cold this winter, particularly in New England, which is more reliant on heating oil than other parts of the country.

Chris Herb, president of the Connecticut Energy Marketers Association, told Bloomberg recently that heating oil wholesalers are beginning to limit allocations for retail suppliers.

The rationing measures, intended to prevent panic buying and hoarding, are in turn being imposed on consumers, limiting the amount of heating oil they can purchase, said Herb.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11353193/New-York-New-England-begin-rationing-heating-oil-winter.html
Title: Re: New York and New England begin rationing heating oil before winter
Post by: Kamaji on October 25, 2022, 07:50:14 pm
That will directly affect about 20% of households in NY.
Title: Re: New York and New England begin rationing heating oil before winter
Post by: Free Vulcan on October 25, 2022, 08:04:08 pm
(https://i.etsystatic.com/29290322/r/il/6e213e/3319647461/il_1140xN.3319647461_stb5.jpg)

Just in time for election day.
Title: Re: New York and New England begin rationing heating oil before winter
Post by: Smokin Joe on October 25, 2022, 08:46:43 pm
Self inflicted wounds...