Three Ways To Cut Stress In The Months To Come

Written on: May 18, 2021

We’re at the tail end of heating season 2020/21, which means that soon we’ll be enjoying summer here in Wisconsin and Minnesota and not thinking much about our furnace or boiler. But that doesn’t mean you should stop trying to make your life easier in the year ahead!

Here are three things you can do right now to save money and get more peace of mind in the months ahead.

• Sign up for Prebuy –  With prebuy from Lakes Gas, you’ll lock in an annual propane price long before peak heating season hits.

  Lakes Gas offers two prebuy options: a 100% paid plan or a prebuy installment plan. If you opt for installments,

  • 50% of your total amount is due at the beginning of the agreement
  • 25% is due 30 days from the start of the agreement.
  • The remaining balance is due 60 days after the start of the agreement.
• Switch to a Budget Plan – If you heat your home with propane, you use about 80% of your fuel during a four-month period. That can make for some hefty winter bills – sometimes when you least expect them!

  But what if you could spread those payments over the course of a year, making your bills even and predictable month after month, with no service charge or fees added? That’s what you get when you sign up for a Lakes Gas Budget Plan.

  With a Budget Plan, we’ll estimate your years’ worth of propane use based on your past bills, using off-season market price for oil (which is usually less – and sometimes far less – than the peak season price). You’ll have one easy adjustment bill (or credit to your account) every year during the spring.

• Install a propane tank monitor – Tired of worrying about a propane runout? Install a propane tank monitor.

  A propane tank monitor takes the guesswork out of ordering your propane. Installed directly on your tank, it keeps track of exactly how much propane you have at a given moment. For a nominal fee, that information will automatically transmit to our delivery teams (and to you, via a smart phone app) so everyone is in the loop on when you need your next propane delivery. If your propane usage rises or drops, we’ll know instantly and respond quickly so you’ll never run out of gas.

Don’t stress about managing your propane deliveries – plan ahead with convenient services from Lakes Gas! Contact us today to learn more about propane service and propane deliveries in Wisconsin and Minnesota!