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Oil Company
the windshield, and check the oil, enabling us to offer a higher level of service that sets us apart.
“ Many of our retail motor fueling sites also feature automated car washes. In the last year, we’ ve rebuilt one of our existing locations completely; it’ s a brand-new tunnel car wash in the southernmost part of our territory. Further north in Maine, we have also constructed a new one from the ground up. We continue to expand our car wash segment, which helps complement the motor fueling business.”
Clean fuels future
Carter then reflects on how the business has responded to the growth trend in propane use:“ It’ s definitely been a growth factor for us in the last ten years. One of the things that’ s driving it the most is the change in customer perspective. Propane is clean, versatile, and there is less market volatility, which offers more stable pricing.
“ People want to use clean fuels and that continues to be a driving force. A lot of the
new construction that we’ re seeing now includes propane because of its versatility. It can fuel a central heating system – a generator, a cooking stove, a fireplace, and a variety of other appliances. It offers multiple different uses within the home.”
The trend towards cleaner fuels is something Carter anticipates continuing across the industry:“ There’ s a lot of focus on clean fuels and the overall evolution of them right now. Propane is very clean, but there’ s also a lot of research and development being done on heating oil, biodiesel, renewable diesel, and other liquid energy that can meet carbon neutrality goals. I think that’ s going to continue to evolve, where the type of fuels we use today may not be the same as ten years from now.” Carter concludes:“ No matter how the energy landscape evolves, we will continue to embrace new products and provide quality service to our customers.” ■
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