BIOHEAT THROUGH PROULX OIL AND PROPANE
A partnership between the University Office of Sustainability’s Climate Education Initiative and Proulx Oil and Propane of Newmarket once again brings renewable home heating to UNH employees and off-campus students. Proulx is offering bioheat (B20) - a mix of 20% biodiesel and 80% heating oil - at a fixed price of $ 4.6450 per gallon during the home heating season (October 1 – April 30). This offer is only available through August 1 and only for those customers paying by electric pay or check. Downside protection, the ability to pay less per gallon should market costs drop, is also available for 46 cents per gallon. Downside protection must be pre-paid when customers submit a signed contract. Bioheat can be used in existing oil-burning furnaces with no modification. A blend of traditional #2 heating oil and organic material such as refined vegetable oil, renewable bioheat is proven to burn cleaner than regular heating oil, thus reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, soot, and hydrocarbons. Bioheat also costs the same as traditional home heating oil sold by Proulx, and lessens reliance on foreign oil. In addition, Proulx Oil will donate $5 from each bioheat contract signed to the New Hampshire Carbon Challenge, a non-profit group located at UNH and dedicated to helping New Hampshire households reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. (Take the Challenge at carbonchallenge.sr.unh.edu.) To sign up for bioheat home heating, call Donna Lund or Allison Payson at Proulx at (800) 287-1921, mention the UNH program, and have your staff or student identification number ready. You can also email Donna and Allison at info@proulxoilandpropane.com and put in the subject line "UNH Bioheat.”
Website: http://proulxoilandpropane.com/