Say It Again and Again
The industry is making progress , and it needs to get the word out to customers and the wider world , Charlie Uglietto , owner and president of Cubby Oil & Energy told attendees at the Industry Summit , part of the HEAT Show at Foxwoods Resort Casino in September .
Repetition is essential , he stressed : “ We as companies have very loyal customers that trust us . Trust us to tell them the truth . We need to communicate
STEPHEN BENNETT with our customers . Not once , but constantly , about what we can do . And
how we can give them the choice to reduce greenhouse gas emissions , participate in climatesaving legislation , but do it in a way that they can still be comfortable in their homes .”
Uglietto made note of “ some successes for our industry over the past year . We have equipment manufacturers of all kinds looking at our future .” That future includes renewable fuels such as biodiesel , renewable diesel and ethyl levulinate ( EL ), he noted . “ As a licensed service tech and a company owner , I was so thrilled to be talking to people and manufacturers about not just B20 , but B50 and B100 ,” he added .
“ We ’ re going to continue to advance ,” he said , noting of manufacturers , “ not only are they here for us today , but they ’ re already thinking five years in advance , ten years in advance and that is critical to our success as an industry .”
Separately , seven women were honored as Oilheat Legends on September 14 at a dinner during the HEAT show at Foxwoods : Allison Heaney , President , Skaggs-Walsh ( NYSEC ); Sandra Farrell , Co-owner , Northboro Oil ( Massachusetts EMA ); Kelley Tully , President , C & H Transportation ( VFDA ), and Vice President , Cota & Cota ; Joyce Porto , President , Inland Fuel Terminals ( CEMA ); Pam Giordano , Consultant , Cetane Associates , and Interim GM , Dodge Energy ( EMANH ); Roberta Fagan , Logistics Assistant , Newport Biodiesel ( EMARI ); Susan Ware Page , President , Maritime Energy ( Maine EMA ). For more on the event , turn to page 14 .
Happy News from New Hampshire
On Oct . 24 , a new law takes effect in New Hampshire , allowing consumers to choose what heating fuel they use in new residential construction .
Bob Sculley , executive director of the Energy Marketers Association of New Hampshire , Leslie Anderson , president and CEO of the Propane Gas Association of New England , and fuel marketers Dead River Co ., and Palmer Gas & Oil lobbied for the bill .
Sculley says that basing the lobbying approach on the principle of “ consumer choice ” was critical to getting the legislation passed .
Anderson points out , “ New Hampshire is the first state in the Northeast to get a freedom of choice bill introduced that will allow the citizens the right to pick their own energy source , to not be dictated to by their towns or municipalities .” The new law “ provides security for our industry in New Hampshire . We ’ re not going to have to be watching all the towns to try to figure out if they ’ re going to try to enact bans or restrictions ,” Anderson says . For more on this , turn to the News section , page 6 . Consumers and community leaders are urged to “ Be a Net-Zero Hero ” in the New York State
Energy Coalition ’ s new marketing campaign running through April , 2022 .
The new campaign , launched Sept . 5 , highlights Bioheat fuel ’ s path to a net-zero carbon future , as “ The Renewable Home Heating Fuel ” that promotes cleaner air … is better for our planet … is better for the environment … supports American jobs … helps lower emissions … offers energy independence … is better for the Earth … is clean and safe , and is “ Delivered Now !”
“ New York Bioheat fuel companies and their customers are net-zero heroes . New Yorkers are already on a path to net-zero carbon and may not even realize it ,” said Rocco Lacertosa , NYSEC ’ s president . “ We are proud to show the community that we are part of the solution to climate change , and able to lower carbon emissions right now .” For more on this , turn to the News section , page 6 . l FON
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