Thrifty Propane Website : Propane was first identified as a volatile component in gasoline by Dr. Walter O. Snelling of the U.S. Bureau of Mines in 1910. The volatility of these lighter hydrocarbons caused them to be known as "wild" because of the high vapor pressures of unrefined gasoline. On March 31 the New York Times reported on Dr. Snelling's work with liquefied gas and that "...a steel bottle will carry enough to light an ordinary home for three weeks."

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Propane is also being used increasingly for vehicle fuels. In the U.S., 190,000 on-road vehicles use propane, and 450,000 forklifts use it for power. It is the third most popular vehicle fuel in America, behind gasoline and diesel. In other parts of the world, propane used in vehicles is known as autogas. About 13 million vehicles worldwide use autogas.

Thrifty Propane Business Propane prices are subject to a number of influences. Some are common to all petroleum products and others are unique to propane. Since propane is portable, it serves many different markets ranging from fueling barbecue grills to producing petrochemicals. The price of propane in each of these markets is influenced by many factors. These factors include the prices of competing fuels in each market, the distance propane has to travel to reach a customer and the volume needed by a customer. More specifically, propane prices are affected by:

Contact Thrifty Propane Propane is generally stored and transported in steel cylinders as a liquid with a vapor space above the liquid. The vapor pressure in the cylinder is a function of temperature. When gaseous propane is drawn at a high rate, the latent heat of vaporisation required to create the gas will cause the bottle to cool. (This is why water often condenses on the sides of the bottle and then freezes). In addition, the lightweight, high-octane compounds vaporize before the heavier, low-octane ones. Thus the ignition properties change as the tank empties. For these reasons, the liquid is often withdrawn using a dip tube.

Thrifty Propane Website The supply of propane cannot easily be adjusted to meet increased demand, because of the by-product nature of propane production. About 90% of U.S. propane is domestically produced.

The United States imports about 10% of the propane consumed each year, with about 70% of that coming from Canada via pipeline and rail. The remaining 30% of imported propane comes to the United States from other sources via ocean transport.

Thrifty Propane Business "I too have noticed that I use less propane with Thrifty than other suppliers. I also take advantage of Thrifty's convenient prebuy plan so that I do not have a gas bill all winter. With their pricing on the website, it's is so easy to compare the current price vs what I pre-bought it at. If it's less expensive, I pay the current rate. If my prebuy is a better price, I use my prebuy allotment. I currently have over 2 years over prebuy gas available to me…" – Rick, Minerva, Ohio