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Over the past year and a half, outdoor heaters for restaurants have become a staple during the colder months. The COVID-19 pandemic has drawn us toward outdoor dining for socialization with reduced risk, and those heaters make everyone more comfortable, pushing outdoor season into months that traditionally have us bundling up inside. But outdoor propane…
Chef Ryan Anderson prefers cooking with propane whenever possible. “Cooking outside with a propane grill is super easy, cleaner than charcoal, and more fun. I don’t have to clean up pots and pans in the kitchen when I grill outside,” says Anderson, Food and Beverage Director of Princeton New Jersey’s Ovation at Riverwalk. “I used…
So many people fancy themselves home chefs these days. With cooking competition shows on TV, convenient food and recipe subscription boxes, and #mealinspo on social media, more and more of us are heading into the kitchen to whip up something awesome. But of course, we want to do it as inexpensively as possible. If you…
As if construction on a home or commercial construction wasn’t complicated enough, cold weather can add a whole new layer of variables. Do you need to shut down for the day because of the climate? Can the materials you’re using work to their highest efficiency given the air quality? What about when you’re working with…
When you think of propane, heating is most people’s first association. Propane air conditioning? Not as well known. But they’re an option, and they have some very appealing advantages over other types of air conditioning systems, like electric. We think of it as a heating source but really, propane is an all-around energy source, capable…
Propane is a highly versatile, environmentally safe, clean burning, cost efficient and energy efficient fuel source with hundreds of uses. It is a nontoxic, colorless and odorless energy source produced from both natural gas processing and crude-oil refining. Like with natural gas, an odorant is added to propane in order to help detect its presence.…
Anyone who has had to take a freezing cold shower will tell you how important heat sources are. In an average home, we use hot water for everything from showering to washing dishes — so when it goes out it can be extremely disruptive. For those reasons, among a host of others, reliable water heat…
All sorts of unexpected costs pop up while building a home. Unexpected savings is less common. But a new exemption offers just that for integrating propane into a home’s energy plan. The Section 179D exemption, also known as the 179D EPACT Tax Deduction, is now a permanent program enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations…
Propane is a green fuel with several benefits over natural gas; mainly in efficiency, convenience and versatility. Importantly, natural gas has a higher degree of methane so it contributes more to greenhouse gas and is therefore more damaging to the environment. Natural gas is not a renewable fuel so it will not be replaceable in…