For many businesses and worksites in northern Arizona, commercial propane represents a significant line item on the budget. After all, propane is a fantastically versatile fuel. It can power forklifts and fryers, heating and hot water. Many fleets count on propane autogas to keep moving.
The good news is that propane, as a mostly U.S.-produced fuel, is often more affordable and stable in price than gasoline and diesel. And it packs more than double the energy per cubic foot of natural gas. Finally, today’s equipment has exceptional fuel efficiency.
With that said, there are often ways to lower your commercial propane consumption and save money in the process.
Never skimp on maintenance for your propane equipment, especially items that get intensive usage, like heating systems, commercial water heaters and forklifts. If the fuel efficiency of these products diminishes, you could wind up consuming significantly more propane over the course of the year.
Stick to your manufacturers’ recommended maintenance schedules to safeguard your equipment’s best efficiency — and extend its service life as a bonus!
If you’re relying on older propane equipment, you could see some quick energy savings by replacing it with a more energy-efficient model.
Upgrading an old heating system to a high-efficiency product may yield a 20% reduction in your fuel consumption — or more. The same is true of your hot water system. Moving from traditional water heaters to an on-demand system can yield something on the order of a 30% efficiency reduction.
Then, there is commercial kitchen equipment. When you make the change from a standard-efficiency propane product to an ENERGY STAR-rated propane product, you can see an efficiency improvement between 10% and 60%!
The payback period for these kinds of upgrades may be relatively quick. If you choose to finance the new equipment, you could be looking at immediate savings.
No one has a better sense of your workplace’s efficiency than the team than your workers. They may be able to identify some inefficiencies that are unnecessarily increasing your commercial propane consumption.
Perhaps your forklift propane cylinders are located in such a way that your vehicles need to burn extra fuel to reach them. Maybe you have extra temporary heaters that are unnecessary for your worksite. Would it be possible to shut off the heating in an unoccupied zone of your workspace during certain times of the day?
Finding small procedural adjustments can add up and considerably improve your propane budgeting.
Businesses in Kingman, Prescott, Flagstaff and other Arizona cities and towns count on Superior Propane for their commercial fuel needs. We offer customizable bulk propane delivery schedules, and our “Keep Full” automatic propane delivery option frees you from needing to check your propane tank gauge levels. We’ll ensure you don’t run out of the propane you need to remain profitable. Want to fill your business’s propane tanks yourself? Superior Propane has 11 propane filling stations throughout our service area.
Let’s work together to develop a commercial propane schedule that helps your business operate efficiently and profitably. Contact Superior Propane today.
