Quinoco Advantage Payment Plan

Our Quinoco Advantage Payment Plan is here to help you! This plan is the most cost-effective way to pay for your fuel deliveries throughout the year. We deliver automatically when you need it, and you pay a consistent monthly amount.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

1. We take your average fuel usaged from the last two years or determine an estimate based on th square footage of your home if you’re a newer customer

2. We determine your estimated annual cost and divide it into equal monthly payments. Each month, you’ll recieve a statement showing your monthly payment amount as well as your actually account balance.

3. Periodically during the heating season, we will review your Advantage Plan and adjust the monthly payment amount to best reflect your actual usage and deliveries.

WHY DOES it work?

It Saves TIme

No more monitoring your tank, we will track your usage and deliver when you need it

It’s Relaible

You will never run yourself out or pay same-day delivery fees.

It’s Consistent

You pay the same amount each month.

It’s Hassle-Free

No surprises: you’ll know the schedule for payments and when to expect adjustments

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Interested in signing up for the Quinoco Advantage Payment Plan?

Give us a call today at 860.583.4609. The sooner you sign up, the lower your monthly payment will be for this winter season!

Determining your Delivery Schedule

Determining your Delivery Schedule

There’s a lot of thought that goes into setting up our daily delivery schedules. Behind the scenes, our computer system does a series of calculations – and some of them are even custom to your home!

We look at Degree Days.

Degree days are a weather measurement of how hot or cold a day is by comparing the average outdoor temperature recorded for a location to a standard indoor temperature (usually 65°F in the United States). The more extreme the outside temperature, the higher the number of degree days.

What does that mean for you?

The colder the weather = higher number of degree days = more energy used to heat your home = more frequent SmartBiofuel or Propane deliveries.

We calculate a K-Factor.

The number of degree days is then part of a bigger equation to determine how long one gallon of fuel will keep a specific home at 65°F. This number rarely changes and is based on your home’s square footage, insulation, windows, furnace efficiency, thermostat settings, hot water setting etc.

What does that mean for you?

When we track your K-Factor, we can more accurately predict how quickly you’ll use the gallons in your tank. If you’re an auto-delivery customer, we can then get you on our delivery schedule before you risk running low on SmartBiofuel or Propane.

Our industry has been around a long time and we’re fortunate that it continues to adopt technology to make serving customers even better!

Setting up our weekly delivery schedule relies on a lot of behind-the-scenes work – computer systems, weather calculations, and lots of geography to build out the most efficient routes that gets fuel to our customers when they need it.  It’s one of the big reasons why we encourage you to sign up for auto-delivery. You won’t need to worry about how fast you can get on our delivery schedule – you’ll already be on it!

If you’re interested in switching to automatic delivery, give us a call at 860.583.4609 and we’ll talk you through all the benefits of making the move, like our Make the Switch Credit.

Let's Talk Shop: National Biodiesel Day

National Biodiesel Day

Let’s Talk Shop

March 18th is National Biodiesel Day! It’s an important day in our industry as it celebrates the evolution of our product and the future of our industry. If you didn’t know, every gallon of heating oil in Connecticut is blended with biodiesel, a renewable, biodegradable fuel manufactured domestically from vegetable oils, animal fats and recycled grease. The biodiesel industry supports over 62,000 jobs in the United States and billions in paid wages.

As an industry, we have been working hard for decades to push this product forward. We have committed to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 by setting biodiesel blending benchmarks; a 20% blend by 2023, 50% by 2030 and 100% by 2050.

As a company, we have continually evolved over our 145 year history to meet the changing needs of the communities we serve and I believe biodiesel is what will bring us into the future. I am passionate about our fuel and optimistic about the future; if you ever want to chat about it, drop me a line at AskJim@quinoco.com.

Jim Hickey
General Manager

Delivering Biofuel for a Better Future

Delivering Biofuel for a Better Future

SMARTBIOFUEL

For the past decade, Quinoco has been delivering a product called SmartBiofuel, a blend of ultra-low sulfur heating oil with a bio component called biodiesel. Biodiesel is a heating oil replacement that is produced from a variety of renewable resources, such as plant oils, animal fats, and even algae, making it one of the most sustainable fuels on the planet.

What does this mean for you?

• It’s Clean! In fact, emissions of greenhouse gases from SmartBiofuel are lower than those from natural gas.

• It’s Cleansing! SmartBiofuel is a smoother fuel with a high lubricity which means that it cleans your tank and heating system as it burns and helps to extend the life of your equipment.

ULTRA-LOW SULFUR

Ten years ago, trucks were spewing black soot out of their stacks as they drove down the highway – have you noticed that doesn’t happen anymore? This is the result of reduced sulfur in the fuel. Just like the auto industry, the heating oil industry has been drastically reducing the sulfur content in our fuel. In fact, since 2018, all heating oil in CT has been mandated to be ultra-low sulfur.

What does this mean for you?

• It’s Clean! The lower the sulfur content, the less sulfur dioxide your system emits – sulfur dioxide contributes to acid rain and haze.

• It’s Efficient! Your heating system runs more efficiently which reduces the amount of fuel you use and helps lower the amount of equipment maintenance needed.

ADDITIVES

Fuel additives are where many heating oil companies differ when it comes to the quality of the fuel they deliver. Before delivering to your home, we mix an additive into our fuel called Heating Oil Plus, one of the most advanced additives on the market. Heating Oil Plus complements SmartBiofuel to reduce sulfur buildup, boost system performance and help to stabilize the fuel and protect the system’s components, especially in cold weather.

What does this mean for you?

• It’s Cleansing! Heating Oil Plus acts as a detergent that cleans your tank and heating system. It also prevents corrosion and degradation of the fuel which helps to extend the lifetime of your equipment.

Learn more about our SmartBiofuel at Quinoco.com/heating-oil and if you’re interested in our Fixed Price Fuel Plans, please visit Quinoco.com/fixedprice.