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In June, CEMA notified its members that the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) was issuing warnings to fuel retailers who were engaged in "mobile" commercial diesel fueling — see here. CEMA negotiated a 90 day pause to work with the department to allow diesel fuel retailers to continue to operate if they register with the department. Heating oil dealers or other fuel retailers who want to sell diesel fuel to on-road vehicles directly may do so by following these directions to complete this registration form.
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This week, the Energy, Appropriations and Human Services committees approved a plan to increase the margin that home heating oil dealers are paid for deliveries to customers participating in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) also know at the Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP). The increase in the margin over rack program was changed from 33cpg to 35cpg in addition to county differentials. The fixed margin price is based on the daily New Haven Rack Average OPIS price for heating oil as follows:
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Given that lawmakers are back home in their districts during August recess, continue to remind them to extend the $1 per gallon biodiesel blender's tax credit. PMAA supports legislation introduced by Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) (H.R. 2089), known as the "Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act," that would extend the biodiesel credit for 2018 and 2019. Similar legislation has also been introduced in the Senate, S. 617. Since 2005, there has been a $1 per gallon biodiesel and renewable diesel blenders' tax credit which was created to stimulate production and consumption of biodiesel and renewable diesel.
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From NEFI
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had approved 31 small refinery exemptions (SREs) for oil refiners in 2018. These SREs threaten the market for biodiesel and biodiesel-blended heating oil aka Bioheat® fuel, as evidenced by several biodiesel plant closures that had already occurred as a result of previous SRE approvals.
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From PMAA
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) this morning published a long-awaited proposed rulemaking to streamline a number of hours of service (HOS) regulations important to petroleum marketers. In doing so, the FMCSA handed petroleum marketers a significant victory by proposing key HOS changes requested by PMAA.
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CEMA
The gas utility tariffs for September are in. You can compare these rates to your own prices. Gas tariffs were on average down 10 cents/gallon: down for Eversource and SCG, unchanged for CNG. These utility tariffs below are expressed in heating oil gallon equivalents, and so present gas rates on a British thermal unit (Btu) to Btu equivalent basis with heating oil.
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From PMAA
PMAA has learned that roadside inspections violations for improper hazardous material notice sequencing on product transfer documents (PTD) remains a frequent occurrence. The order in which hazardous material information must appear on PTDs changed six years ago.
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Anthony Matarese, 88, of Hamden, beloved husband for over sixty years to Phyllis Franco Matarese, passed away peacefully on Aug., 22, 2019. He is survived by his wife, two sons Michael Matarese of Meriden (CEMA board member) and Peter Matarese of SC, four grandchildren, Nicholas and Brian of SC and Anthony and Matthew of Meriden, a brother Michael (Sylvia) Matarese of Wallingford and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother Benjamin Matarese and a sister Lucy Wilson.
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Stephen George Santa, age 91, devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend and enthusiastic member of the community, was called to be with the Lord on Friday, August 16, 2019.
Born in Bridgeport on February 28, 1928, he was the son of the late Stephen John and Madelyn Farley Santa, of Stratford.
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Domenick Bologna, 95, of Greenwich, CT, passed away peacefully in his sleep the morning of August 15th. The dedicated husband, Dad, and Pop was survived by his wife Marie (Gallo), two daughters Maria (Mark) Santora and Rosemary (Joseph) Annunziato; six grandchildren Christine (Sean) Santora Regan, Sara (Mark) Garrison, Daniel (Stephanie) Santora, Michael (Julia) Annunziato, Steven (Kelly) Annunziato, Tracy Annunziato.
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A beloved tradition, the NEFI Legends Awards Dinner & Reception returns at the 2019 HEAT Show. This awards gala, last held during the 2017 NEFI Expo, gives our industry the opportunity to honor its own. As family businesses remain the backbone of Main Street America's fuel delivery trade, this year's Legends Awards will be presented to families that have served their communities and our industry for multiple generations.
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Here are three sessions highlighted this week from among the dozens being presented at the NEFI HEAT Show in Providence, Sept. 15 — 18, 2019. To see the full schedule of events and education and to register please go to https://heatshow.com/.
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Free Business Succession and Estate Planning Seminar
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 12:00 pm, Best Western Plus North Haven Hotel, 201 Washington Ave., North Haven, CT
As a business owner, you need to protect yourself, your family and your business. Business succession and estate planning can be overwhelming. Fortunately, Federated Insurance is here to help. Federated clients have access to a network of independent business succession and estate planning attorneys.
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From Federated
Question
We want to make sure we're not asking any interview questions we shouldn't or aren't allowed to be asking of candidates. Specifically, can we ask how much a candidate was earning at his/her last job(s)? What if we've heard that someone has a history of harassment (or making claims of harassment) at a prior place of employment -- can we inquire about that?
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WTNH - TV
Homeowners with crumbling foundation repairs are now getting slapped with “surprise bills” from Eversource. Eversource is charging them to reactivate gas lines before moving back in, something Eversource did at no cost for years. The legislature set aside more than $100 million to help replace the hundreds – likely thousands – of homes in the northeast corner with crumbling foundations.
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Forbes
Recently, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the self-described democratic socialist and a candidate for president, set a goal to end the use of fossil fuels entirely and also indicated a desire to prosecute — yes, criminally prosecute — executives at oil, gas and coal companies. But Sanders’ proposals are not serious. Or at least we have to hope they are not, because if these proposals came to be implemented, we would face a dystopia fit for a teenage fantasy novel.
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The Hill
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a democrat from Massachusetts, edged closer to releasing a climate plan recently, rolling out proposals for a green manufacturing sector that the 2020 presidential candidate said would be a first step in implementing the Green New Deal. Warren released an “economic patriotism” platform that she said would include a $2 trillion investment over the next 10 years in green research, manufacturing and exporting green energy technology.
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The Hill
Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden released his climate policy proposal recently, targeting net-zero emissions and a 100% clean energy economy by 2050. The "Biden Plan for a Clean Energy Revolution & Environmental Justice" embraces the Green New Deal while setting a longer timeline of achieving net-zero emissions and a 100% clean energy economy.
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Patch
Do the dipping temperatures have you hoping that summer's heat is about to give way to a refreshingly cool fall? What's actually on the way could fill you with dread – at least if you take the Farmer's Almanac serious. The centuries-old forecaster has released its prediction of what's to come this winter – and it's pretty awful.
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Connecticut Public Radio
For the past decade, Connecticut's residential electric customers have paid bills that are among the highest in the continental U.S., but there isn’t one grand explanation for Connecticut’s sky-high electric bills. The reality is more complicated, said Joseph Rosenthal, an attorney with the state Office of Consumer Counsel. “It’s a hundred different things,” Rosenthal said.
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Ars Technica
Walmart recently filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Tesla. The retail giant says Tesla's "negligent installation and maintenance" of solar panels caused fires on the roofs of as many as seven Walmart stores since 2012. Most people think of Tesla as an electric car manufacturer, but Tesla also sells other products related to renewable energy. Since the 2016 acquisition of SolarCity, Tesla has had a substantial solar panel business.
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New England Fuel Institute
The $1 per gallon federal biodiesel tax credit expired on December 31, 2017. NEFI and its allies in the biodiesel industry are urging Congress to enact a multi-year extension that provides greater market certainty; supports continued growth of biodiesel-blended heating oil (commonly referred to as Bioheat® Fuel); and helps incentivize related investments in biodiesel production, blending, storage and distribution.
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