State Heating Oil and Propane Program, 1990--1991 heating season. Final technical report

Technical Report · Thu Jun 06 04:00:00 EDT 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10123730· OSTI ID:10123730

The following discussion summarizes the survey approach and results of the Department of Public Service`s survey of retail fuel oil and propane prices during the 1990--91 heating season. The semi-monthly phone surveys were conducted in cooperation with the US Department of Energy`s State Fuel Oil and Propane Program, which coordinated surveys of heating fuel prices by 25 eastern and midwest states. This federal/state program serves as a method for fast collection, analysis, and dissemination of information on current residential prices. No other information source meets needs for timely retail price information over the course of the heating season. For the 1990--91 heating season, the Minnesota Department of Public Service (MN/DPS) expanded the scope of its survey effort to include regional price data. Surveys were conducted with 160 retailers, including 59 respondents from the DOE samples, to provide a reasonable sample size for each region. Fuel oil retailers were also asked for updates on their secondary inventory levels.

• Research Organization: Minnesota Dept. of Public Service, St. Paul, MN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC01-91EI22628
• OSTI ID: 10123730
• Report Number(s): DOE/EI/22628--T1; ON: DE92007549
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020700
ECONOMIC, INDUSTRIAL, AND BUSINESS ASPECTS
HEATING OILS
INVENTORIES
PROGRESS REPORT
PROPANE
RETAIL PRICES
RETAILERS
SURVEYS