Kv603 t1_itsm1ic wrote on October 26, 2022 at 12:18 AM

Reply to comment by vexingsilence in New York and New England start RATIONING heating oil before winter as stockpiles slump by 70% and fears rise that families will be left in the cold by yo_mama_5000

> You could use plastic jugs and fill them at the gas station with diesel, but that'd be a fairly grueling exercise for the amount you'd need to heat a home, and it'd likely be more expensive that way since you'd be paying tax on it.

The good news is, there are forms you can fill out to get a full refund of the federal and state "road tax" for road diesel fuel used for non-road purposes -- comes out to 46.5¢/gallon in rebates in NH.

[deleted] t1_itvnict wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:18 PM

I've never done this, but some of the heating oil dealers do have pumps out front and sell it as "off road diesel", with no tax charged.

Kv603 t1_itvzuwj wrote on October 26, 2022 at 6:37 PM

> heating oil dealers do have pumps out front and sell it as "off road diesel",

I assume they sell their ORD at the same price as they'd charge to deliver heating oil, looks like $5.40/gallon in S.NH today.

Sites like Gasbuddy do pretty good at keeping their gasoline prices updated, but are often way off on diesel fuel prices. Actual prices today for fully-taxed road diesel start at $5.39/gallon, though you can do better with memberships (e.g. BJs in Nashua is $5.10 for members) and gas cards.