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The Warmth Within: The Importance of Keeping Your Oil Tank Full

As the chilly winds of winter begin to sweep across the landscape, it’s time to ensure that your home is prepared for the colder months ahead. One crucial aspect of winter readiness often overlooked is the level of heating oil in your tank. Many homeowners tend to underestimate the significance of maintaining a full oil…

Embracing the Future: My Experience with 100% Biodiesel for Home Heating

In an era where sustainable solutions are gaining increasing importance, I recently had the opportunity to be a test case for using 100% biodiesel to heat my home. The experience was nothing short of positive, from the easy installation process to the seamless transition from regular heating oil to biodiesel. In this blog post, I…

Embrace a Greener Future: Reitz Oil Company testing a 100% Biodiesel heated home with Beckett’s New B100 Certified Burner

At Reitz Oil Company, we have always been committed to providing our customers with reliable, efficient, and environmentally friendly heating solutions. Today, we are thrilled to announce a groundbreaking test case that brings together the best of both worlds—100% Biodiesel heated homes using Beckett’s innovative B100 certified burner. While we have not yet began delivering…

Cheap Fuel Costs More

When shopping for a fuel dealer, be wary of those offering cheap fuel. Judy Delaney, the premium fuels manager at Global Partners LP, recently wrote an article which articulates several of the reasons to avoid discount fuel providers. Saving on your price per gallon can really cost you in the long-run. “Fuel quality is compromised…

NY moving forward with BioHeat

New York has taken a huge step forward in the journey toward net-zero carbon emissions. What are your thoughts on Bio-Heat? Let me know if you have any questions! “Biodiesel is an alternative fuel made from domestically produced low-carbon resources such as soybean oil or used cooking oil. On average, biodiesel reduces CO2e greenhouse gas…

Why a Budget makes life easier

Are you tired of paying a few hundred dollars every time it’s time to fill up your oil tank? 80% of your heating oil expenses come during December, January, and February. We know that time of year can be very financially difficult following the holidays. Couple that with the stress of having to keep an…

Introducing ULTRA-LOW SULFUR HEATING OIL

Our communities deserve a safe environment to thrive in, which is why Pennsylvania is doing its part for the future by switching to ultra-low sulfur heating oil. As of September 1, 2020, all heating oil sold in our state will be ULSHO. ULSHO produces significantly fewer emissions, it burns cleaner in heating systems, and best…

Reitz Oil among top family owned and operated businesses!

Reitz Oil is proud to be listed among the top family-owned and operated businesses in Central Pennsylvania! The list was combined by Central Pennsylvania Business Journal and was ranked by number of family employees. At Reitz Oil we currently have 5 family members working for us! Well, 7 if you count the dogs, but they wouldn’t…

Latest News on Converting to Natural Gas

Natural Gas is no longer the most viable option for conversion. If you’re thinking of converting from heating oil to another source, make sure your choice is future-proof and SAFE! “Battery prices are expected to fall by more than 80 percent by 2040. “We’re going to see production quadruple by 2025,” said McCarthy. “And with…

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Winter 2018-2019

After a few years of warmer-than-average winters, the winter of 2017-2018 proved to finally bring back the cold. While it may have felt like an extremely cold winter, statistically it was still only a “normal” winter. That means we are still anticipating the return of more “normal” winters, with the liklihood of a colder-than-normal winter…

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