If you have ever thought, “Why did my price change when winter is winding down?”, you are not imagining things. Heating oil prices are not a single dial that turns up in winter and down in spring. It is a stack of inputs that can move independently.
Backup generators in NYC is a big comfort in a city where outages and disruptions can happen at the worst possible time. But “set it and forget it” is a common trap. Even a well-installed standby unit can fail if a battery degrades, a filter clogs, a fuel supply issue pops up, or the transfer equipment is not tested regularly.
If you manage a commercial building and someone sends you a chart labeled NYMEX settlement pricing, it can feel like you are being asked to care about a trader’s screen. But that is not really what building owners are looking at.
A lot of NYC homeowners assume boiler problems should show up in January, not March.
That sounds logical. Winter is when your system is working the hardest, so it would seem like the coldest days should be when something fails.
If you own, manage, or oversee a building in New York City, one of the easiest ways to get overwhelmed is trying to sort out which energy laws actually apply to your property.
You may hear people mention Local Law 84, Local Law 87, Local Law 88, and Local Law 97 as if they are all the same thing. They are not. They are connected, but each one covers a different part of building energy performance and compliance.
A backup generator can do more than keep a few lights on. For many homeowners in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, Westchester, and Nassau, it can help protect comfort, safety, and daily routines when the grid goes down.
Gas inspections in New York City aren’t just “nice to have.” In many situations, they’re required—and the requirement often shows up at the worst possible time: when a permit is on hold, when gas service is off, or when a project can’t close out.
Keeping one household warm is important – keeping 50 or 100 families warm in a multi-family building is critical. In New York (and any cold region), multi-family buildings like apartment complexes, co-ops, and condos have a legal and moral obligation to provide continuous heat all winter.
When the lights go out in a blackout, one of the unsung heroes that keeps critical systems running is often heating oil – in the form of diesel fuel for backup generators. Many buildings in NYC (and elsewhere) have emergency generators that kick on when grid power fails.
Ever catch a whiff of heating oil in your home or around your tank? Heating oil has a distinct odor, and smelling it occasionally doesn’t always mean disaster. However, certain smells can be red flags for leaks or system issues. This post will help you distinguish normal odors vs. warning signs. We’ll explain when a smell is just part of normal operation – and when it’s time to take action for your safety.
