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At Blanchard Oil, we recognize that some of our customers prefer a more “hands-on” approach to controlling their winter heating costs. To help you do this, we offer a trio of payment plans: our Pre-buy Plan, our Cap Plan, and our Budget Plan. By offering these options, we hope to provide you with choices which work best for your particular budgetary needs.

Pre-Buy Plan

This plan allows you to purchase your heating fuel in advance for the coming season. The prices for each product are listed on our contract form. (You can receive a copy of our current contract by clicking here or calling our office). The advantage of this plan is that you will know your heating costs for the season in advance, and you are locked in at a set price should market prices rise. The disadvantage of this program is that you will have already purchased the product at a set price, and retail prices could fall below the price you have already paid. We begin offering this plan in mid-to-late June, and the Pre-buy plan is in effect from the time you sign-up through June 30th of the following year. Payment in full is due at the time of sign up.

Cap Plan

This plan is a guarantee that you will not pay more than a set price for your heating product. If retail prices fall below the cap price, you will pay the lesser price; if they go above the cap price, you will only pay the cap price. You decide how many gallons you wish to purchase price protection for. You then pay a one-time payment to purchase this price protection, based on the number of gallons you chose to protect. The Cap plan starts once your payment is received and ends on June 30th of the following year.

Supplies are limited for both the Pre-buy and Cap plans, so if interested contact us soon by either clicking here to have a contract sent to you, or call our office at (802) 754-2389.

Budget Plan

The goal of the Budget Plan is help level out your payments throughout the year. Based on your recent fuel consumption pattern, we will determine a monthly payment for you. (This figure will be an estimate based on past usage and anticipated future pricing). The Budget Plan begins in July and ends with your April payment. Our Budget customers must start the budget season with a full tank and a zero balance. By spreading out your payments over 10 months, you can build up a little credit early on to carry you through the harsh winter months. If, during the heating season, we see that your usage does not match up with your monthly budget payment (either too high or too low), we will contact you to readjust your plan. Click here to have information on our Budget Plan sent to you, or call our office at (802) 754-2389.

Payment Plans