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\"\"<\/a>MS Propane Weathers Historic Winter Storm <\/strong><\/h2>\n

August 4, 2021<\/p>\n

With temperatures reaching into the 90s the last week in July, winter seemed far away.\u00a0 But in February 2021, a historic winter weather storm, Uri, smacked\u00a0 the mid US, from Texas all the way to Canada. Affecting 170 million Americans,\u00a0 nearly 10 million Americans lost power, with rolling blackouts crippling Texas and other states.\u00a0 It was the largest winter storm related power outage since 2003.<\/p>\n

State of Emergency Declared\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

At that time, Governor Mike Parsons declared a propane emergency for the state of Missouri beginning February 11th that was extended twice and ended February 28th.\u00a0 Despite the storm, MS Propane carried the torch to customers and to the communities it serves.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn normal winter weather a customer might burn 100 gallons in a month.\u00a0 We were seeing burn rates three times that number,\u201d said David Sanford, managing partner with the company.\u00a0 \u201cWhen a tank holds about 400 gallons, nearly everyone needed a refill.\u00a0 Those with smaller tanks sometimes needed two refills.\u00a0 Our delivery drivers and support staff were heroes during that time.\u00a0 It was a matter of life and death, and they were a shining example of\u00a0 professionalism and care for their customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Protecting the Grid<\/strong><\/h4>\n

MS Propane\u2019s transport services also delivered hundreds of thousands of gallons to City Utilities of Springfield Missouri during a crisis situation.\u00a0 When their supplier could not keep up with their emergency supply, MS Propane handled the delivery, with less than two days to spare before the residents of Springfield would be affected.<\/p>\n

Ice that blocks natural gas flow is called a freeze out, causing natural gas outages.\u00a0 Additionally. a percentage of electricity is produced with natural gas.\u00a0 City Utilities keeps 400,000 gallons of propane stored for such emergencies.\u00a0 But the supply is only meant to last a few days.<\/p>\n

Price Volatility<\/strong><\/h4>\n

During the emergency, the volatility of propane supply caused prices to fluctuate with each freight delivery.\u00a0 They were changing hourly.\u00a0 Prices spiked as high as $4.00 per gallon.\u00a0 But those customers that had purchased their gas at summer prices, including pre-buy and level pay customers, were not affected.\u00a0 They paid around $1.39 earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

Planning Ahead<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Preparing for winter weather is a year long process.\u00a0 Customers can be hesitant to order gas in advance and some wait until the last minute.\u00a0 Training customers to order their gas when they are at 25% is important so delivery technicians can reach everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen an emergency is declared, regular routing and delivery are put on hold and MS Propane goes into crisis mode.\u00a0 We deliver to those customers that reached the lowest levels.\u00a0 Our customers are used to getting their gas quickly without concern.<\/p>\n

Reaching at least 80% of our customers during a three week period was extremely difficult but we got them filled.\u00a0 By the end of March, we were caught up on deliveries and back to business as usual,\u201d stated Sanford.<\/p>\n

MS Propane has six locations across Southwest Missouri and has been in business since 2004.<\/p>\n

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