We cap the retail mark-up that participating oil dealers can add to their daily wholesale price. The member price changes daily based on your assigned dealer's wholesale price, but is always discounted from the dealer's regular retail price and also saves members an average of 10-50 cents per gallon or more when compared to the average statewide survey price.
Our Pricing Model
Green Energy Consumers got its start as Boston Oil Consortium (BOC) with 100 members in 1982. By using their group buying power to promise one local oil dealer all of their business, they were able to negotiate a discounted oil price, which ultimately led to the creation of the Heating Oil Service. Now with over 6,000 members, we still use the same principle.
- When you enroll, you are paired with a specific oil dealer that works with us. The heating oil dealers in our network have been carefully reviewed and selected for their excellent service and customer support.
- We set each dealer’s retail mark-up, or margin, via a contract. The margin varies by dealer, depending on the dealer’s size and operations. The average margin is 85 cents per gallon.
- The wholesale cost of oil fluctuates, and our member price changes every day with the wholesale price based on the dealer's agreed upon margin. It’s the most reliable way to make sure members are always paying the fairest price for heating oil. And our members always save when compared to the state average price for full-service heating oil dealers.
Price gouging protection: Many oil dealers attract new customers with ultra-low oil prices at the beginning of the heating season. They can offer these prices by lowering their profit margin on your initial deliveries to lock you in as a customer. But eventually, most dealers raise their prices—usually during the coldest months of the year when you are unlikely to leave them.
Trusted Heating Oil Dealers
The oil dealers in our network have been and continue to be vetted by our experienced staff.
Each one is guaranteed to charge our members their Green Energy Consumers price of the day. Plus, as an added layer of support, in the rare occasion that a member has an issue or concern with their oil dealer, Green Energy Consumers can work with that member and the oil dealer to address it.
