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BUSINESS NEWS

Inter Island Propane Receives Certificate of Occupancy from San Juan County Building Department and Community Development.
 
October 1st, 2020

Inter Island Propane has fulfilled all of the County requirements and was granted its Certificate of Occupancy. Our new 30,000 gal Orcas Island storage facility has been installed and signed off by County officials!

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BUSINESS NEWS

Inter Island Propane expanding to Orcas Island

 

Propane tank building permit granted, appealed and allowed- ORCAS ISLAND

 

Nov 26th, 2019 by Mandi Johnson, Journal of the San Juan Islands​

Another attempt to stop the installation of a 30,000-gallon propane storage tank on Orcas was rejected by the San Juan County Hearing Examiner.

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BUSINESS NEWS

Inter Island Propane appears in Cargas Energy News.

 

September, 2019

 

Small Propane Delivery Startup Leverages Cargas Energy Software to Go Head-to-Head With Long-Established, Large-Scale Competitors

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AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Inter Island Propane Receives Operational Excellence Award

August 7th, 2019 By Chris Brablc   

 

Tank Utility, the leader in propane and heating oil tank monitoring solutions, is excited to announce the winners of the 2019 Operational Excellence awards. The awards recognize leading propane marketers who are using tank monitoring to drive business results and be as efficient as possible on their toughest accounts.

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BUSINESS NEWS

Inter Island Propane Makes Spotlight in LP Gas Magazine!

Inter-Island Propane

June 13, 2019 By Joe McCarthy    

 

For the residents and tourists in the San Juan Islands – a group of islands off the northwest coast of Washington –propane can be a crucial ... READ MORE

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BUSINESS NEWS

Inter Island Propane Expands to Lopez Island and is OPEN FOR BUSINESS for our Lopez Island Customers!

August, 2017   

 

Inter Island Propane expands to Lopez Island with a storage facility and full time bobtail driver and truck. 

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Inter Island Propane Open for Business!

October 2016

Donny Galt of Ace Hardware and Jimmie Lawson of Jim’s Heating have partnered together to create a new business offering propane to the islands. 

“With the recent buyout of VanderYacht Propane by AmeriGas (DBA San Juan Propane) we both realized the importance of a new option for the residents of San Juan County” says Donny. “As we both came to the partnership table we realized how valuable we will be as partners. Jimmie’s 30+ years in the heating and cooling business and my 30+ years in a variety of entrepreneur ventures has created, in my opinion, a perfect match for a new propane sales ans service business.”

2 new propane trucks and a large assortment of propane tanks have arrived. The storage facility is nearing completion and the large storage tank should arrive within the next couple of weeks. They hope to begin delivering propane at the end of October on San Juan Island.

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Inter Island Propane breaks ground on Stanford Lane, Friday Harbor, WA. Site work for 30,000 gal tank storage facility and our first load of customer tanks arrrive.

September 2016

WA STATE PROPANE/NATURAL GAS NEWS

 

 

 

July 5th, 2024 : Today, we are proud to announce that we have collected over 546,000 signatures in support of I-2066. This is the second-highest number of signatures gathered for a Washington state initiative and the most gathered in over 50 years. We were able to collect this record breaking amount in only 50 days, showing how powerful Washington citizens’ voices are. Thank you for all your support! Be sure to vote for I-2066 in November! READ FULL ARTICLE

 

May 15th, 2024: Supporters must get about 324,500 valid signatures by July 5 in order to qualify for the ballot.

 

Ballot Measure Summary
 

This measure would require utilities and local governments to provide natural gas to eligible customers; prevent state approval of rate plans requiring or incentivizing gas service termination, restricting access to gas service, or making it cost-prohibitive; and prohibit the state energy code, localities, and air pollution control agencies from penalizing gas use. It would repeal sections of chapter 351, Laws of 2024, including planning requirements for cost-effective electrification and prohibitions on gas rebates and incentives.

Signing Initiative 2066 gives voters the power to:

 

  • Protect natural gas for heating, cooking and more.

  • Stop state and local governments, and their agencies, from banning, restricting, or discouraging gas and gas appliances in homes and businesses, like restaurants.

  • Make sure gas utilities will continue to provide natural gas to customers who want it

  • Stop the state from limiting natural gas service to homes and businesses, like restaurants and breweries.

  • Protect people from having to switch to only electric energy.

  • Keep the power on when our energy grid is at capacity in super cold or hot weather.

Signing Initiative 2066 does not:

 

  • Force anyone to use gas or gas appliances – I-2066 just lets you choose.

  • Take away any energy incentives and rebates for those who choose them.

  • Reduce the state’s commitment to addressing climate change.

I-2066 IN THE NEWS- CLICK HERE

 

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January 1st, 2023:  In 2021, Governor Inslee and the Washington Legislature passed the Climate Commitment Act (or CCA) which establishes a comprehensive, market-based program to reduce carbon pollution and achieve the greenhouse gas limits set in state law.

 

With that, effective January 1st, 2023 Washington State Legislature has rolled out   “The Cap and Invest” program. This program aims to set a limit on overall carbon emissions in the State and requires businesses to obtain allowances equal to covered greenhouse gas emissions through quarterly regulated auctions. This program has increased the price of gasoline, diesel, natural gas and propane throughout the state. Your current invoice reflects this new incremental price increase. The state will be performing regulated “auctions” quarterly. We will remain diligent evaluating this program and passing on this information to our customers.

TAKE ACTION NOW

 

For more information about the “Cap and Invest” program you can find more info at https://ecology.wa.gov/Air-Climate/Climate-Commitment-Act/Cap-and-invest.

Or

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/carbon-auctions-will-bring-wa-more-money-than-predicted-transportation-could-benefit/


 

WA STATE PROPANE NEWS

January 1st, 2023:  In 2021, Governor Inslee and the Washington Legislature passed the Climate Commitment Act (or CCA) which establishes a comprehensive, market-based program to reduce carbon pollution and achieve the greenhouse gas limits set in state law.

 

With that, effective January 1st, 2023 Washington State Legislature has rolled out   “The Cap and Invest” program. This program aims to set a limit on overall carbon emissions in the State and requires businesses to obtain allowances equal to covered greenhouse gas emissions through quarterly regulated auctions. This program has increased the price of gasoline, diesel, natural gas and propane throughout the state. Your current invoice reflects this new incremental price increase. The state will be performing regulated “auctions” quarterly. We will remain diligent evaluating this program and passing on this information to our customers.

TAKE ACTION NOW

 

For more information about the “Cap and Invest” program you can find more info at https://ecology.wa.gov/Air-Climate/Climate-Commitment-Act/Cap-and-invest.

Or

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/carbon-auctions-will-bring-wa-more-money-than-predicted-transportation-could-benefit/


 

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