State of the Industry: Exploring engine fuel opportunities

When planning the survey questionnaires for our 2011 and 2012 State of the Industry projects, we couldn’t ignore the dismal condition of our country – impacting propane retailers and all other Americans.

Retailer responses were to the point. The economy, congressional performance, presidential leadership and haphazard national energy policy were among critical issues retailers expected to hurt business. And, when looking back, business prosperity felt harder to reach with every passing year – but retailers would trudge on.

In 2012, we broached the topic of autogas as a potential opportunity to stabilize propane sales. Is autogas just an industry pipe dream? Or is it a realistic plan to reclaim growth in gallons for the average propane retailer? This year, we asked retailers to peer deeper into their crystal balls and share what they see in their futures. We think you’ll find this year’s report particularly interesting and worth comparing to your own business prognostications. Read more here.