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Main Brothers Oil Company's first delivery truck. Circa 1930 Chevrolet truck held 600 gallons of fuel.

In 1930, Art Main attached a 275 gallon tank to his flat bed truck and began delivering kerosene, then a common fuel for heating and cooking, to area residents. Spenser Main soon joined the growing business, and Main Brothers Oil Company (Main-Care) came to be. The Main family presided over the company until their passing in the mid 1960’s. Having no heirs, they left their proud legacy to their employees, and Main-Care Energy became fully employee-owned.

Today we are a company of dedicated employee-owners who are committed to maintaining the high standards established by our founders. Our employee-owners are also customers residing in your community. And as customers we want the same thing you do - the security of knowing you’ll receive dependable delivery and reliable service. That’s why “Service That Never Sleeps” – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year has been our long-standing motto. No matter what time of day or night you call, you will speak with one of our team of employee-owners who is always ready to help. Plus, with our employee-owners living in your neighborhood you are assured of prompt response to your heating and cooling emergencies.

We have listened to our customers’ needs and suggestions thus developing convenient programs that roll your energy needs and our unbeatable service into economical “bundled” service and energy packages. Recently we announced our new premiere parts and labor service plan: The Gold Plus “Total Home Comfort” package that you customize to fit your specific needs. Our customers also helped design our Price Protection programs that offer Double Protection - whether the price of fuel goes up or down, you are protected.

Since 1995, with the approval of deregulation we began offering natural gas for your home or business. In fact, we’re proud to say that Main-Care Energy is one of the largest Public Service Commission approved suppliers of natural gas in New York State.

In 2000 we took a unique position as an energy supplier…we became partners with ENERGY STAR®. As an ENERGY STAR® Partner, our heating and cooling specialists can show you how to conserve energy and reduce your energy costs. If you have high energy bills, or rooms that won’t heat or cool properly, we can help with an on site energy analysis.

Throughout our seventy plus years, Main-Care Energy falls back on over 14,542,000 man-hours of service in your neighborhood to keep you warm and secure. When you couple the products we provide with our “Service That Never Sleeps”, you can see why people put their trust in Main-Care Energy. With strong roots in our communities we’ll be here serving you for another seventy-five years and beyond.

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