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Bioheat® Fuel for the Environment

This eco-friendly heating fuel is great for the planet and your home. If your vision of heating oil involves a lot of soot and black smoke, you’re probably thinking of the fuel your great-grandparents used. Today’s heating oil is lightyears more advanced than the heating oil of prior generations. At Main-Care Energy, we’re thrilled to […]

Protecting Your Heating Fuel from Freezing Temperatures

Protecting Your Heating Fuel from Freezing Temperatures Kerosene users love Main-Care Energy’s premium WinterGuard fuel. In case you needed another reminder, this winter provided a case study of how frigid conditions can get in the New York Capital Region, the Hudson Valley, Western Vermont and Western Massachusetts. When we start experiencing whole weeks of freezing […]

6 Advantages of Upgrading Your Home Heating System

Comfort, Energy Savings and a Whole Lot More. When you’ve been working with homeowners since 1930 to maintain a high level of comfort throughout the winter, you learn a thing or two about their concerns and preferences. At Main-Care Energy, we offer a wide range of home comfort services, from delivering heating oil and propane […]

How to Read a Heating Oil Tank Gauge

Main-Care Energy can handle all the planning for your heating oil deliveries. If you’ve recently moved into a home that’s heated with an oil system, you are in for some robust, dependable warmth all winter long. Today’s heating oil is cleaner-burning than ever, but it still delivers some of the most powerful heat of any […]

What’s the Right HVAC System for You?

Choose the best heating and cooling option when it’s time to upgrade. How comfortable is your home these days in Catskill or another town in the Hudson Valley, the Capital Region or Western Vermont? It’s crucial to have a heating and cooling system that can stand up to the often extreme weather conditions in this […]

The Benefits of Scheduling Automatic Propane Delivery

The Benefits of Scheduling Automatic Propane Delivery Say goodbye to run-outs and hello to convenience and peace of mind. These days, people have automated subscriptions for items they used to have run out to buy every time they needed them. Maybe you have a scheduled delivery of your preferred shampoo or breakfast cereal. Many new […]

4 Tips for Maintaining Natural Gas Equipment

Ensure the efficiency and safety of your home heating systems and appliances. When your home is connected for natural gas service, you can power a host of highly efficient home comfort equipment. Some standard gas-fired home products include: Boilers and furnaces Traditional and on-demand water heaters Gas ranges and stoves Dryers Gas fireplaces and other […]

How to Save Money on Home Heating Bills

6 simple tips to lower your heating season energy costs. No one wants to be in the situation of spending more money than they need to, and this time of the year is rife with opportunities to overspend. You might find yourself overdoing the holiday shopping a bit or spending too much on meals out […]

What Are Heat Pumps?

An Alternative Heating and Cooling Option for Your Home They say that the only constant in life is change, and that’s certainly true of our daily technology. Twenty years ago, people were still using flip phones, and bulky GPS systems were the next big thing for navigating in our cars. Similarly, heat pump systems were […]

The Benefits of Bioheat® for Air Quality

Breathe Easier, Reduce Your Carbon Footprint, and Stay Warm Remember last summer, when smoke from Canadian wildfires turned our skies orange and hazy and the air made peoples’ eyes and throats burn? It was dangerous for anyone with health issues to be outside for days at a time. For some people, it was a scary […]