How and why Pinergy was created:
Pinergy was formed in 2003 to combat excessive heating oil prices.
Being that I always lived in a condo or apartment, I never had to deal
with the purchase of heating oil. The places I lived always included heat
with the rent, and in any case the heat source was always gas. During
a short stint in early 2003 while house searching, my future wife and I
moved in with my father. My father being the sort that never price
shops, and considering his neighbor of 20 years owned the oil
company, he never questioned the amount he was charged for heating
oil. I, on the other hand, am not as trusting so I immediately questioned
the price he and my sister, a Simsbury resident, were being charged.
Using the power of two potential new customers I made a few phone
calls and did a little negotiating, and found I was able to save them 65
cents per gallon for the rest of the winter. Considering it was January
and there were many fill ups left for the winter, I was able to save them
approximately $675 each for the rest of the winter. Once the word got
out what I was able to save my father and sister, I was asked by other
family and friends if I could get them the same deal. The ball kept
rolling from there and I started to realize the more people I added to the
group the more negotiating power and influence I had with the oil
companies. This is where the name Pinergy came from. Power in
Numbers merged with Energy. It just makes sense that the more
customers a home heating oil supplier can be guaranteed, the better
the price and service will be for everyone.
Being that I always lived in a condo or apartment, I never had to deal
with the purchase of heating oil. The places I lived always included heat
with the rent, and in any case the heat source was always gas. During
a short stint in early 2003 while house searching, my future wife and I
moved in with my father. My father being the sort that never price
shops, and considering his neighbor of 20 years owned the oil
company, he never questioned the amount he was charged for heating
oil. I, on the other hand, am not as trusting so I immediately questioned
the price he and my sister, a Simsbury resident, were being charged.
Using the power of two potential new customers I made a few phone
calls and did a little negotiating, and found I was able to save them 65
cents per gallon for the rest of the winter. Considering it was January
and there were many fill ups left for the winter, I was able to save them
approximately $675 each for the rest of the winter. Once the word got
out what I was able to save my father and sister, I was asked by other
family and friends if I could get them the same deal. The ball kept
rolling from there and I started to realize the more people I added to the
group the more negotiating power and influence I had with the oil
companies. This is where the name Pinergy came from. Power in
Numbers merged with Energy. It just makes sense that the more
customers a home heating oil supplier can be guaranteed, the better
the price and service will be for everyone.
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