Bioheat® Fuel In South Carolina: The Future

Heating oil is getting better all the time. And while the fuel that you’re familiar with has always been safe and has always kept you comfortable, advancements in fuel technology promise more benefits in the future.

Advanced heating fuels like ultra-low sulfur heating oil (ULSHO) and Bioheat® fuel are becoming more popular around the country. ULSHO contains very little sulfur and this helps heating oil systems run more efficiently.

Bioheat fuel is the industry’s official registered name for the fuel that consists of a blend of ultra-low sulfur heating oil with renewable biodiesel that’s made from organic and recycled products. These products can range from soybean oil, used cooking oils, inedible corn oil, canola, tallow, fats and even algae.

Bioheat fuel is sourced and produced right here in the United States, supporting local farmers, local industries and local economies. That’s good news for South Carolina!

The most refined grade of heating oil available, Bioheat fuel is one of the cleanest burning heating sources for your home or business. It reduces greenhouse gas emissions significantly and no changes to your existing heating oil system are necessary if you want to use Bioheat fuel.

Lowering The Carbon Footprint

Here’s why the use of Bioheat fuel is a game changer in terms of reducing carbon emissions.

• Bioheat fuel mixes low-carbon renewable liquids like biodiesel with conventional heating oil.
• Biodiesel is a gallon-for gallon substitute for petroleum-based fuels, which have a higher carbon intensity.
• By 2030, it’s estimated that biodiesel will displace 529 million gallons of heating oil.*
• Wide-spread regional use of Bioheat fuel annually avoids more than 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.*
• 1.5 million tons of CO2 emissions is equivalent to removing 320,000 vehicles from the road—-or the equivalent of the emissions from the annual energy use in 180,000 homes.*

Feel Good About Heating Oil In South Carolina

Knowing more about today’s oilheat in the Palmetto State will make you feel good about how you heat your home—now and well into the future. That’s why it’s important for you to know that with every passing year, heating oil continues its evolvement into a newer, cleaner and more efficient fuel.

Here in South Carolina, we are at the very beginning of this transition to using even better home heating fuel. The energy outlook in the Palmetto State has never been brighter for homeowners who heat with oil!

*Source: Biodiesel.org