Hillside won’t leave you out in the cold

Southward shifts of the north polar vortex, occurring in December 2013 and January 2014 brought lots of snow and wind to our area last winter. To the delight of skiers, forecasts are similar for this winter. For the rest of us, visions of shoveling driveways, de-icing sidewalks, and keeping our homes comfortably warm this winter might already be sending chills through us. For those using heating oil, it might even cause a bit of unrest. Despite other area suppliers rationing home heating oil and leaving some customers without heat in the dead of winter last year, Hillside HVAC never resorted to rationing oil for our customers. In fact, we even welcomed many new customers during the brutal weather. Remember those mountains of snow as wave after wave of snowstorms hit our area? The perceived shortage of oil due to rationing was no actual shortage. There was, however, a real market reaction to the short supply of other fuels (such as propane), which raised demand for heating oil and diesel fuel. With other means of heating a home becoming available and more attractive, nationally the demand for heating oil has steadily decreased. That does not hold true for our area, where the demand remains strong. Roughly 5.5 million households in the Northeast region of the US rely on home heating oil to warm their homes. Hillside HVAC is preparing for this upcoming winter and will always do our best to meet the demands of our customers.