Referred by a friend who had been a customer for years. Used them through 2 heating seasons and…read morecan say that I a fan. Their billing/payment department was easy to work with and the online tools for paying and ordering were very easy to use. Their price per gallon was always within pennies of the competitors and they did offer a budget plan if you could provide them with the previous years usage.

I contracted with John Ray & Sons to replace the oil tank in my basement and the work was completed…read moreon November 11, 2024. In early April of 2025 I noticed that a patch of lawn was dead, and when I smelled the dirt it smelled of oil. Bags containing absorbant material from the old oil tank had been placed on that spot. I first called the offices at John Ray & Sons on 4/3/2025 to resolve this issue. Since then I have had two no-call, no-show appointments. Two unanswered e-mails, and I have made several phone calls to their office. Eventually someone came out to resolve the issue on 5/2/2025. The solution was to remove as much dead grass as could be removed with a rake and spread grass seed over the area. The grass seed did not germinate in the oil contaminated soil. I contacted John Ray and Sons again on 5/20/2025 and was told that neither one of the customer service reps I had been communicating with were available. 48 hours later I still have not heard from either of them.

I had this company's "service" in two separate homes. The first was a rental, so no choice, but…read morepeople told me he had the lowest prices, and it was years later, so I went with him again in spite of my having experienced him as being rude in the first home. He is not only rude, he is less than honest in his dealing with people. He moved the tank to in front of the gate to my backyard, so I couldn't even use it, and when I told him not to put gas in it because I wanted it moved, he took the tank away. He gave me a snotty little face and wave as he left. Then his wife called me and told me I had $900 on account with them. I told her he took the tank, but he brought it back and put it in the same place, so I told him to move it or not put gas in it. I never got my $900 worth of gas. At first when I called about it, they said, "No, it was only $300 (something)." But that changed to nothing by the next time I called. He is rude and dishonest.

This past spring my husband and I opened our summer cottage and to our dismay we had no gas. Upon…read morecalling Columbia Gas we were greeted in a friendly and concerned manner. The receptionist took our information and within minutes returned our call stating that a delivery truck was heading our way. Just luck that a truck was in our vicinity, or good customer service? It's nice to know that unscheduled emergencies can be handled courteously and expeditiously. Oh, and the price, we found out later was competitive! Thanks, Columbia Gas!

Too expensive and really poor customer service. Very unprofessional and very rude. Not good for the…read morecommunity.

When I first became involved with this company, I liked them a lot. But just under 3 years later…read morewhen I sold my house, I saw a very different side of them. I wanted them to pick up their tank that I had been paying $81 per quarter for. They continued to charge me the $81 even though I asked them to pick up their tank because I had apparently agreed to lease the tank from them for 3 full years. Oh well, I guess that's my fault for not reading the fine print when I started buying propane from them. Then, when I asked if they would be refunding me for the unused propane in the tank, they said no. When I objected they again said that provision was also in the lease agreement. So my advice to folks is, don't buy the "we are family" balcony they give you when you sign up and review everything with a fine tooth comb BEFORE you sign anything.

I guess these reviews explain my experience today. These people need to inspect my tank to deliver…read moreoil? Are you out of your mind? I don't give a shit what is okay or not okay w my tank, but to deny me oil delivery because I negate your bullshit is bullshit. I just wanted your oil, not your asshole opinion on what I may need.

We called Main-Care to obtain an estimate to have our our tanks removed, properly disposed of and…read morereplaced. The technician scheduled for mid-afternoon showed up at 11:30 AM - fortunately I was home. He sent me a contract the same day asking for "Payment In Full" prior to even scheduling the work. LOL! As if I would sign a contract & pay several thousand dollars for a one day job before it's even scheduled, let alone anyone showing up to actually do the work. No wonder they have so many bad reviews.

Long Energy came with the house when I moved to the VOK. Generally happy with service, but…read moreyesterday I woke to no heat, no hot water, no display in the on demand propane fueled hot water heater and it needed parts. Part came in from the manufacturers this afternoon and at 7:20pm I have heat and hot water before the temperature plummets again. Long Energy customer service is excellent, the products good, and their prices fair. A big thank you to Sean and all of the folks who make this company great!

Very rude customer service rep named Matt. I am purchasing a home privately and called to get a…read morequote for propane, and because the house I am purchasing does not show in Google that its for sale he refused to give me pricing. Not very good business practice. I will not be calling back as he suggested, "when I move in."

These folks advertise that they treat you like family. Believe me they don't. They say all the…read moreright things on the phone but as soon as you sign a contract they turn on you. They came and estimated putting in gas lines and tanks and gave me a price. Then the bill came and it was way over the price they gave me. The excuse was that the person who gave me the price was no longer working for them. I don't care about that. They gave me a price and they should honor it. That wasn't the end of their dirty little deeds. They told me that my 1st fill up was at 1.39 a gallon and that from then on it was 2.59. So I get my bill and its 2.79. They said that I was not on a fixed price and that I was on a 3 year contract and subject to market prices. In effect telling me tough. Well the market price in my area today is 2.55. That's 24 cents over market price. Would you do that to family? I think not. So now I have to contact my lawyer and assess my options. Don't let them trick you into a shady deal. Go elsewhere. Everyone is cheaper for oil or propane.

From the owner: First Fuel & Propane is a family owned and operated business. We serve propane customers in Albany,…read moreColumbia, Dutchess, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, Berkshire and Washington Counties, NY; and heating oil customers in Columbia and Rensselaer Counties. We have 28 years of experience and offer automatic delivery, 24-hour emergency service, budget payment plans, and pre-payment plans. We have a full HVAC Department to take care of any of your heating and cooling needs.

I set up a 10:00 -11:00 am appointment to have an estimate for generator, gas water heater,…read morefireplace and water tank installed. My time does not matter since time is not valuable and waiting for an appointment seems to be the model that lazy companies use to avoiding good customer service. I got up early and prepared for the estimate. 11:30 am rolled around and no one came so I called the company. It was a cluster. So, I cancelled the current appoint and the next appointment the following day. Wow! can you imagine needing gas in the heart of winter and freezing to death while waiting for the truck to come? The only thing you could do to survive is start burning the furniture, hook up the barbeque pit or not use Long Energy in the first place. I will go with the last option. It is a long shot, but I think I am right.

Do not use Long energy for fuel purchase or furnace service. we have used this company for our…read morefurnace maintenance and propane supply, but recently purchased our propane from another vendor. Tonight our furnace stopped working and we called Long Energy for emergency service, after looking up our address the extremely rude woman handling our service call stated that since we purchased fuel with another company they "wouldn't touch our furnace for any reason", leaving us in the cold and searching for another service. After serving 22 years in the Marines, I would say that I am disgusted by this company and their lack of ethics and pride in serving their community. If they were to go out of business tomorrow it wouldn't be soon enough.

One of the more expensive propane companies, and you have to sign a three-year contractread more

Rude. Austin is a hot head who got very upset when asked for transparency on pricing - and…read moreliterally cussed me out - and I was a current customer. Avoid! They are selling a commodity and the differentiating factor could be price or service and they are not competitive in either.