Customer Testimonial: Clay from Kingston
Customer
Clay Fuel
from Kingston
“I wanted
to Testimonial:
Get Away from
Oil”
“I wanted
to get away
“I wanted
tofrom
GetfuelAway from Fuel Oil”
oil – I really did,” Central Hudson
“I wanted
get away from
customer
Clay to
Harshberger
toldfuel
oil
–
I
really
did,”
Central
us. “I grew up in a home with Hudson
customer
Clay
Harshberger
told
natural
gas, and
I liked
how it
us.
“I
grew
up
in
a
home
with
burned cleaner and had lower
natural gas,
and I liked
how it
maintenance
compared
to fuel
burned
had
oil. Fuel
oil iscleaner
a dirtierand
fuel;
it’slower
maintenance
compared
toto
fuel
basically
diesel fuel.
You have
oil.
Fuel
oil
is
a
dirtier
fuel;
it’s
clean the boiler, pump and nozzle
fuel.my
Youfuel
have to
eachbasically
year. Anddiesel
because
clean
the
boiler,
pump
and
oil tank was inside my home, I nozzle
each
year.springing
And because
my fuel
worried
about
a leak.”
oil tank was inside my home, I
Evenworried
thoughabout
he is not
a fan of
fuel oil, Clay has lived in a home
springing
a leak.”
heated by fuel oil for the past decade. But in January 2014, he
Even
he switch.
is not a He
fanestimates
of fuel oil,he
Clay
livedabout
in a home
decided
tothough
make the
hashas
saved
heated
by
fuel
oil
for
the
past
decade.
But
in
January
2014, he
$1,650 in home-heating costs since switching to natural gas.
decided to make the switch. He estimates he has saved about
“I’m an
engineer
– I do the math,”
with a chuckle.
$1,650
in home-heating
costsClay
sincesaid
switching
to natural gas.
“The rebates from Central Hudson were great, but they weren’t
“I’mreason
an engineer
– I do the
Clay said
withwhen
a chuckle.
the real
for switching.
Onmath,”
a long-term
basis,
you
“The
rebates
from
Central
Hudson
were
great,
but
they weren’t
think about energy security, you’ve just got to go with gas.”
the real reason for switching. On a long-term basis, when you
Clay think
said his
experience
was “excellent,
andgot
I didn’t
about
energy security,
you’ve just
to gomake
with gas.”
it easy on the contractor. I wanted to add T-valves so in the
Clay
saidadd
his experience
“excellent,
I didn’t make
future
I could
natural gas was
appliances
like and
a replace,
stove
it
easy
on
the
contractor.
I
wanted
to
add
T-valves
in Ithe
and clothes dryer. I haven’t added those appliances yet,sobut
future
I
could
add
natural
gas
appliances
like
a

replace,
gured it was cheaper to get the valves installed at the same stove
clothes
dryer.
I haven’t added those appliances yet, but I
time and
as my
heating
system.”
gured it was cheaper to get the valves installed at the same
“I started
outmy
thinking
I could
do better than Central Hudson’s
time as
heating
system.”
turnkey option,” Clay recalled. “So I consulted with several
started out But
thinking
I could
do better
than Centralturnkey
Hudson’s
local“Icontractors.
I ended
up being
surprised—the
turnkey
option,”
Clay
recalled.
“So
I
consulted
with
several
option was the right way to go.”
local contractors. But I ended up being surprised—the turnkey
Because
Clay’s
wasway
notto
too
old, he was able to convert
option
was boiler
the right
go.”
the burner to natural gas. “Factoring in the costs of the
Becausehe
Clay’s
was not
old, he was
convert
conversion,”
said,boiler
“my return
on too
investment
has able
beentogreat.”
the burner to natural gas. “Factoring in the costs of the
conversion,” he said, “my return on investment has been great.”
Ask the Experts at an Open House
Ask the Experts at an Open House
Central Hudson’s energy experts will be
at open house meetings to answer your
Central Hudson’s energy experts will be
questions about switching your home to
at open house meetings to answer your
natural gas. You can also sign up for a free,
questions about switching your home to
no-obligation estimate and learn more about
natural gas. You can also sign up for a free,
the process of switching. Join us at 7 pm at
no-obligation estimate and learn more about
one of the following Central Hudson ofces:
the process of switching. Join us at 7 pm at
• one
March
23following
- Newburgh:
610
Little Britain
of the
Central
Hudson
ofces:
Road in New Windsor
• March 23 - Newburgh: 610 Little Britain
• March 24 - Fishkill: 25 Central Hudson
Road in New Windsor
Way
• March 24 - Fishkill: 25 Central Hudson
• March 25 - Kingston: 2001 Route 9W
Way
in Lake Katrine
• March 25 - Kingston: 2001 Route 9W
• March 26 - Poughkeepsie: 284 South
in Lake Katrine
Avenue
• March 26 - Poughkeepsie: 284 South
Please call
845-486-5241 to RSVP or send an
Avenue
email to [email protected]. Include
Please call 845-486-5241 to RSVP or send an
your name and the meeting you’ll attend. We
email to [email protected]. Include
look forward to speaking with you in person!
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Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
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