Fox Fuel has been a family-owned heating oil company delivering across Bucks County and Montgomery County since 1981. Fixed Price Budget locks your per-gallon rate for the season and spreads it over ten monthly payments, so your covered gallons are protected from mid-season price swings.
This plan works best if you want a defined per-gallon price for the season but prefer to spread costs across monthly payments rather than paying everything at once. You want predictable monthly billing from August through May with no mid-season price surprises on covered gallons.
- Minimum purchase: 400 gallons.
- Price: set in late July 2026 per gallon, fixed at enrollment for covered gallons.
- Payment: 10 equal monthly payments, August through May.
- Coverage period: through April 30, 2027.
- Credit card payments incur a 2.5% convenience fee per transaction. ACH/eCheck is preferred.
- Budget billing is not a discount by itself. It spreads expected costs over monthly payments. Your payment may change if usage, pricing, or account balance changes.
- A fixed price gives price certainty for covered gallons during the plan period, but it may not benefit from lower market prices if prices fall.
- Budget payments may continue after April 30 if the account still has a remaining balance under the budget/payment schedule. Price protection ends April 30, but the payment plan does not.
- Late enrollment may require catch-up payments for missed budget months.
How does Fixed Price Budget work?
You lock a per-gallon price when you enroll, and that rate stays fixed on covered deliveries through April 30, 2027. Fox Fuel sets a monthly payment from your estimated usage and your locked rate, then bills it in ten equal payments from August through May.
Who is Fixed Price Budget best for?
It suits households that want a set per-gallon price for the season but prefer steady monthly payments over one large bill. If you value predictable billing from August through May and want covered gallons shielded from mid-season price increases, this plan fits that pattern.
What does Fixed Price Budget cost?
The season’s per-gallon rate is set in late July 2026, just before enrollment opens, so contact Fox Fuel for the current figure. You pay in ten equal monthly payments from August through May, with a 400 gallon minimum. ACH or eCheck is preferred; card payments add a 2.5% fee.
How is Fixed Price Budget different from Fox Fuel’s other plans?
It fixes one price for the season, unlike SmartPay Cap Budget, which caps your rate but still drops if the market falls. Safeguard Prepay locks a price too but is paid in full up front, and FuelSaver Budget offers monthly payments at market rate with no price protection.
How do I enroll in Fixed Price Budget?
Enrollment opens August 1 and runs through October 15, 2026 in the Fox Fuel customer portal. Prices enrolled by the August 15 original-rate deadline are locked at the opening rate; rates set after August 15 float daily until enrollment closes October 15. Enroll early to secure the opening rate.
Respond by August 15, 2026 to lock in your rate – prices are subject to change after that date. Enrollment closes October 15, 2026.
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