Many homeowners are wondering when to fill up their tanks with the planned oil embargo against Russia. There is no perfect time, but there are some solutions.
For many years, consumers were advised to fill the tank of their oil heating system in spring or summer in order to get fossil fuels as cheaply as possible. But this strategy no longer works. “The price of heating oil is strongly influenced by global factors such as crises and wars,” says Hans Weinreuter, an energy expert at the Rhineland-Palatinate consumer advice center.