





Acme Fuel has been the local, family owned, ‘go to’ propane & heating oil company for Tenino since 1925! Acme provides a variety of fuel services throughout the South Sound area. We supply propane and heating oil to Tenino residential homes and Thurston County businesses as well as commercial diesel delivery for off road equipment, generators and refrigeration trailers. That’s why Acme Fuel has been proud to be Thurston County’s local propane and heating oil supplier for nearly 100 years!
✓ Always competitive and fair pricing
✓ We do NOT play pricing games
✓ No teaser rates that jump up later
✓ Our prices change ONLY when the wholesale price changes
✓ NO DELIVERY FEES of any kind for our Autofill customers
✓ NO surprise hazmat fees
✓ NO fuel surcharges for all deliveries
✓ Emergency fills are available with an after hours fee.
✓ Additional 5 cent per gallon discount if you pay your bill within 7 days!
✓ South Sound's local propane & heating oil supplier for almost 100 years!
The short answer is sometimes yes, and sometimes no. We base our pricing on our wholesale cost. Sometimes it’s cheaper in the summer, sometimes it’s not. It just depends on what’s going on in the world and local markets. Some companies will artificially lower their prices in order to “trick” people into thinking they are a bargain, only to raise it dramatically in the winter. Again, we simply add our margin to our cost and do not play unfair pricing games.
This is by far the most commonly asked question, and by far the most difficult to answer. There are so many factors involved. Mainly the weather, your households habits, the efficiency of your home and equipment, the size of your house, what appliances you have, etc. Literally, you could take 10 identical homes with 10 different families, and while their rate of consumption may go up and down together based on the weather, their individual family consumption will be different due to different habits.
This explanation will help you to figure out a baseline of your consumption.
1 gallon of propane has approximately 92,500 Btu’s (British Thermal Unit – a measure of energy content) in it. You can calculate how much your appliances will burn by knowing the Btu’s of the appliance and the Btu’s of propane. For instance, if your gas fireplace is 30,000 Btu’s, you will burn approximately 1 gallon for every 3 hours it runs (92,500 divided by 30,000).
Average Btu’s of different appliances and the average annual consumption for a family of four;
Acme Fuel is a local, 3rd generation, family owned business that’s committed to providing its customers the best products and services, while also being good stewards of our community and the environment.
Other Tenino companies might try to win you over with “teaser rates”. This is when a company will provide their customers with a quote only to raise their prices later with hidden charges and fees. Even worse, they can artificially raise their prices in the winter when you need your propane and fuel the most, then turn around and lower the prices in the summer when you need your fuel the least. At Acme, we do not believe in playing pricing games with our customers! Our customers can count on our consistent pricing because propane and fuel prices only change when the wholesale price changes. Contact us now for our current propane and fueling prices!
If you are one of our thousands of Tenino customers who subscribes to our Propane Auto-Delivery offer, then you know that we always provide you with priority service. We do everything in our power to ensure that you never run out of your fuel. But, if you were to ever be caught by surprise and in need of assistance, we have you covered! Acme Fuel offers a 24/7 Emergency Service where we can get out to you on the same day so you can be on your way with no extra charge! Read more about our propane delivery options below.
Live in Tenino and currently with another fuel company? You can learn how easy it is to switch to Acme Fuel and become another one of our thousands of satisfied customers! We believe in pricing transparency, hard work, and excellent customer service. Click the link below and learn how easy it is to switch!
Acme Fuel gives all our Tenino customers the same promise; that we NEVER add other fees to our deliveries, we only charge for the price of the fuel and the sales tax. The additional charges added by other companies is only a way to raise their price without having to honestly quote you on it! Switch to Acme Fuel where we value honest pricing and protecting your wallet.
At Acme Fuel, we offer different annual budget plans to help our Tenino customers pay for their fuel and propane in whichever way that works best for them. These payment plans apply to your heating fuel or propane costs, your oil tank replacement contract, and/or your propane tank lease payment all over a 12 month period with no finance charge or added interest. Take a look at our Payment Options page for more details!
Acme Fuel wants our Tenino customers to have the best experience we can provide! That’s why we offer different flexible payment options. This includes COD, debit card, credit cards, and the option to open a personal account for residential homes and/or other personal propane needs. See how quick it is to open up a Personal Account with us today!
Need propane for your business in Tenino, WA? Being a locally owned business ourselves, Acme Fuel wants to find the best way that our team can support you and your business’s needs! We make life simple. Start with opening an online Business Account with us today and find out how we can help.
Contact us online or call us during business hours Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm on 360 943 1133.
Effective April 1, 2022, all credit/debit card payments for Fast Fuel invoices will incur a 3% surcharge to cover the costs of the credit/debit card fees charged to us.
We have resisted doing this, but with the increasing fees and the increasing price of fuel, we cannot absorb the costs any longer.
We encourage you to sign up for email statements and ACH billing. Not only do you avoid the fee, but we will give you an additional 5 cent per gallon DISCOUNT on fuel purchases made at our stations.