East River Energy

The primary mission for East River Energy, Petroleum Distributor, is at the least to sustain, but moreover, improve the lives of our customers and help meet the basic needs of human comforts with particular attention to providing heating equipment and the proper petroleum products that will keep them safe and warm in their homes and businesses. The traditional and defining feature of our sales and distribution system is that of providing professional and personal attention to the individual customer, their needs, and the well-being of our customer’s living environment. Our business success is dependent on trusting relationships. Our reputation is reliant on the personal integrity of the company’s personnel and our dedication to our principles of:

• Honesty in communicating within the company and with our suppliers and customers, while at the same time protecting the company’s confidential information and trade secrets
• Excellence in our products and services, by striving to provide high-quality products and services to our customers
  Responsibility for our words and actions
• Compassion and understanding in our relationships with our employees and the communities affected by our business
• Citizenship in our observance of all the laws of our country, respect for environmental concerns and our service to the community by improving and enriching community life
• Fairness to our fellow employees, customers and suppliers through adherence to all applicable state and federal laws, regulations and policies, and a high standard of behavior
• Respect for our fellow employees, customers and suppliers while showing willingness to solicit their opinions and value their feedback

History

Our journey began in September of 1984 when Ed Walker founded East River Oil in a little office on State Street in Guilford, CT. The following year, current President and CEO Don Herzog joined East River Oil, bringing a wealth of sales experience with commercial, governmental, and municipal entities to guide the company to the next level. East River Oil was then renamed East River Energy to more accurately represent our vast array of capabilities and products, including heating oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, propane and natural gas. Herzog was integral in East River’s expansion and formidable presence across the State of Connecticut and throughout the Northeast. Over the years, we added employees, drivers and trucks to handle our rapid growth. Further, East River incorporated two other local area brands: Soundview Transportation (full service transportation arm) and F&N Elpat pool water (one of the largest pool water dealers in the area). After outgrowing three different offices, East River Energy now resides at 401 Soundview Road in Guilford, CT on 4.5 acres of land and occupies a 17,000 square-foot warehouse space accompanied by a 9,400 square-foot brick office building.  East River Energy has become a diversified and reliable energy supplier to homes and businesses throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, now licensed to operate in 13 states. The company owns and operates a proprietary fleet of approximately 50 vehicles and employs over 75 people. In 2013, we built 75,000 gallons of propane storage to support and foster our presence in the thriving propane industry.

Supported by 75,000 gallons of propane storage in Guilford, CT, East River Energy is uniquely positioned to offer propane to residential customers across the state of CT.

Did you know that almost 90% of the propane used in the United States is produced domestically? Propane is a natural gas which means it is not “made” of other raw materials, but instead “found” in petroleum chemical mixtures deep within the Earth. Therefore, propane is highly reliable. Propane also has the ability to power a wide range of appliances from a single fuel source, making it one of the nation’s most versatile sources of energy. As one of the nation’s leading comfort service providers, we provide a full range of propane gas services to suit your home and business needs. We deliver efficient propane gas for your home & water heating, cooking, fireplace, and a variety of other indoor/outdoor energy needs. You can depend on East River Energy for professional propane equipment installations, service and maintenance.  Regardless of use or tank size, switching propane suppliers is simple with no service disruption. Call us to learn more, as we look forward to helping with your propane needs.

Locally owned and operated in Guilford, CT since 1984, East River Energy is the largest fuel supplier to municipalities and school systems throughout the state of Connecticut.

Further, we are a major supplier of petroleum products throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, with a diversified customer base including power plants, national trucking companies, wholesale grocery distributors, railroads, transit authorities, and both public and private companies across 13 states and growing. Backed by our proprietary trucking fleet and strategic alliances with petroleum delivery companies throughout our commercial service area, we leverage our long-standing supplier relationships to provide an unparalleled fuel distribution platform.

BioDiesel

BioDiesel is a clean burning alternative fuel produced from domestic, renewable resources. BioDiesel contains no petroleum, but it can be blended at any level with petroleum diesel to create a BioDiesel blend. It can be used in compression ignition (diesel) engines with no major modifications.  BioDiesel is the only alternative fuel to have fully completed the health effects testing of the clean air act. The use of BioDiesel in conventional diesel engines has resulted in substantial reduction of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter compared to the emissions from diesel fuel. In addition, the exhaust emissions of sulfur oxides and sulfates (major components in acid rain) from BioDiesel are essentially eliminated compared to conventional diesel fuel.