Hotflame Gas Company

HotFlame Gas Companys main office is located in Carney, Michigan, centrally located about 30 miles from Escanaba and Menominee, Michigan.  HotFlame also maintains facilities in Wausaukee, WI, as well as Iron Mountain and Menominee, MI.    Serving Michigan and Wisconsin since 1945 HotFlame Gas Company serves approximately 6,600 customers delivering approximately 3,400,000 gallons of propane in a normal weather year.  The Companys, current delivery area encompasses eight counties in Michigan and Wisconsin. The current service area is comprised of approximately one-third in Wisconsin and two-thirds in Michigan.       

Serving Michigan and Wisconsin since 1945 HotFlame Gas Company serves approximately 6,600 customers delivering approximately 3,400,000 gallons of propane in a normal weather year.  The Companys, current delivery area encompasses eight counties in Michigan and Wisconsin. The current service area is comprised of approximately one-third in Wisconsin and two-thirds in Michigan.

History of Hotflame Gas

• Hotflame Gas Company has its beginnings at the end of World War II. Started by Alton Berquist Sr. and his wife Dorothy in 1945, Hotflame at the beginning was 100-pound propane cylinders sold out of the back of Alton car. By 1949, Hotflame had its first storage tank and bulk truck and began delivering to customers sites.

• Hotflame made its first major acquisition with the purchase of K & G Gas in Iron Mountain, MI in 1977 which added nearly 30% to Hotflames business. Hotflames second acquisition, Neverman Propane, in 1983 allowed Hotflame to expand over the Menominee River into Wisconsin.

• In 1998, Hotflame became part of the SEMCO ENERGY family. In 2002, Hotflame introduced its HotGuard fixed price budget program. Today Hotflame continues on with its tradition of providing superior customer service at a competitive price.

HotGuard

HotGuard is Hotflames most popular pricing program.  HotGuard allows customers to get the benefit of a fixed price during the winter (when prices are typically at their highest and most volatile) and also be on an eleven-month budget plan that lets you avoid having to pay for a propane delivery all at once.  HotGuard customers accounts are monitored throughout the year and their monthly payments may be adjusted. Hotflame does this to help customers avoid a large credit from overpayment or a large deficit from underpayment that could result in having to make a large 'catch-up' payment at the end of the plan year.  One of the most popular features of the HotGuard program is the fact that any gallons you use during the plan year are at the HotGuard fixed price regardless of how much you use! No need to guess how many gallons you are going to need for the winter. Relax; Hotflame and HotGuard have you covered!  The HotGuard programs 11-month budget runs from July through May with June being the programs catch-up month.

Full Pay Pre-Buy 

Hotflame continues to offer our Pre-Buy plan for those customers who wish to lock their price in for the winter but do not want to participate in a budget type plan. Customers are required to pay up front for however many gallons they wish to lock in. Minimum purchase is 500 gallons and must be purchased in increments of 100 gallons. Program is typically available in the month of July.