Propane Summer Upgrades for Your Southwest Iowa Home

There’s still six weeks of summer 2019 to enjoy – and with this great season come some of the best ways to use clean, green propane gas both inside and outside your Southwest Iowa home. Propane can help you get the most out of your summer by: Keeping your family and home safe – Severe summer weather […]

Severe Weather Preparedness in Your Propane-Powered Home

Severe weather is a summer staple here in Southwest Iowa, and the heavy rain, hail, and high winds that we often encounter this time of year can lead to inconvenient – or even dangerous –power outages. One of the best ways to cope with those power outages is to install a propane backup generator* (sometimes called […]

Why Use Propane Gas for Your Southwest Iowa Farm?

More than 800,000 American farms use propane gas today, and with good reason: propane is a reliable, efficient energy source whose versatility makes is an almost perfect fuel for any farm or agribusiness. Why choose propane to power your Southwest Iowa farm? Consider these benefits: Versatility – Propane can be used to power just about anything […]

Ready for Your Memorial Day Barbecue?

Memorial Day is fast approaching, unofficially kicking off the start of summer for lots of friends and neighbors in and around Southwest Iowa. If you plan to feed some of those hungry people from your propane barbecue, that’s great –just make sure you have enough propane gas to last through your holiday grill-a-thon! We can […]

Propane: the Earth-friendly fuel for your Southwest Iowa farm

Forty-nine years ago this month, Senator Gaylord Nelson ushered in the first annual Earth Day – an event designed to inspire a new generation of ideas to preserve and protect our planet. Of course, farmers have been pretty good at that job for a while, with a whole bag of tricks for getting sustainable production […]

Propane cylinder safety reminders

Spring is on its way to Iowa, and soon it will be time to fire up the propane grill and get cooking! Just remember to handle your propane cylinders safely. Here are some reminders for how to do it: Propane cylinder handling and filling Always get your propane cylinders refilled by a qualified distributor. Propane […]

Four reasons to love Pelgas

It’s February here in Southern Iowa, and as Valentine’s Day approaches we are thinking a lot about how much we love the work we do – and the great people we do it for. If you are looking a new propane delivery company for your home, business, or farm and you live within our Southwest […]

Smart ways to retain heat in your home this winter

You wouldn’t leave a window open in the middle of winter with your heating system cranking, would you? That’s basically what happens when you leave air leaks untreated in your southwest Iowa home. That’s right: the average American home leaks an amount of air equal to a four-foot hole in an exterior wall through spaces around […]

Propane: What is that smell?

If your home, farm, or business is powered by propane gas, a keen sense of smell and a quick mind can really come in handy when it comes to staying safe. Your sense of smell matters because propane has a distinctive rotten egg odor, thanks to a chemical that propane producers add to the gas […]

Five things you can do to help us keep your Pelgas propane deliveries coming

Winter 2018-19 doesn’t officially arrive until December 21, but unofficially we have already gotten a taste of what Mother Nature may have in store for us here in Southwest Iowa. As we inch toward winter and the unpredictable weather and travel conditions it brings, we want to remind you of some steps you can take […]