Why Can’t another propane company fill the tank at my house?

State law prohibits one company from filling a tank belonging to another company; with sound reasoning. The company that has their tank at your house deserves a return on that investment, and their margin on the propane they sell you is a large part of that return. They may also charge rent on the tank if you do not buy a prescribed amount of propane each year. At Blue Ridge Propane, we charge a minimum annual requirement. For instance, the size tank that you have; we ask that you purchase a certain dollar amount of propane annually, in the time period that runs from June 1 through the following May 31. Most propane companies charge a monthly tank rent regardless of how much customers utilize annually. Customers do not have the right to ask another company to fill that tank, no matter how much less they charge. You may shop around for the best price if you own the tank yourself, and that is the return you get for your investment of buying a tank.