Business ProfileforDavenport Energy, Inc.

I am concerned about the 43 % increase in what Davenport refers to as a "Minimum Usage Fee", without prior notice to customers. Davenport Energy installed a 125 gallon propane tank on my property over 13 years ago. My home is small and I am frugal. There have been years when I did not use enough propane and was charged a fee. I was always compliant and paid the $70.00 fee. The high end price for a 125 gallon tank is $600 installed above ground. I felt I was paying for the tank and installation. Now that my tank is over 18 years old, I have paid for the tank and installation twice. I retired from 42 years as a high school teacher last year.At that time, I called Davenport to find out what I could do to prevent the "Minimum Usage Fee". Apparently I misunderstood the criteria. I used 74 gallons of propane but I was told that still is not enough. BUT what I truly do not understand is why any Davenport customer not meeting their minimum requirements must now pay $100.00. That is a 42.83 percent increase. I called to ask their customer service personnel why I used more propane last year than ever before yet now I was going to be charged $100.00 instead of $70.00. I should have used no propane. I would have saved money. . I asked why no notice was sent to customers. I was told, "the bill is your notice". I was also given a long reading of all the things Davenport must pay in order to provide propane service in my county, ************, but our county taxes have not increased. I thought when I "put on a sweater and turned down the thermostat",  I was doing my part to reduce use of fossil fuels.