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Emergency Backup Generator’s – Why The Fuel Quality Matters.

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                             Emergency Back Up Generator Diesel Fuel Quality The fuel in your generator is the single most overlooked item in maintaining a back up generator.  Be prepared and know your back up generator diesel fuel quality is ready with these best practices.…

Low CO2 Diesel Fuel – B99/R99 Facts.

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B99 and R99 Biofuels are the alternatives to petroleum diesel in Oregon Oregon bans the sale of petroleum diesel, a rapid transition to biofuels such as renewable diesel and biodiesel are happening.   Oregon HB3305 explained Oregon HB3305     In Oregon, HB3305 is a House Bill proposed by Representative Karin Power outlaws the sales…

Star Oilco’s Commitment to Sustainability

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Star Oilco’s Commitment to Sustainability What is biodiesel? Is it the same as raw vegetable oil? Biodiesel is a cleaner burning diesel fuel made from vegetable oil. Simply stated, a biodiesel molecule is a                                                              vegetable oil molecule with the glycerol removed. Chemically, biodiesel is defined as a mono-alkyl ester of                                                          …

Treating And Refilling Your Diesel Backup Tanks

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Here’s good advice if you are relying on diesel as a back up fuel in the Pacific NW. Now is the time to refill and treat your back up fuel tanks. Quite a bit of our business at Star Oilco is fueling back-up generators, emergency water pumps, refrigerated trailers and other long term off-road diesel…

Understanding The Renewable Fuel Standard In Portland

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Diesel Fuel Is Changing In Portland With The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Figuring out what this means for you or your business can be challenging. We have shared many questions that we have been asked already, to help provide more clarity on what this Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) means for Wholesale Purchaser-Consumers​. If your question…

Emergency Back-up Fuel

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Does your Emergency Back Up generator have the diesel it will need when an emergency power outage happens? We deliver dyed diesel and will keep your equipment full for you. When the Power goes out, we have diesel ready to keep your backup generator fueled.  We can also set up automatic fueling and DEF top…

The Future of Diesel Fuel

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Retail Diesel Pumps with a variety of blends of diesel. Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel, and Fossil Diesel blends shown in Portland, Oregon. The Future of Diesel is Low CO2 Synthetic Fuels The stew of molecules your diesel is made of has been changing. A next level technology in chemistry is enabling garbage to be transformed into…

Why diesel fuel in Oregon may go up in 2025

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What are the market forces impacting diesel in Oregon for 2025? There are some big changes coming for diesel fuel in Oregon and it is not widely reported. The biggest likely change being a smaller supply of renewable diesel in the first quarter of 2025.  Renewable Diesel is expected to see a shorter supply than…

What Is The Renewable Fuel Standard In Portland?

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Did you hear about the time Portland banned fossil fuel diesel? Portland is making a big move to provide cleaner air and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Portland has implemented what’s called the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) beginning  its first phase on May 15th, 2024. The RFS policy in Portland mandates that there has to be…

Every question Star Oilco has been asked about heating oil

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Heating Oil FAQ (and not so FAQ) When it gets cold in the Pacific Northwest, it’s time to take a look at some common questions we have been asked about Heating Oil.  If you don’t see an answer to a question you have, please feel free to call, email, or message Star Oilco and we…