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Forward Energy
Michigan regional fuel supplier with the broadest fuel lineup of the locals — propane, premium fuel oil, gasoline, on- and off-road diesel, lubricants — and one of the clearest program pages: no enrollment, delivery or program fees, stated outright; will-call within 1–5 business days; automatic-delivery customers save 10¢ a gallon.
- Focus
- Local independent
- Phone
- (989) 868-3448from the company's own site — tap to call
- Based in
- Reese (9773 Saginaw St) + Standish (219 N Front St); also Roscommon, Hale, Oscoda
- Service area
- Mid and northern Michigan per their site, with a ZIP lookup; Reese anchors the eastern triangle, Standish the US-23 corridor
- Fuels
- Propane, Heating oil, Gasoline, Diesel, Lubricants
- What they do
- Automatic + on-demand delivery
- Tank installation
- Fleet fueling
- Budget & pre-buy programs
- Card fees
- No enrollment, delivery, or program fees — stated on their energy-programs page
- Delivery minimum
- Confirming — verification call pending
- Will-call vs auto-fill
- Will-call: call when the tank reaches 20%, delivery in 1–5 business days; Courtesy Fill (automatic delivery) saves 10¢/gal — per their site
- Tank rental vs owned
- Confirming — verification call pending
- First-fill / pre-buy deals
- Budget = 11 equal monthly payments; pre-buy will-call available (gallons past the prepaid amount bill at market) — per their site
- 24/7 emergency
- Confirming — verification call pending
- Website
- http://www.forwardenergy.com/
Standish office: (989) 846-4501 · toll-free (800) 664-4501.
Comparing dealers? The five rows above are the questions to ask on the phone — card fees, minimums, will-call vs auto-fill, tank terms, deals. Get the answers in writing.
Before you sign with any dealer
- Ask the card-fee question directly — some dealers charge per payment, some don't, and it compounds over a winter of fills.
- Get the delivery minimum in gallons, in writing, and ask what happens when you need less.
- Tank rental vs customer-owned changes the math for years, not months — ask who owns the tank on your property and what the rental runs.
- Ask whether their price assumes automatic delivery — will-call sometimes prices differently.
Listing details gathered 2026-09-29 from the dealer's website and public listings. Site-published terms carry their source and date; phone-quoted terms publish as “as told to us,” date-stamped. Something wrong? Tell us.