--- title: Smart Touch Energy Blog | cap plan description: cap plan | The Smart Touch Energy blog provides helpful advice for homeowners in the Northeast who heat their home with oil or propane. --- [![Smart Touch Energy](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Smart_Click_Energy_Jan_2016/smartTouchLogo_220.png?width=305&name=smartTouchLogo_220.png "Smart Touch Energy")](https://www.smarttouchenergy.com/) [![smartTouchLogo_80](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Smart_Click_Energy_Jan_2016/smartTouchLogo_160.png?width=222&name=smartTouchLogo_160.png "smartTouchLogo_80")](https://www.smarttouchenergy.com/) - [Terms and Conditions](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hubfs/best-ac/Terms%20%26%20Conditions%20-%20STE%20Giveaway%20-%20202312.pdf) - [Order Online](https://www.smarttouchenergy.com/) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.smarttouchenergy.com/privacy-policy) - [Blog](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com) ## Smart Touch Energy Blog ## [NEVER pay for a "Cap" or "Fixed" price plan](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/cap-and-fixed-price-plans-explained) Posted by [Smart Touch Energy](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/author/smart-touch-energy) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Never-pay-for-a-cap-or-fixed-price-plan.jpg](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hubfs/Never-pay-for-a-cap-or-fixed-price-plan.jpg)](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/cap-and-fixed-price-plans-explained) Heating oil customers throughout New England and the Mid Atlantic are bombarded with offers from heating oil suppliers to lock in their price for the winter either through a price “cap” or a fixed price plan. While on the surface these offers can be appealing, they are really a marketing and retention tool for oil companies that, over the last 10 years, have cost consumers significant amounts of money. [![Check Today's Price](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1662372/038a1d27-fa99-4848-9255-6e4e2c3d686a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1662372/038a1d27-fa99-4848-9255-6e4e2c3d686a) - [Pricing Plans Explained](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/cap-and-fixed-price-plans-explained/#1) - [Example of How Pricing Plans Work](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/cap-and-fixed-price-plans-explained/#2) - [So, What Should I Do?](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/cap-and-fixed-price-plans-explained/#3) [Read More](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/cap-and-fixed-price-plans-explained) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/cap-and-fixed-price-plans-explained#comments-listing) Topics: [heating oil](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/heating-oil), [cap plan](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/cap-plan), [fixed price](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/fixed-price), [oil](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/oil) [All posts](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/all) # The Smarter Way To Buy Heating Oil ## Today's Best Price ### Heating Oil ### 150 Gallons @ $3.939/gal ### Propane ### 250 Gallons @ $2.389/gal [Start Your Order Now](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/shopping-cart?z=17036)   ### Recent Posts ### Subscribe to Email Updates - [Terms and Conditions](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hubfs/best-ac/Terms%20%26%20Conditions%20-%20STE%20Giveaway%20-%20202312.pdf) - [Order Online](https://www.smarttouchenergy.com/) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.smarttouchenergy.com/privacy-policy) - [Blog](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com) [![Authorize.Net Merchant - Click to Verify](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Smart_Click_Energy_Jan_2016/secure90x72.gif?width=90&name=secure90x72.gif "Authorize.Net Merchant - Click to Verify")](https://verify.authorize.net/anetseal/?pid=53a11993-cc1b-49e0-ab65-3098d122ce69&rurl=https%3A//www.smarttouchenergy.com/about-us) [Credit Card Processing](http://www.verisign.com/verisign-trust-seal) 415 Norway St., York, PA 17403 [support@smarttouchenergy.com](mailto:support@smarttouchenergy.com) © 2024 Smart Touch Energy. All rights reserved. [](https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/topic/cap-plan#top) ![](https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=234658940289478&ev=PageView&noscript=1)