Yardy, does PEPCo have any type of payment plans. Here in southern MD SMECO has several plan and if you purchase in the summer prior you get a pretty good break. For instance we have a 500 gl propane tank and last summer I called them and locked in at $2.01 per gallon. You have to pay half of the total cost which is calculated from the prior years usage. By the end of August propane was up to ~$3.00. Not sure what it is now but I cannot complain. The catch is you have to call SMECO because they dont advertise