. Many factors impact how much you pay for your propane. These include: The time of year. Demand for propane is greater in the winter when it is used for home heating, so prices can be higher then as opposed to spring and summer. Supply issues. Natural disasters such as hurricanes can impact fuel distribution centers, as Hurricane Harvey did in the Gulf Coast region in 2017. Hacking pipelines for ransom has also become a problem. Geopolitical conflicts. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine along with the sanctions of Russia that followed, created ripple effects throughout global energy markets and propane was not spared.