Elizabethtown Gas to Serve Bloomsbury Residents and BusinessesBPU Approves Franchise ApplicationSeptember 14, 2005
UNION, NJ – September 14, 2005 – Elizabethtown Gas, a subsidiary of AGL Resources Inc. (NYSE: ATG), today received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) for a franchise to provide natural gas service to the community of Bloomsbury, New Jersey for the first time in its history.
"Going into the winter heating season, where prices for energy are anticipated to be at all time highs, I am pleased that Bloomsbury residents will have the option to use natural gas,” said Mayor Mark Peck. “It can only serve our best interests to have energy choices so every household and business can make a decision as to what is most suitable for them.”
Don Carter, vice president of Elizabethtown Gas said, “We’re pleased that the BPU has approved the franchise so that Elizabethtown Gas can provide natural gas service to the entire community. We’ve done the groundwork and are ready to move quickly, starting in the Fawn Run area, so that those who live and work in Bloomsbury can rely on natural gas to heat their homes and businesses this winter and beyond.”
On February 23, 2005, the Bloomsbury Elementary School became the first building in the borough to receive reliable natural gas heat. At the request of the school and working with the community and state regulators, Elizabethtown Gas last winter installed an 8-inch distribution main to deliver natural gas to the school. Because Fawn Run is closest to the school and the Elizabethtown Gas distribution pipe installed last year, the area will be the first to receive service.
On May 24, the Bloomsbury Borough Council approved an ordinance granting Elizabethtown Gas a franchise to provide the community at large with natural gas service. On June 14, Elizabethtown gas filed the application with BPU, which today granted the franchise.
On June 22, Elizabethtown Gas hosted a town hall style meeting at the Bloomsbury borough hall to inform residents and business owners about the advantages of natural gas service, including available rebates for new furnaces and other appliances. The company has had follow-up meetings with individuals and staged construction areas with pipe.
For additional information on how to receive natural gas service, please contact Elizabethtown Gas Market Development at 800-611-0480.
Elizabethtown Gas, based in Union, New Jersey, currently provides natural gas service to more than 16,000 customers in 21 communities in Hunterdon County.
About Elizabethtown GasElizabethtown Gas, a wholly owned subsidiary of AGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), provides delivery service to more than 265,000 residential, business and industrial natural gas customers in New Jersey. In operation since 1855, the company serves parts of Union, Middlesex, Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Morris and Mercer counties. For more information, visit www.elizabethtowngas.com.
About AGL ResourcesAGL Resources (NYSE: ATG), an Atlanta-based energy services holding company, serves 2.3 million customers in six states through its utility subsidiaries - Atlanta Gas Light, Elizabethtown Gas in New Jersey, Virginia Natural Gas, Florida City Gas, Chattanooga Gas, and Elkton Gas in Maryland. A Fortune 1000 company that ranks number 46 in the Fortune gas and electric utilities sector, AGL Resources reported 2004 revenue of $1.8 billion and net income of $153 million. The company also owns Houston-based Sequent Energy Management, an asset manager serving natural gas wholesale customers throughout the East and Midwest. As a 70 percent owner in the SouthStar partnership, AGL Resources markets natural gas to consumers in Georgia under the Georgia Natural Gas brand. AGL Networks, the company's telecommunications subsidiary, owns and operates fiber optic networks in Atlanta and Phoenix. The company also owns and operates Jefferson Island Storage & Hub, a high-deliverability natural gas storage facility near the Henry Hub in Louisiana. For more information, visit www.aglresources.com.
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