October 9, 2007
It’s a gas, Richmond
We’re halfway through Public Natural Gas Week here in the City of Richmond, and there’s a party going on downtown.
Actually, there’s no party. There is a public gas display at City Hall for the public to view, and an opportunity to register for a Department of Public Utilities prize pack. (We can’t even begin to imagine what the public utilities prize pack looks like!) The names of two winners will be drawn on Monday, October 15, and you can register at the public gas display through this Friday, October 12. Some facts for all of you gas-lovers out there:
As a member of the American Public Gas Association, the City of Richmond operates the country’s eighth largest municipally owned natural gas utility. The City joins with other APGA member utilities in this national observance.
The City’s natural gas utility serves 105,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in the City of Richmond, Henrico County, and portions of Chesterfield and Hanover counties. “Natural gas is the cleanest burning and most efficient fossil fuel. It is environmentally friendly and reduces green house gas emissions by up to 29 percent. This week offers an ideal opportunity to remind current and potential natural gas customers of the benefits of natural gas,” says DPU Director Chris Beschler.
The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is a premier provider of utility service. DPU provides natural gas, water and wastewater services to more than 500,000 residential and commercial customers in the metropolitan region. DPU also operates electric street lighting utility, which maintains more than 37,000 streetlights throughout the City. For more information, call DPU’s Customer Care Center at 644-3000 or visit DPU’s Web site.
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