Jake Rubin Natural Gas Efficiency Programs Report for 2010

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Jake Rubin | 2 Comments


Throughout the country, local utilities are helping their customers save energy and save money.  In 2010, utilities invested nearly $838 million in natural gas efficiency programs.  In 2011, America’s natural gas utilities budgeted nearly $1.2 billion towards energy efficiency and cost-saving programs that provide valuable tools, incentives and information to help customers understand and reduce their energy usage.

The savings have been passed on to their customers.  Today, the American Gas Association released their Natural Gas Efficiency Programs Report for 2010 which shows that through these programs, customers saved $62 per household last year.

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Arushi Sharma Natural Gas is King

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Arushi Sharma | 1 Comment


Earlier this year, Exelon Corp.’s chairman and CEO stated that “natural gas is Queen.”  Now, Exxon Mobil reports that in fact, gas is King. In the latest energy outlook report from Exxon, natural gas is projected to replace Old King Coal as the top fuel choice for power generation in the United States by 2025, and will also become the world’s No. 2 overall fuel source.

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Dan Gibson Happy Birthday Consumers Energy

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Dan Gibson | Leave a comment


Consumers Energy turns 125 years old today. In 1886 William Augustine Foote and Samuel Jarvis secured a Jackson franchise agreement from the Jackson Common Council. Their first service…illuminating the downtown area of Jackson with arc lighting. 125 years later, their corporate headquarters is still located in Jackson, Michigan as they serve 6.8 million Michigan residents, including 1.7 million natural gas customers.

Consumers Energy is going to be celebrating all year-long and they’re kicking it off today with some grants to Michigan communities totaling $1.25 million. You can read a complete history of Consumers Energy along with an accompanying Flickr album. You can also watch the video below from their YouTube channel.

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Dan Gibson Chairman’s breakfast

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Dan Gibson | Leave a comment


We had our annual Chairman’s breakfast Friday to introduce Larry Borgard. It’s a chance for the incoming AGA Chairman to meet the staff and some of the industry they’ll be working with in the coming year as AGA chairman.

Larry had a pretty clear message for everyone there.  “First and foremost we need to make sure that our stakeholders have confidence in our industry. Our highest priority is delivering natural gas to our customers safely and reliably. We hope to see Congress reauthorize the Pipeline Safety Act before the end of the year.”

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