Folsom,
NJ – With plans
underway to bring natural gas to the Villas section of Lower
Township, representatives from South Jersey Gas and the engineering
firm contracted to design the system will be in the area
this Thursday to begin design of the gas pipeline extension.
“We have received approval for the funds necessary
to initiate this project and we’re excited to be moving
forward with the engineering phase,” stated Bob Fatzinger,
vice president, customer and distribution operations at SJG. “Residents
can anticipate seeing construction activity on Breakwater
Road in early March, weather permitting.”
The extension project will begin on Breakwater Road, where
natural gas main currently exists, and will follow the county
road to Fishing Creek Road then Bayshore Drive. Following
installation of the gas main, South Jersey Gas will install
additional main and services to customers in the area, beginning
with the areas that express the greatest interest in receiving
natural gas service.
The installation of the natural gas main in
Villas is just the first step in what SJG hopes will be a
series of initiatives intended to assist customers in achieving
greater energy efficiency, reducing their carbon footprint
and creating jobs in the southern portion of the State. SJG
has filed a petition with the New Jersey Board of Public
Utilities requesting approval to implement five energy efficiency
programs during the next two years totaling more than $17
million. Along with the extension of gas service to Villas,
these programs will provide a significant opportunity for
residents to improve the energy efficiency of their homes
and businesses. For additional information regarding gas
service, please contact the SJG Sales Department at 1-877-458-9566.
South Jersey Gas, one of the
fastest growing utilities in the nation, is a regulated company
that safely and reliably delivers natural gas to an ever-expanding
customer base of over 337,000 residential, commercial and
industrial customers in New Jersey. The company’s service
territory encompasses over 2,500 square miles of southern
New Jersey, including all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland
and Salem counties and portions of Camden, Burlington and
Gloucester counties. Also, through its Off-System Sales function,
SJG sells natural gas on a wholesale basis to customers in
the interstate market. For more information about South Jersey
Gas visit www.southjerseygas.com.
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