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This drew the attention of Congress, which voted him $17,500 to light up the Capitol and helped encourage public support for wider use of gas. Washington Gas Home | Help. Washington Gas delivers natural gas to more than one million residential, commercial and industrial customers throughout Washington, D.C. and the surrounding region. A subsidiary of AltaGas, it provides natural gas, electricity, sustainable energy, carbon neutrality and energy services, and also is engaged in natural gas exploration, production, and storage. Our accelerated pipeline replacement programs, PROJECTpipes in the District, that maintain and improve system integrity also have the ancillary benefit of reducing emissions because the new, modern pipes are made from materials that have lower emissions factors. The company operates four divisions: Washington Gas, WGL Energy, WGL Midstream, and Hampshire Gas. In 1891, one of the gasometers exploded; the cause was attributed to a large storm. The approach enables city residents to use existing infrastructure and keep using their appliances and equipment.

We spent the past year developing a comprehensive plan that will drive down GHG emissions related to natural gas by 50 percent in 2032 and 100 percent by 2050. Washington Gas has another plan", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=WGL_Holdings&oldid=978839083, Natural gas companies of the United States, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 September 2020, at 06:56. Free, Payment Lines: 844-WASHGAS (844-927-4427) (debit/credit cards). Washington Gas has worked for years to reduce our carbon emissions from our fleet and facilities. In these uncertain economic times, maintaining a diverse energy portfolio—rather than relying on a single source—also is key to preserving reliability and resilience for our city. Thousands of District residents and businesses depend on us to power their lives, and everyone deserves to live in a low carbon future.

[2], Two petitions were sent to Congress in April 1848, and on July 8 of that year, lawmakers issued the first Congressional charter for a company that would extract gas from coal. During the American Civil War, coal and transportation grew scarce. You can watch the Update, https://washingtongasdcclimatebusinessplan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020_08_11_Project-2020-08-11-9.33-PM_64k.mp3. We have already run successful programs to improve efficiency for our customers. This will ensure that energy is always available for residents when they need it. eService: Check, Debit and Credit Card payments. Stay safe. [11] The site became home to the Watergate Complex, and the last building on the site was completed in 1971. Mon-Fri - 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sat - 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sun - Closed. These programs help us maintain a modern, safe and reliable energy delivery system and have the additional benefit of reducing GHG emissions. WGL Holdings, Inc., is a public utility holding company that serves more than 1 million customers in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. [citation needed] In 1840, when a gas company for Washington remained only a proposal, a U.S. Senate document argued for gas' salutary effect on the local economy: "fancy and other stores would introduce this light, and thus add to the cheerfulness of the public ways. We were proud to host our first community meeting, virtually, on July 29 to present our Climate Business Plan.

Our infrastructure is 99 percent reliable and, due to its underground nature, not nearly as vulnerable to interruption as other energy delivery systems that can fail during extreme weather events especially during the winter when heating becomes a matter of health and well-being. Today, 19th-century traces of the company include the Civil War-era aqueduct across Rock Creek Park between Georgetown and Foggy Bottom and the gas and electric street lamps installed nearby.

These plants changed the neighborhood. At WGL, we recognize the scientific consensus that human activity — primarily greenhouse gas emissions from industrialization and the conversion of land for forestry and development — is driving global climate change. [citation needed] At last, the nation's capital had its first gas company, the Washington Gas Light Company. Leading environmental experts have hailed the legislation as “historic” and “one of the strongest climate bills in the country.”.

This will promote greater energy efficiency for ratepayers and maintain our modern, safe and reliable infrastructure all while introducing carbon-free fuels like renewable natural gas and hydrogen. This Climate Business Plan provides a pathway to reduce Carbon over the next thirty years by focusing on GHG emissions, costs, impacts on reliability and resilience, in keeping with the DC Public Service Commission’s Vision for defining a modern energy delivery system for the future. Washington Gas Light Company is a regulated natural gas utility serving approximately 1.1 million customers in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area. Log in to your online profile to monitor your energy usage, update your payment settings, view your services and more. Through programs like PROJECTpipes, Washington Gas continues to modernize our infrastructure. On March 18, 2020, Washington Gas released its "climate business plan," which calls for continued burning of fossil fuels in 2050. We will invest in a more efficient infrastructure and expand our capability to meet the needs of a growing city. Our investments help us maintain a modern, safe and reliable energy delivery system. Carbon neutrality is a term used to describe individuals, businesses and organizations taking action to remove as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as each put into it.

See player below. "[citation needed]. In 1964, the Washington Gas Light Company sold development rights for the location in a deal that stipulated that the new structure would be supplied exclusively by the company. We will use our existing infrastructure to deliver gas – and introduce carbon free fuels such as renewable natural gas and hydrogen– to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We are committed to supporting the District of Columbia’s efforts to create a low carbon energy future with our Climate Business Plan.

To become carbon neutral, we will invest in infrastructure and emerging technologies. George Washington Riggs became the president of the company in 1856. [15] The AltaGas/Washington Gas merger agreement approved by the DC Public Service Commission required the company to develop a plan to comply with DC's commitment of carbon neutrality by 2050. Infrastructure Enhancements. These many months have been an incredible test of patience and endurance for all of us. In the 1870s, several large holding tanks (gasometers) were erected at the Foggy Bottom site.

As the nation’s capital, the District is uniquely positioned to lead the way to a low carbon future. The District is well positioned to lead the way to a low carbon future. We spent the past year developing a comprehensive plan that will drive down GHG emissions related to natural gas by 50 percent in 2032 and 100 percent by 2050. In 1878, Thomas Edison introduced the incandescent lamp, a threat to the company.