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Philadelphia Gas Works
Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) is the nation's largest municipally owned natural gas utility.
==History==
PGW began providing gas service to the City of Philadelphia on February 10, 1836, when the city's first 46 gas lights were turned on along Second Street, between Vine and South Streets. In 1841, PGW came under city ownership and in 1897 UGI Corporation (then United Gas Improvement Company) was contracted by the city to operate and manage PGW. Similar contracts were effective until December 1972 at which time the City contracted with Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation to operate and manage PGW.
By the 1940s, PGW was serving some 500,000 customers in Philadelphia, providing 99% of the gas distributed within the city limits.〔Castaneda 1993, pg. 105〕 At this time, the gas provided was primarily carbureted water gas.〔 In 1947, the City of Philadelphia stated that it valued PGW at more than .〔Castaneda 1993, pg. 107〕
In 2014, the City of Philadelphia attempted to sell PGW to UIL Holdings Corporation for , pending approval from the Philadelphia City Council, which was ultimately declined 〔http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20141205_UIL_ends_its_bid_for_owning_PGW.html〕
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