CNG Brings Natural Gas Service to Bolton, Conn.

As AVANGRID, Inc. continues to expand its natural gas footprint across Connecticut, subsidiary Connecticut Natural Gas today announced it has expanded service to the town of Bolton.

Construction on a new, 7.4-mile natural gas main was completed last month, and gas is now flowing to eight municipal buildings in the Town Center. The expansion project means customers along the gas main’s route through Bolton now have the option of switching to the clean-burning, affordable and reliable fuel for heating and other needs.

“We’re pleased to offer a new energy alternative in Bolton,” said Tony Marone, CEO of East Hartford-based Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) and Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG), based in Orange. “Natural gas is clean-burning and affordable, as well as convenient and reliable — a perfect choice for heating and a wide variety of indoor and outdoor appliances.”

Work on the new natural gas main started in 2016 and was completed in June. It extends along Route 85 from Hebron, passing through the center of town into Manchester. It serves eight municipal buildings, including the town hall, elementary school, fire department, library, Resident State Trooper’s office, the senior/municipal complex, the town garage and the parks garage. All were converted to use natural gas heat in 2017.

The new main also serves the car-care products company Simoniz, and makes natural gas an option for 50 businesses and as many as 175 residences along the route.

“We are happy to see the expansion of the natural gas line into Bolton and look forward to a long and profitable relationship for all parties involved, while providing additional options for our community,” said Bolton First Selectman Sandra Pierog.

The project adds to an expanding map for CNG and its Orange-based AVANGRID sister company, SCG. Since 2014, the two companies have brought service into six new communities in central and eastern Connecticut. CNG introduced service in Coventry and Hebron last year, and brought natural gas to East Hampton in 2015. SCG added Essex and Deep River to its service territory in 2014 and 2015, respectively.

“AVANGRID and its subsidiaries, including CNG and SCG, are confident that natural gas will remain an important part of Connecticut’s energy picture, both in the near term and into the future. We remain committed to expanding the availability of this clean-burning, affordable fuel in Connecticut,” Marone said.

Bolton residents who are near the new CNG main and are interested in switching to natural gas service should visit connecttogas.com/contact-us or call 866.427.2888.

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AVANGRID, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) is a leading, sustainable energy company with $31 billion in assets and operations in 24 U.S. states. AVANGRID has two primary lines of business: Avangrid Networks and Avangrid Renewables. Avangrid Networks owns eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving 3.2 million customers in New York and New England. Avangrid Renewables owns and operates 7.1 gigawatts of electricity capacity, primarily through wind power, with a presence in 22 states across the United States. AVANGRID employs approximately 6,500 people. AVANGRID supports the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals, received a Climate Development Project climate score of “A-,” the top score received in the utilities sector, and has been recognized for two consecutive years by Ethical Boardroom as the North American utility with the “best corporate governance practices.” For more information, visit www.avangrid.com.

Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation (CNG) is a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. Established in 1848, CNG operates 2,160 miles of natural gas distribution pipeline, serving approximately 177,000 customers across 26 communities in the greater Hartford-New Britain area, and Greenwich, Connecticut. For more information, visit www.cngcorp.com.