(WBRE/WYOU-TV) UGI Utilities, Inc. is reporting an all-time record for natural gas deliveries during the 24- hour period between January 30 and January 31.
According to UGI the company distributed more than 1.63 billion cubic feet of natural gas to customers between 10 a.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday, the time frame UGI uses to define a “gas day.”
The company explains, A billion cubic feet of natural gas produces 1.3 trillion BTUs of energy, enough energy to typically supply about five million U.S. homes for a day.
“UGI’s natural gas system performed admirably during this period of cold weather,” Hans Bell, UGI Chief Operating Officer, said in a prepared release. “More than 640,000 customers across Pennsylvania who depend on UGI for their natural gas stayed warm during the coldest weather we have experienced this winter season.”
UGI’s record performance on January 30-31 exceeded a record the Company had only just set the previous week when it delivered 1.44 billion cubic feet of natural gas on January 21-22.
UGI also had near-record natural gas deliveries on January 31-February 1 as well, when 1.52 billion cubic feet of natural gas was delivered to customers. UGI’s previous natural gas peak day record was recorded on January 5, 2018, when 1.43 billion cubic feet of natural gas was delivered to customers.
UGI Utilities, Inc. is a natural gas and electric utility that serves more than 700,000 customers in 45 Pennsylvania counties and one county in Maryland.
Customers interested in additional information visit the UGI website at www.ugi.com; on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ugiutilities; Twitter at www.twitter.com/ugi_utilities.
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