Philadelphia Gas Works

Philadelphia Gas Works
Company typePublic utility
IndustryEnergy industry
Founded1836
Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
,
United States
ServicesNatural Gas
Websitewww.pgworks.com

Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) is the United States' largest municipally owned natural gas utility.[1] Construction was completed by engineer Samuel V. Merrick on January 22, 1838,[2] and operations continued from the 1800s to the present day.[3][4]

  1. ^ Wereschagin, Mike. "Philadelphia Gas Works to 'aggressively' replace old gas lines." Tarentum, Pennsylvania: TribLive, October 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Gas Works." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The United States Gazette, October 3, 1838, p. 2 (subscription required).
  3. ^ "The Gasworks of Philadelphia." Charleston, South Carolina: The Charleston Daily Courier, February 27, 1847, p. 3 (subscription required).
  4. ^ "Gas Trust Incidentals." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Times, May 9, 1882, p. 1 (subscription required).