Construction on a natural gas storage facility in Jefferson County is nearing completion. Even so, the project is leaving a bad taste in the mouths of those who live nearby.
Construction on a natural gas storage facility in Jefferson County is nearing completion. Even so, the project is leaving a bad taste in the mouths of those who live nearby.
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CHICAGO, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ With the arrival of spring construction, Peoples Gas continues to make large-scale improvements to the safety and reliability of Chicago s natural gas delivery system.
The upgrades are the focus of the company s System Modernization Program (SMP), which is bringing safety improvements to thousands of miles of natural gas pipes in every Chicago neighborhood. Many of the iron pipes being replaced were installed in the 1800s. SMP is a comprehensive effort to safeguard an aging natural gas delivery system, said Andy Hesselbach, senior vice president gas operations for Peoples Gas. Each construction season brings us closer to our goal of having a safer, more resilient system.
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If you look closely at your Peoples Gas bill, you ll see a surcharge that the company says fluctuates based on your bill. The money is being used to overhaul rusty and leaky gas pipes, but critics question the spending. The budget estimates about $7 billion; that s over a 30 year period. So that s an awful lot of time. We know it s a large number, but we recognize a new system, over 200,000 new safety devices installed, it s a lot of work, so we re pleased with where we are, said Andy Hesselbach, senior vice president of operations for Peoples Gas and Northshore Gas.