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UGI Corporation Description

UGI Corporation distributes, stores, transports, and markets energy products and related services in the United States and internationally. It distributes propane to approximately 2.3 million residential, commercial/industrial, motor fuel, agricultural, and wholesale customers in 50 states through 2,100 propane distribution locations; and sells, installs, and services propane appliances, including heating systems. The company also distributes liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and automobile fuel customers for space and water heating, cooking, process heat, forklifts, transportation, construction work, manufacturing, crop drying, power generation, and irrigation; and provides logistic and storage services to third-party LPG distributors. In addition, it distributes natural gas to approximately 600,000 customers primarily in the portions of 46 eastern and central Pennsylvania counties through its distribution system of 12,000 miles of gas mains; and supplies electricity to approximately 60,000 customers in northeastern Pennsylvania through 2,100 miles of transmission and distribution lines, and 13 transmission substations. Further, the company is involved in the retail sale of natural gas, liquid fuels, and electricity to approximately 18,000 commercial and industrial customers at approximately 43,000 locations. Additionally, it operates electric generation facilities, which include solar and landfill gas facilities; a natural gas liquefaction, storage, and vaporization facility; propane storage and propane-air mixing stations; and rail transshipment terminals. The company also manages natural gas pipeline and storage contracts; and develops, owns, and operates pipelines, gathering infrastructure, and gas storage facilities. In addition, it provides heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and electrical contracting services. The company was founded in 1882 and is based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

Sector: Utilities
Industry: Utilities - Regulated Gas
Keywords: Natural Gas Electricity Propane Chemical Substances Industrial Gases Refrigeration Irrigation Cooking Petroleum Gas Liquefied Petroleum Gas Storage Services Landfill Energy Products Natural Gas Pipeline Forklift Contracting Services Motor Fuel Landfill Gas Gas Storage Facilities Water Heating Alkanes Liquid Fuels Liquid Petroleum Gas Natural Gas Liquefaction Gas Mains Supplies Electricity Electrical Contracting Services Gathering Infrastructure Laclede Gas Company Pipelines