Dover Gas Light Company, a gas company located in Dover, DE was started. Dover Gas Light would eventually become Chesapeake.
In 1947, Chesapeake Utilities was incorporated in Delaware. The picture depicts an early 1960’s Chesapeake ford vehicle used for service work.
In 1948, two natural gas companies, Citizens Gas Company, Salisbury, MD and Sussex Gas Company, Seaford, DE were acquired. The picture depicts the old Citizens Gas Company in the 1930s.
By 1959, ESNG extended a pipeline from Parkesburg, PA to Salisbury, MD and began delivering gas to its customers in the region. During this time, Chesapeake Utilities converted three operating facilities from propane to natural gas.
The Cambridge Gas Company, Cambridge, MD, a natural gas distribution company, was acquired.
Millsboro Pond Crossing – Landing of Mountaire Farms (Millsboro, DE), a major poultry customer on the Delmarva Peninsula. This expansion required CUC to extend its distribution main infrastructure over 2.5 miles in addition to an extension of 1.7 miles in Sussex County of the transmission pipeline system, Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company.
Trenching of Pipe along Rt. 9 for Lewes Expansion – This expansion in 2011 enabled us to begin providing service to two large commercial customers, giving us presence in a new community and blazing a path to offer natural gas service to more residential, commercial, and industrial customers all the way to the Delaware Coast.
In observance of Martin Luther King Day, Chesapeake Utilities will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2021. We will re-open Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 8:00 AM. If you have an emergency, please call us at 800.427.2883.
In the interest of your safety and the safety of our employees, our walk-in offices are closed.
We have resources available for our customers who are experiencing financial hardship as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Visit CHPKGASResponds.com for alternate bill pay options and important updates.
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We have been experiencing extremely high call volumes resulting in longer than expected hold times. Also, our response time to your online inquiries could range from 24 -72 hours. Our Customer Care Team is working as quickly as possible to respond to each inquiry in the order in which they are received. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this exceptionally busy time.