A team of Vermont Gas employees has been working to inventory, replace and update hardware and software, and test all areas of our company that may be affected by the Year 2000 computer bug. Last summer Vermont Gas began a Y2K Compliance Survey of all our key suppliers, including natural gas producers and pipeline transportation companies. K compliant, or will be by December 1999. All efforts are designed to prevent any disruption in service that Vermont Gas can control, as they relate to the Y2K computer bug. These efforts include use of backup generators and compressors.
Contingency plans are in place in the event any unanticipated problems occur.
This plan will continue to be tested and revised until the new year. However, many natural gas appliances require electricity to operate properly. Some can operate even without electricity. Check with your manufacturer or supplier to be sure. Certain electronic devices using an internal clock which rely on the date may be affected by the Y2K bug.