Comprehensive Plan On-Line Comprehensive Plan Utility Services Natural Gas Service United Cities Gas Company Franchise Natural gas service is provided to approximately 4,500 customers in Town by the United Cities Gas Company under a 20 year franchise that extends until December 1, 2006. Gas service is provided to the Town through a six inch diameter steel transmission line at 100 pounds of pressure and an eight inch diameter steel transmission line at 270 pounds of pressure, which is reduced down to 100 pounds at a regulator station in Christiansburg near National Drive. The system has adequate capacity to supply this demand. Interruptible Service Option Service is adequate to provide industrial needs in the industrial areas of Town. In addition, an interruptible service option is available to industries and large commercial users whereby a lower rate for the gas service is paid, and when demand indicates, the interruptible service customers are asked to limit or stop their gas use in order that the supply can be directed to residential customers.
Every winter there are times when the interruptible service is rerouted to residential customers.
Thus there have been no service shortages or brownouts to regular gas customers, and the system will be maintained such that there will be no brownouts, according to the United Cities Gas Company.