As a part of its commitment to convert approximately 200,000 oil-heat customers to natural gas by 2023, Avangrid said this week that it will soon expand service to Bolton and Coventry.
The two adjacent Tolland County communities, which are served by Avangrid’s Connecticut Natural Gas, will be the fourth and fifth new service franchises the company has added since Connecticut launched a plan to convert upwards up 300,000 residents and business to natural gas.
Other recent additions include East Hampton, Deep River and Essex.
CNG plans to spend $1.1 million to install seven miles of new mains and services in Bolton. Town officials recently signed a contract to bring gas to five municipal buildings and schools, which Avangrid said would save the town approximately $50,000 a year and provide $30,000 worth of local taxes from the gas infrastructure.
The $2.9 million Coventry expansion broke ground in July. That line, too, will serve municipal facilities, and there are also 65 homes along the route, the utility said.
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