East Hartford utility Connecticut Natural Gas will break ground Thursday on a new 10-mile natural gas pipeline expansion into East Hampton, marking the first time the town’s businesses and residents can use the fuel for heat.
The expansion into East Hampton was driven by several local business expressing an interest in natural gas, as well as the town government saying it wanted the fuel. The groundbreaking will be at pharmaceutical manufacturer American Distilling.
Connecticut’s Comprehensive Energy Strategy calls on state regulators and utilities to make natural gas the home heating fuel of choice among businesses and residents, replacing fuel oil.
Between the state’s three major natural gas utilities – CNG, Eversource Energy, and Southern Connecticut Gas – the plan is to add 280,000 natural gas customers by 2023.
