BGE Reminds Customers of Natural Gas Safety this Heating Season
October 26 2016 - 12:35PM
Business Wire
Despite the unseasonably warm temperatures this month, the cold
weather is quickly approaching. Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE)
would like to remind customers to familiarize themselves with the
natural gas safety tips provided in BGE’s natural gas safety
brochure which is being distributed to homes and businesses in and
around BGE’s natural gas area. Customers should also have their
heating systems checked and inspected by a qualified technician to
ensure safe and efficient operation for the heating season.
“BGE is dedicated to maintaining a safe and reliable natural gas
system. Just as BGE prepares for the heating season, we urge
customers who utilize natural gas to heat their homes and
businesses to prepare as well,” said Christie McMullen, vice
president gas distribution for BGE. “BGE’s natural gas safety
brochure educates our customers on living and working safely around
natural gas, pipelines and facilities.”
BGE’s natural gas safety brochure will be mailed to all
customers. The brochure provides information in English and
Spanish, detailing how to recognize and report natural gas leaks.
Additionally, a scratch-and-sniff odor indicator is included that
reminds customers about “mercaptan,” a safety additive that BGE and
other utilities put in natural gas to give it a distinctive rotten
egg odor that makes gas easier to detect. Captain Mercaptan, BGE’s
natural gas safety hero who provides simple tips to children and
their families about natural gas safety, derives his name from the
safety additive.
If you detect a gas leak:
- Leave the building or area immediately
and go to a safe place where you can call BGE, toll free, 24 hours
a day at 1.800.685.0123.
- Extinguish all open flames. Do not use
matches or lighters and do not attempt to light an appliance.
- Do not use any phones, electric
switches, thermostats or appliance controls. All of these devices,
including battery operated equipment, can cause sparks, and ignite
natural gas.
- Do not start or turn off vehicles or
motorized equipment. Abandon any motorized equipment you may be
operating.
- Do not attempt to find the source of
the leak or to repair a leak.
- When you call, BGE will respond
promptly to survey the area, perform safety measures, and repair
BGE’s equipment. There is no charge to investigate a gas leak.
- For more information on natural gas
safety and to view an electronic version of BGE’s natural gas
safety brochure, visit bge.com/naturalgassafety.
BGE, founded in 1816 as the nation’s first gas utility, is
Maryland’s largest natural gas and electric utility. Headquartered
in Baltimore, BGE delivers power to more than 1.25 million electric
customers and more than 650,000 natural gas customers in central
Maryland. The company’s approximately 3,200 employees are committed
to the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas and electricity,
as well as enhanced energy management, conservation, environmental
stewardship and community assistance. BGE is a subsidiary of Exelon
Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive energy
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Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)Justin Mulcahy,
Justin.Mulcahy@bge.comBGE Media Hotline: 410-470-7433
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