| Type | Gas and power distribution |
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| Industry | Energy industry |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Headquarters | King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Area served | Pennsylvania |
| Key people | Lon Greenberg (Chairman & CEO); John Walsh (President & COO) Peter Kelly (CFO) |
| Services | Electricity, natural gas, propane |
| Website | http://www.ugicorp.com/ |
UGI Corporation (NYSE: UGI) is a public utility holding company with a variety of assets based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
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UGI was incorporated in 1882 as United Gas Improvement Co. It encouraged the formation of United Electric Company of New Jersey in 1899. Among the subsidiaries of Public Service Corporation, United Electric Company served as a holding company.[1]
In 1903, United Gas Improvement owned the majority of the stock of the Equitable Illuminating Gas Light Company. The latter utility operated the Philadelphia Gas Works at the time.[2]
In October 1964 Industrial Gases, Inc., of Pittsburgh filed an antitrust suit in federal district court charging United Gas Improvement with attempting to eliminate competition in sales of bottled propane gas in Pittsburgh.[3] The Philadelphia Gas Works division of UGI challenged a ruling of the Federal Power Commission. The FPC lowered the maximum price that natural gas producers could charge to sixteen cents per 1,000 cubic feet (28 m3) of gas. This mandate was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in May 1968.[4]
In February 1968, the company changed its name to UGI Corporation.[5][6]
Under the UGI Utilities, Inc., UGI serves 544,000 natural gas and 60,000 electricity customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania, including customers of UGI Penn Natural Gas (formerly PG Energy) and UGI Central Penn Gas (formerly PPL Gas Utilities). UGI Utilities operates in the urban areas in and around Harrisburg, Lancaster, Reading, Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Hazleton, Wilkes Barre, Lock Haven, Pottsville, Stroudsburg, Lewistown, Huntingdon, Shippensburg, Lewisburg, Scranton and Williamsport.
UGI's propane holdings include control of AmeriGas Partners, L.P. NYSE: APU, the largest propane marketer in the United States. UGI also owns Antargaz and Flaga in Europe.
UGI also markets a variety of energy products through their UGI Energy Services company, based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.
Chairman and CEO of the company is Lon R. Greenberg. President and COO is John Walsh, and CFO is Peter Kelly.
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