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Gas Policies & Statistics

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Gas Statistics (updated 02/28/2023)

Peak Shaving Plant

Facility Quantity Size Year Installed
Storage Tanks 8 30,000 gallons ea. 1968
Liquid Pumps 2 20 gpm ea. 1992
1 65 gpm 1992
Vaporizer 1 4000 gpm 1992
Air Compressors 2 900 cubic feet / min ea. 1992
Total Plant Capacity 270 MMBtu / hour

Gas Mains

Size Material Mileage Percent of System
10″ Steel 3.063
6″ – 8″ Steel 19.396
3″ – 4″ 3″ – 4″ Steel 77.201
2″ and less Steel 89.368
Total Steel Mains 189.028 Miles 75.22 %
3″ – 4″ Plastic 10.19
2″ and less 2″ and less Plastic 52.062
Total Plastic Mains 62.252 Miles 24.78 %
Grand Total of Mains 251.28 Miles

Gas Services

Material Number Percentage of System
Steel 6,612 61.86 %
Plastic 4,077 38.14 %
Total Number of Services 10,689

Average Yearly Consumption

Customer Class Quantity (CCF) Number of Customers
Residential 815 8,998
Commercial 2,757 1,573
Industrial 65,255 88
Total Number of Customers 10,659

Annual Gas Supply

Source Quantity (MMBtu) Percent of Total Production
BP Canada, J. Aron & Sequent Energy
Sales & Transportation
4,747,991 100%
Peak Shaving Plant 0 0%
Total Gas Supply 4,747,991

Watertown Daily Consumption Requirements

Peak Day
(MMBtu)
Minimum Day
(MMBtu)
Average Day
(MMBtu)
Average Summer
(MMBtu)
Average Winter
(MMBtu)
25,642 9,800 13,705 10,500 17,950

Watertown Hourly Consumption Requirements

Peak Hour
(MMBtu)
Minimum Hour
(MMBtu)
Average Hour
{MMBtu)
Average Summer
(MMBtu)
Average Winter
(MMBtu)
1,205 400 570 440 750