Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) is a natural gas distribution company that delivers natural gas and energy services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in the Greater

Hartford Hartford is the capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford metropolitan area. Census estimates since the ...

area and

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areas. CNG is a subsidiary of

UIL Holdings Corporation UIL Holdings Corporation was a diversified energy delivery company serving a total of 690,000 electric and natural gas utility customers in 66 communities across two states, with combined total assets of over $4 billion. In 2015 it merged with I ...

, headquartered in

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. CNG's service territory in Connecticut includes the cities of Hartford and

New Britain, Connecticut New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately southwest of Hartford. According to 2020 Census, the population of the city is 74,135. Among the southernmost of the communities encompassed wit ...

, as well as the communities of Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Canton, East Hartford, Farmington, Glastonbury, Manchester, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Unionville, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor in Hartford County; Hebron and Mansfield in Tolland County; Portland in Middlesex County and Greenwich in lower Fairfield County. The relocation of CNG's headquarters from Adrien's Landing to East Hartford cost $37 million which was paid for by the state. The move was controversial because the contractor chosen to do the job (

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) had a corrupt relationship with then Governor

John G. Rowland John Grosvenor Rowland (born May 24, 1957) is an American politician, author, and convicted felon who served as the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004. He served two nonconsecutive prison terms on various corruption charges. A Repu ...

, who was overseeing the development of Adrien's Landing, that eventually cost him his job. Tomasso Group principal

Angelo Tomasso Jr. Angelo Tomasso Jr. (March 17, 1925 – September 18, 2015) was a businessman and philanthropist from New Britain, Connecticut. Early life and education Tomasso was born on March 17, 1925, to Angelo and Nazzarena (Briganti) Tomasso. His parents ...

also served on the CNG board at the time.

Workers union

Employees at CNG are represented by Connecticut Independent Utility Workers.

References

External links

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Connecticut Independent Utility Workers
{{Authority control Natural gas companies of the United States Companies based in Hartford County, Connecticut