SEMCO ENERGY GAS COMPANY Asks Customers to Keep Meters Clear of Snow and Ice
15 February 2007 - 3:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
PORT HURON, Mich., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- SEMCO ENERGY GAS COMPANY
is asking customers to avoid piling snow and ice on gas meters when
clearing sidewalks and driveways. Heavy buildups of snow and ice on
meters and pipes can cause stress that may lead to gas leaks.
Additionally, built-up snow and ice can hinder quick access to a
shut-off valve in an emergency. Customers also are being asked to
carefully clear icicles and other large amounts of ice from their
roofs and around gas meters as a safety precaution. Falling ice,
like heavy ice buildups on meters and pipes, also can cause stress
that may lead to gas leaks. SEMCO ENERGY, Inc. distributes natural
gas to more than 400,000 customers combined in Michigan, as SEMCO
ENERGY GAS COMPANY, and in Alaska, as ENSTAR Natural Gas Company.
It also owns and operates businesses involved in propane
distribution, intrastate pipelines and natural gas storage in
various regions of the United States. The following is a
"Safe-Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. This release contains forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Statements that
are not historic facts, including statements about the Company's
outlook, beliefs, plans, goals and expectations, are
forward-looking statements. Factors that may impact forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, the effects of weather,
the economic climate, competition, commodity prices, changing
conditions in the capital markets, regulatory approval processes,
success in obtaining new business, success in defending claims
against the Company, and other risks detailed from time to time in
the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
DATASOURCE: SEMCO ENERGY GAS COMPANY CONTACT: Analysts Contact:
Thomas Connelly, Assistant Treasurer & Director of Investor
Relations, +1-248-458-6163, or Media Contact: Timothy Lubbers,
Director of Marketing & Corporate Communications,
+1-810-887-4208, both of SEMCO ENERGY GAS COMPANY Web site:
http://www.semcoenergy.com/
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