Date |
Event |
| 1859 |
Dover Gas Light Company, a gas company located in Dover, DE was started. Dover Gas Light would eventually become Chesapeake Utilities Corporation. |
| 1947 |
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation was incorporated in Delaware. |
| 1948 |
Two natural gas companies, Citizens Gas Company, Salisbury, MD and Sussex Gas Company, Seaford, DE were acquired. |
| 1955 |
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company, (ESNG) was incorporated in Delaware. |
| 1959 |
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company extended a pipeline from Parkesburg, PA to Salisbury, MD and began
delivering gas to its customers in the region.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation converted three operating facilities from propane to natural gas. |
| 1966 |
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company extended a pipeline from Bridgeville, DE to Cambridge and Easton, MD. |
| 1971 |
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company completed an interconnection with Transco at Hockessin, DE. |
| 1980 |
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, acquired its first propane company, Mitchell’s Gas Service, Laurel, DE. |
| 1981 |
Clarence E. Sharp Company, Georgetown, DE a propane distribution company, was acquired.
Sharpgas, Inc., dba Sharp Energy, was formed to consolidate Chesapeake’s propane distribution operations. |
| 1982 |
Northern Propane Gas Company Laurel, DE, a propane distribution company, was acquired. |
| 1985 |
Central Florida Gas Company, Winter Haven, FL, a natural gas distribution company, was acquired.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's common stock began trading on the NASDAQ National Market System as CHPK. |
| 1986 |
The Cambridge Gas Company, Cambridge, MD, a natural gas distribution company, was acquired.
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| 1988 |
Plant City Natural Gas Company, Plant City, FL, a natural gas distribution company, was acquired.
Kellam Energy, Inc., Belle Haven, VA, a propane and oil products distribution company, was acquired.
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| 1991 |
BravePoint®, Inc. (formerly known as United Systems, Inc.,) an advanced information services company in Norcross, GA was acquired.
Chesapeake Utilities initiated a natural gas distribution system in Middletown, DE. |
| 1993 |
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation's common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange as CPK. |
| 1997 | Select assets of Sheldon Gas Company, Dover, DE and Tri-County Gas Company, Salisbury, MD, both propane companies, were acquired. Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company transitioned from providing sales service to transportation only service. Open access transportation service commenced.
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| 1998 |
Xeron, Inc., Houston, TX, a propane wholesale marketing company, was acquired.
Central Florida Gas Company’s service territory expanded to include Gadsden and Citrus counties. |
| 1999 |
Central Florida Gas Company expanded its service territory to include Holmes, Union, Jackson and Gilchrist counties. |
| 2000 |
Central Florida Gas Company continued its natural gas service territory expansion by initiating service to De Soto County. |
| 2001 |
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company completed a pipeline extension from Harrington, DE to Milford, DE.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation activated a natural gas distribution system in Milford, DE.
The service territory of Central Florida Gas Company expanded to include Suwannee County. |
| 2002 |
Central Florida Gas Company completed the conversion of its remaining customer base to transportation service. |
| 2003 |
Chesapeake Utilities initiated a natural gas distribution system in Townsend, DE.
Central Florida Gas Company completed an interconnection with Gulfstream Natural Gas and began receiving gas from that pipeline system.
Central Florida Gas Company expanded natural gas service into its 12th county, Liberty County. |
| 2004 |
A Sharp Energy propane start-up was initiated in
Chester County, PA.
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| 2005 |
FERC approved a four-phase pipeline expansion including 16 miles of mainline in Sussex County on behalf of Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company.
Central Florida Gas Company expanded into its 13th county, Washington County.
A second
Sharp Energy propane start-up was initiated in Allentown, PA. |
| 2006 |
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company completed the first phase of the 2006-2008 expansion project, extending the pipeline further southward into Sussex County, DE from Milton to Millsboro, DE.
Chesapeake Utilities expanded its distribution systems to Georgetown, Millsboro and Frederica, DE.
The Sharp Energy community gas systems™ strategy was expanded to Pennsylvania and Florida. |
| 2007 |
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company completed the second phase of the 2006-2008 expansion project, extending the pipeline further southward into Sussex County, DE
Central Florida Gas Company expanded its service territory into its 14th county, Pasco County.
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| 2008 |
BravePoint®, Inc. acquired the assets of SI, Systems, based in Clearwater, FL
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company completed the third phase of 2006 - 2008 expansion project, extending the pipeline approximately 9.2 miles.
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| 2009 |
Completed the merger with Florida Public Utilities creating a combined energy company serving approximately 200,000 customers in the Mid-Atlantic and Florida markets.
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| 2010 |
Sharp Energy, Inc. acquired the operating assets of Virginia LP Gas, Inc., based in Exmore, VA.
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