Our COVID-19 Response
COVID-19 has created an extraordinary set of circumstances and challenges for everyone. As a Company, and as a team that is connected with communities across the United States, we are continually working to safeguard the health and safety of our employees, customers and communities.
Protecting Our Employees,
Customers, And Communities
We have taken proactive measures to protect the health and safety of our employees, customers, and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We closely monitor the recommendations from public health authorities and medical experts. We have taken steps to help our employees avoid exposure and to prevent the spread of the virus by enacting work-at-home plans across the organization and procedures to ensure the safety of our employees and the public during field operations and each customer interaction.
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Ensuring Ongoing Safety
And Reliability
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the safe operation of our gas facilities has not been impacted. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation continues to follow all operational safety processes and procedures as normal.
Our business continuity plans enable us to manage unfolding developments related to COVID-19. We are prepared and have initiated procedures to ensure the continued safe operation of our natural gas, electric, and propane facilities.
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation provides an essential service across our service areas. We know that the customers and communities we serve depend on us to provide safe and reliable energy. We are prepared to do that under any circumstances.
Supporting Our
Communities
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation continues to support the needs of employees, customers and communities. We’ve focused our efforts on contributing to local and national organizations via event sponsorships and donations.
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$200k
donated
to local and national nonprofit organizations — including Feeding America, the Salvation Army and United Way — to support the COVID-19 relief response in our service areas throughout Delaware, Florida, Maryland and Ohio.
$25k
donated
(of the $200,000 donated) attributed to a one-time grant awarded to the Company’s SHARING program for our customers economically impacted by the pandemic in Florida.
$16k
donated
to nonprofits by our employees as of July 31, 2020, which we matched through our Chesapeake Utilities Giving program.
2,982
masks
distributed to our employees.
1,666
masks
donated to local organizations, first responders and hospitals with a one-for-one match made by the Longwood Foundation for a total of 3,332 masks donated.
137
Chromebooks
provided to our employees’ children for remote online instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
1,000
personal protection
equipment kits
(PPE kits) assembled and delivered to our community partners.