1. Nicor Gas Economic Development

2. Why Nicor Gas?
Diverse Footprint
Nicor Gas’ robust natural gas infrastructure enhances the region’s business climate and sets us apart from other natural gas utilities.
Nicor Gas is the largest and lowest cost provider of natural gas in the state, serving 2.2 million customers
Our service territory spans more than 17,000 square miles across northern Illinois
Nicor Gas operates more than 34,000 miles of natural gas pipeline – including approximately 600 miles of high-pressure transmission lines – and is connected to eight interstate pipelines and one intrastate pipeline

3. Why Nicor Gas? Diverse Portfolio = Reliability and Low Cost
Nicor Gas takes a diversified approach when contracting for its pipeline services. Diverse pipeline choices and multiple supply regions provide reliability and flexibility.

4. The safety and reliability of our system is our number one priority.
Why Nicor Gas?
Modernized Infrastructure
The safety and reliability of our system is our number one priority.
Our gas purchasing strategies, coupled with our underground storage facilities, ensure that customers receive reliable, competitively priced service.
Starting in 2015, Nicor Gas began accelerating upgrades to many parts of our infrastructure through our Investing in Illinois program, ensuring continued access to safe and reliable natural gas for years to come.
The safety and reliability of our system is our number one priority.
Our gas purchasing strategies, coupled with our underground storage facilities, ensure that customers receive reliable, competitively priced service.
Starting in 2015, Nicor Gas began accelerating upgrades to many parts of our infrastructure through our Investing in Illinois program, ensuring continued access to safe and reliable natural gas for years to come.

5. Getting Started (The Process)
After receiving your packet, please fill out your “Getting Started” form:
One of our Customer Development team members will contact you
The team member will provide you with applicable load verification documents to confirm minimum and maximum flow, pressure requirements and ramp rates
Once the load verification documents are returned, a high-level feasibility analysis will be completed:
Estimated costs and potential deposit amounts will be determined based on system improvement costs vs. revenue
Engineering and System Planning requirement taken into account
Feasibility analysis letter will be generated
Next Steps:
Understanding the final site selection
Develop construction timetable
Start
Finish

6. Deliverables (The Process)
Request for Information (RFI) Letter - Step 1
Feasibility Analysis Letter - Step 2

7. The Community Relations & Economic Development team members:
CRED Team – About Us
The Community Relations & Economic Development team members:
Function as a main point of contact for ED leads and inquires (Please see CRED Territory Map)
Establish and maintain relationships with local public officials, including economic development leaders and developers
Serve as Nicor Gas representatives on nonprofit boards, chambers of commerce and economic development organizations
Provide internal process support to external stakeholders
Community Relations Regions:
Cook County/North Shore
Northwest/West
Metro Chicago
Southern