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Never before has so
much capital gone
into modernizing the
natural gas infrastructure
in the United States.
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During fiscal 2014, Atmos Energy replaced nearly 475 miles of natural
gas pipelines. Near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, the Kentucky/Mid-States
Division installed 5.5 miles of coated steel pipe as the final phase of a
multi-year project to replace some 25 miles of aging bare steel pipeline.
The line brings gas to customers in area communities while supporting
growth by industrial customers in nearby industrial parks. It effectively
doubles the throughput of the former pipeline and allows more storage
gas to be used from the company’s nearby St. Charles storage field.
A LEADER IN MODERNIZATION
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
SAFETY AND RELIABILITY EXPENDITURES
DOLLARS IN MILLIONS
Atmos Energy is a leader in pipeline mod-
ernization. Since 2007, it has invested about
$5 billion dollars to renew and expand its
distribution and transmission systems and to
improve customer service. About 70 percent
of that capital spending has been dedicated
to increasing safety and reliability.