LP Gas, June 2013
Serious threat S imilar to propanes business model built on portable attributes NG Advantage is delivering compressed natural gas CNG by the tankful from a natural gas compressing facility in Milton Vt NG Advantages CNG service is being promoted as an economical energy source for large industrial and commercial customers who have been relying on coal or fuel oil for their manufacturing processes Propane is also a target of NG Advantages marketing push leading some within the industry to speculate on the kind of impact the new company will have on current and potential propane customers In March Soundview Paper Co NG Advantages first customer began using natural gas instead of oil as boiler fuel for its recycled tissue towel and napkin operations in Putney Vt And in the next several months NG Advantage will begin deliveries to Pike Industries asphalt plants in New Haven and Waterford Vt the FiberMark facility in Brattleboro Vt and Erving Paper in Erving Mass The new availability and low price of natural gas is great for the United States says Tom Evslin who cofounded the company in 2011 It has already resulted in more jobs new factory openings and significantly lower pollution as natural gas is substituted for coal and oil he adds ENERGY COMPETITION BY JAMES E GUYETTE Contributing Editor Compressed natural gas company leveraging technological inroads to offer industrial deliveries Vermont based NG Advantage is taking compressed natural gas to customers located off the mains Images courtesy of NG Advantage 32 LPGas June 2013 www LPGasmagazine com
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