Bay City Gas Company

Bay City Gas Company has a unique history. In 1938, Mr. V.L. LeTulle, a successful resident businessman, purchased the privately owned gas utility that was providing gas service to Bay City. Mr. LeTulle gave the Gas System to the City of Bay City, with the stipulation that it was to operate for the benefit of the citizens. The goal of his gift was to provide affordable and reliable natural gas service to all residents. The deed established a three member Board of Trustees, of which two members would be lifetime appointees and the third member would be the Mayor of Bay City. During subsequent years, revenue generated by Bay City Gas Company has provided funds (almost $18,000,000 since 1938) to purchase fire trucks, water towers, buildings, street improvements, and other large capital assets for the City.

The ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES of natural gas:

• Natural gas is domestically produced and refined; it is truly an American product
• Operating profit from Bay City Gas Company stays in Bay City
• Natural gas is now priced at its lowest level in years
• Natural gas appliances offer better energy efficiency than their electric competition
• Natural gas appliances typically operate at lower costs than electric appliances
• Natural gas water heaters produce hot water twice as fast as electric water heaters, at about half the cost
• Natural gas clothes dryers operate at about half the cost of electric dryers (and the clothes come out softer!)
• Natural gas cooking appliances offer instant on / instant off control, as well as precise adjustability