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Case Studies
Engaging With Local Stakeholders in Pembroke Township
Pembroke Township is comprised of two historic farming communities, Pembroke and Hopkins Park, with approximately
1,700 residents and a median income of $18,900. Its rich history is often overshadowed by its present-day realities—meager
resources, population decline and economic stagnation. Moreover, residents lack access to an affordable and reliable energy
choice and other utilities and services most of us take for granted.
Over the years, the Pembroke region has drawn the attention of elected officials, influencers and even celebrities without
any measurable progress. After decades of efforts, Nicor Gas joined a steering committee in December 2019 that included
Reverend Jesse Jackson and members of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, local elected officials, economic development
alliances, chambers of commerce and Pembroke Township residents and business owners to address funding and the
infrastructure necessary to extend a natural gas line to the community. In 2021, with bipartisan support, the Pembroke
Township Natural Gas Investment Pilot Program Act was signed into law.
Construction began in December 2022 to install approximately 30 miles of infrastructure that will bring the option of
natural gas service to Hopkins Park and Pembroke Township residents who choose to have this energy option. Local
officials hosted a Promise to Pembroke event earlier this year to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Hopkins Park/
Pembroke Township Expansion Project.
Center for Disease Control’s Lawrenceville
Campus Solar Panel Pollinator Efforts
Our dedicated energy services team uses a fuel-neutral approach to implement the right solutions for federal clients
across our services territories. Atlanta Gas Light partnered with the CDC to analyze the environmental footprint and
develop solutions to the agency’s energy needs at its Lawrenceville campus. A significant part of the solution for the
CDC was to install solar photovoltaics. The solar panel array provides over 300 megawatt hours of energy per year—
covering a substantial portion of the total energy needs of the Lawrenceville campus.
Atlanta Gas Light also teamed up with the University of Georgia Agriculture and Horticulture Department to incorporate a
pollinator field under and around the solar panels to support declining bee and other pollinator populations. This pollinator
garden is one example of clean energy projects happening all over the state. Atlanta Gas Light looks forward to its continued
partnership with the CDC and others committed to providing clean, safe, resilient and sustainable energy for the future.
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