 Hometown Service
Established & Operated by the town of Middleborough since 1893, serving:
- Electric consumers in the towns of Middleborough
- Lakeville natural gas Consumers in Middleborough an area of 101 square miles
- Over 14,700 electric accounts
- Over 4,700 natural gas accounts
- Employing 51 full-time skilled staff members
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 Larger than you might think
Maintaining ...
- 262 miles of overhead electric distribution service (on poles)
- 93 miles of underground electric cable 527,419 feet of natural gas underground distribution mains (pipes)
Reaching a peak use of ...
- 65.9 megawatts in electric consumption in summer, 2006
- 5,911 hundred cubic feet (ccf) natural gas consumption per hour in winter, 2004
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 Strong Financial Footing
Revenues for 2005 totaled ...
$27,563,069 in electric operating revenues and
$8,725,385 in natural gas operating revenues totaling
$36,288,454
Payment in-lieu-of-taxes to the town of Middleborough ... totaled $366,544 separate from usage and other payments
Sources of revenue include ...
Residential accounts - 34%
Municipal accounts - 32%
Commercial & Industrial accounts - 34%
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 Did you know ... that our 2nd transmission line connection saves you from blackouts?
MG&E owns and operates substation connections to twoseparate transmission
lines, serving the southeastern Massachusetts area. Most local distribution systems connect to one - the nearest transmission line bringing them power from the regional transmission grid. But we have two nearby and invested in the second connection in 1989 to ensure a reliable supply of power even during regional problems. The second connection has saved us from outages affecting towns around us many times since then.
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 Did You Know ... our trucks serving you are pretty young?
The average age of the service trucks serving our gas and electric customers is 4.5 years old. Bucket trucks and ditch-digging service trucks take a beating in New England and we rack up the mileage quickly in our wide-spread service area. By keeping our equipment and trucks fairly new, we keep breakdowns to a minimum and service up and running.
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 Did You Know ... about our direct connection for saving on natural gas?
MG&E has a direct connection to a regional natural gas supply - the Algonquin take station in South Middleborough. By investing in this highly technical equipment in 1969, MG&E ensured a constant supply from southern transmission companies, gaining respect equal to larger distribution companies and securing better rates with fewer middlemen.
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 Did You Know ... 3 transformers now serve our electric customers?
The Stephen Horbal electric substation now has three transformers with a total capacity to deliver 80 megawatts at peak use. Our electric customers currently use about 54 megawatts at the peak so we are prepared to grow well into the future thanks to the investment in the third transformer added in 2002.
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 Did You Know ... we have our own LNG tank?
MG&E owns and operates a Liquified Natural Gas holding tank, containing 26,000 gallons - the smallest tank in the state, most hold a million gallons or more. The tank allows us to produce a peak supply of natural gas at a rate of 90 MCF per hour and saves us from purchasing extra supplies of natural gas on the coldest days when prices are higher.
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 Did You Know ... our historic home is open to the public?
You can visit our administrative offices in the Philander Washburn house - a celebrated home in Middleborough's historic district. It was built in the style of Greek Revival in 1832 by the son of a revolutionary war General. It is filled with authentic period details and serves as an example of the Department's commitment to preserving history for this community.
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 Did You Know ... about the American flags downtown?
MG&E installs the flags that you see on Middleborough's downtown light posts for every patriotic holiday during the year. The flags were supplied by the Office of Economic & Community Development with grant funding from the state.
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Today is: May 13, 2008
