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13-673: UGI owns AmeriGas , the largest propane marketer in the United States. UGI also owns AvantiGas, Antargaz and Flaga in Europe. UGI also operates interstate and intrastate transmission and natural gas storage assets in the Marcellus Shale . UGI was incorporated in 1882 as United Gas Improvement Co. In 1903, the company owned the majority of the stock of the Equitable Illuminating Gas Light Company, which operated

26-585: A lawsuit in U.S. District Court to halt the deal due to "potential conflicts of interest faced by the Board." The case was voluntarily dismissed two months later. In June 2018, Michigan Attorney General , Bill Schuette , filed a lawsuit against AmeriGas alleging that the company had violated the Michigan Consumer Protection Act. This was the second time the Attorney General filed suit against

39-691: The Philadelphia Gas Works . The company formed the United Electric Company of New Jersey in 1899. United Electric consolidated several electric and lighting utilities into a single holding company . Public Service Corporation of New Jersey took over United Electric in 1907. United Electric was ultimately merged into Public Service Enterprise Group . In October 1964, Industrial Gases, Inc., of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , filed an antitrust suit in United States district court charging

52-559: The Senate and members of the House of Representatives . Since the Michigan Constitution of 1963 was adopted, the attorney general has served a term of four years. The officeholder is also limited to two terms, for a total of eight possible years of service; ten possible years of service if the officeholder serves two full terms and less than half of one term as a replacement. “Inasmuch as

65-637: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit found it was removable under the Class Action Fairness Act. Michigan Attorney General The attorney general of the State of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan . The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor , lieutenant governor , secretary of state , members of

78-529: The company acquired Totalgaz S.A. 's liquefied petroleum gas distribution operations in France for €423 million. In October 2017, the company acquired Totalgaz Italia , a liquefied petroleum gas distribution business, and renamed it UniverGas Italia. In December 2018, the company acquired South Jersey Industries ’s retail natural gas business. On August 1, 2019, the company acquired Columbia Midstream Group for approximately $ 1.275 billion. On August 21, 2019,

91-406: The company acquired the portion of AmeriGas that it did not already own. On July 10, 2020, the company acquired GHI Energy LLC, a Houston-based renewable natural gas company. On January 5, 2020, the company acquired Mountaineer Gas Company of West Virginia for $ 540 million. AmeriGas AmeriGas Partners, L.P. is the largest retail propane distributor in the United States based on

104-405: The company changed its name to UGI Corporation. In 1993, through its AmeriGas subsidiary, the company acquired Petrolane, which was in bankruptcy . In 1999, the company offered to acquire Unisource Worldwide , a distributor of office paper, but it was outbid by Georgia-Pacific . On April 1, 2013, John Walsh succeeded Lon Greenberg as president and chief executive officer . In May 2015,

117-654: The company in four years. On November 14, 2019, the Delta Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada filed a lawsuit in Washoe County District Court claiming that AmeriGas failed to refill the propane tanks, then allegedly improperly refilled the tanks, leading to an explosion on March 12, 2019. The explosion caused $ 3 million in damage to the historic building. In March 2020, AmeriGas was required to face Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel 's consumer lawsuit after

130-644: The company with attempting to eliminate competition in sales of bottled propane gas in Pittsburgh. The Philadelphia Gas Works division of UGI challenged a ruling of the Federal Power Commission . The FPC lowered the maximum price that natural gas producers could charge to $ 0.16 per 1,000 cubic feet (28 m) of gas. This mandate was upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in May 1968. In February 1968,

143-496: The office of Attorney General has common law powers as the chief law enforcement officer of the State, [they] may exercise the powers of a peace officer and may appoint special agents having this status to assist [them] in enforcing [their] powers and carrying out [their] functions” (AG Opinion No. 5236,10/20/1977). Michigan law, MCL 14.32, provides that "[i]t shall be the duty of the attorney general, when required, to give [their] opinion upon all questions of law submitted to [them] by

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156-411: The propane assets of Penn Fuel Propane for $ 32 million. In January 2012, it acquired Heritage Propane from Energy Transfer Partners for approximately $ 1.46 billion in cash and $ 1.32 billion in common units and the assumption of debt. On August 21, 2019, UGI Corporation acquired the portion of AmeriGas that it did not already own. Prior to the acquisition, AmeriGas shareholder, Peter Votto, filed

169-445: The volume of propane gallons distributed annually. It serves over 1.7 million residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, wholesale and motor fuel customers in all 50 states from approximately 1,900 propane distribution locations. It is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and is a subsidiary of UGI Corporation . AmeriGas was founded in 1959. In October 2008, it acquired

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