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GRU Gas History

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Serving Gainesville since 1990

  • 1887 - Gainesville citizens receive manufactured gas in their homes from a private firm.
  • 1959 - Gainesville grants a 30-year, non-exclusive franchise to the Gainesville Gas Company to deliver natural gas.
  • 1989 - Agreement ends and the City acquires the gas system.
  • 1990 - GRU assumes operation.
  • Today - GRU has more than 730 miles of underground mains, linking to GRU's 34,000 natural gas customers.