The City of Florence Natural Gas Department began operations in May of 1950. At this time, all of the natural gas was transported across O’Neal Bridge from a tap in Sheffield to serve the 2,400 customers.

In 1983 the Gas Department acquired its first tap off of a major pipeline in Lauderdale County and built a pipeline from Oakland into Florence. By 1998 we had our 5th tap and gate station providing our system with one of the best integrated gas supplies in the United States.

Today, with its high-pressure distribution system, the Florence Gas Department also re-sales natural gas and serves 18,000 customers.