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Unitil Corporation (“Unitil”) is a public utility holding company headquartered in Hampton, New Hampshire. Unitil’s principal business is the local distribution of electricity and natural gas in the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine. Unitil is the parent company of three distribution utilities: (i) Unitil Energy Systems, Inc., which provides electric service in the southeastern seacoast and state capital regions of New Hampshire; (ii) Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company, which provides both electric and natural gas service in the greater Fitchburg area of north central Massachusetts; and (iii) Northern Utilities, Inc., which provides natural gas service in southeastern New Hampshire and portions of southern and central Maine. In addition, Unitil is the parent company of Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc., an interstate natural gas transmission pipeline in New Hampshire and Maine. Together, Unitil’s operating utilities serve approximately 100,300 electric customers and 69,300 natural gas customers. Unitil’s non-regulated business unit, Usource, also provides energy brokering and advisory services to large commercial and industrial customers in the northeastern United States.
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Press Releases
December 2001
• Unitil/FG&E Files for 9.5% Gas Rate Decrease
• Unitil Files Fuel Rate Decrease - Announces NH Restructuring Filing
• Unitil/FG&E Files for 6.4% Electric Rate Decrease
November 2001
• Unitil Reports Third Quarter Earnings - Includes Extraordinary Item
October 2001
• Unitil/FG&E Files Electric Rate Reduction
• Unitil’s Annual Report Named Best by American Business Communicators
• Unitil/FG&E Reduces Energy Costs at Three Housing Complexes in Fitchburg
• Unitil/FG&E Electric Default Service Rate to Decrease by 45%
September 2001
• Unitil Declares Common Stock Dividend
• Unitil Hosts Stock Repurchase Program
• Unitil /Fitchburg Gas and Electric Files Gas Rate Decrease for the Winter Season
August 2001
• Electric Prices Drop for New Hampshire Customers of Unitil
• Unitil Reports Second Quarter Earnings
July 2001
• MA Manufacturers Realize Electricity Savings Through Usource
June 2001
• Unitil Declares Common Stock Dividend
• David P. Brownell and Michael B. Green Elected to Unitil Board of Directors
• Unitil/Concord Electric and Unitil/Exeter & Hampton Electric File for Rate Decreases, Yielding the Lowest Electric Rates in the Region
May 2001
• Unitil /Fitchburg Gas and Electric Files Increase to Electric Rates for Standard Offer Service Customers to Recover Higher Energy Supply Costs
• Unitil Reports First Quarter Earnings
• Usource and CBIA Service Corp. Offer Energy Solutions
April 2001
• Unitil Offers Large Customers Load Reduction Saving Opportunities
• Unitil Hosts Annual Shareholders Meeting
• Unitil /Fitchburg Gas and Electric Files Electric Default Service Rate Increases
• Unitil Completes Sale of Nuclear Interests
March 2001
• Unitil Declares Common Stock Dividend
• Unitil /Fitchburg Gas and Electric Files Gas Rate Decrease for the Summer Season
February 2001
• Third Annual Peter J. Stulgis Fund Grant Recipient Forum Held at University of New Hampshire
• Usource Listed on GSA Energy Management Schedule
• MDTE Expands Qualification Criteria for Winter Shut-off Protection
• Unitil Reports Year End Earnings
January 2001
• Unitil Declares Common Stock Dividend