Philadelphia to pursue sale of Gas Works
Mayor Michael Nutter today advocated for the sale of Philadelphia Gas Works Co. citing a consultant’s report on the utility.
Philadelphia’s 176-year-old as utility is the largest municipally owned system in the country, and estimated to be worth between $1.4 billion and $2 billion according to a study released today by Lazard Ltd., reports Bloomberg News. The sale of PGW would result in a net profit for the city.
“The time is right to consider a sale,” Nutter said today in a statement released shortly before he addressed reporters at City Hall.
More soon from WHYY’s Tom MacDonald.
WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.