About Us

1859

Dover Gas Light Company, a gas company located on the corner of New and North Streets in Dover, DE, was started. Dover Gas Light would eventually become Chesapeake Utilities Corporation.

1947

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation was incorporated in Delaware.

1948

Two natural gas companies, Citizens Gas Company, Salisbury, MD, and Sussex Gas Company, Seaford, DE, were acquired.

1955

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company (ESNG) was incorporated in Delaware. By 1966, ESNG extended a pipeline from Bridgeville, DE, to Cambridge and Easton, MD.

1959

ESNG extended a pipeline from Parkesburg, PA, to Salisbury, MD, and began delivering gas to its customers in the region. During this time, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation converted three operating facilities from propane to natural gas.

1980

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation acquired its first propane company, Mitchell’s Gas Service, Laurel, DE.

1981

Clarence E. Sharp Company, Georgetown, DE, a propane distribution company, was acquired. Sharpgas, Inc., dba Sharp Energy, was formed to consolidate Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s propane distribution operations.

1985

Central Florida Gas Company, Winter Haven, FL, a natural gas distribution company, was acquired.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s common stock began trading on the NASDAQ National Market System.

1986

Cambridge Gas Company, Cambridge, MD, a natural gas distribution company, was acquired.

1988

Plant City Natural Gas Company, Plant City, FL, a natural gas distribution company, and Kellam Energy Inc., Belle Haven, VA, a propane company, were both acquired.

1993

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation began trading on the NYSE as CPK.

1998

Central Florida Gas Company’s service territory expanded to include Gadsden and Citrus Counties.

2009

The Company completed the acquisition of Florida Public Utilities Company, which distributes natural gas, propane gas and electricity throughout Florida.

2013

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation initiated service of its Sharp Energy AutoGas, a viable alternative fuel for automobiles that reduces emissions and lowers costs.

The Company purchased the operating assets of Eastern Shore Gas, now operating as Sandpiper Energy, Inc., to provide service to customers in Worcester County, MD.

2015

The Company completed the merger of Gatherco, Inc. into Aspire Energy of Ohio, LLC, to provide natural gas midstream services, processing and transportation services.

2016

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation celebrated the commencement of operations for Eight Flags Energy, LLC, the Company’s first combined heat and power plant, located on Amelia Island in Florida. The plant generates approximately 21 megawatts of baseload power, producing enough electricity to meet 50% of the Island’s demand.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation rings The Closing Bell® at the NYSE.

2017

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation expanded its natural gas service in Escambia County, FL, distributing natural gas to the city of Pensacola and surrounding areas.

The Company placed into service an AutoGas propane fueling station for fleet vehicles located near the Baltimore/ Washington International (BWI) Airport. Airport shuttles, school bus companies, and commercial fleets use this new fueling station to power their fleets with propane, a preferred alternative fuel option that reduces emissions and yields savings.

2018

The Company purchased the operating assets of Chipola Propane Gas Company in Marianna, FL, expanding its propane presence in Northwest Florida.

The Company acquired Marlin Gas Services, a virtual pipeline providing energy solutions throughout the nation. Marlin maintains one of the largest fleets of steel trailers dedicated to compressed natural gas transport; and leverages its patented regulator system to potentially serve liquefied natural gas and renewable natural gas transportation needs.

The propane operating assets of Ohl Propane were purchased, providing propane service to more than 2,500 residential and commercial customers in Carbon, Monroe, Northampton, Lehigh, and Schuylkill Counties in Pennsylvania.

2019

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation completed and placed in-service the Eastern Shore Natural Gas 2017 Expansion, the single largest transmission system expansion in the Company’s history. The expansion increased natural gas delivery capacity by 26%, and helps to meet the growing energy requirements of southern Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation celebrated 25 years of being listed on the NYSE by ringing The Opening Bell® at the NYSE.

The propane operating assets of Boulden Propane in Newark, DE, were acquired, increasing service to an additional 5,200 residential and commercial customers.

2020

The Company substantially completed the customer conversions from propane gas to natural gas in Ocean City, MD, making natural gas the primary source of low carbon energy in the area. Since the acquisition of Eastern Shore Gas (now operating as Sandpiper Energy) in 2013, our employees converted approximately 10,000 customers to natural gas service.

The Company completed the Callahan Intrastate Pipeline, bringing additional natural gas capacity to Nassau and Duval Counties in Florida. The Callahan Intrastate Pipeline lays the foundation for our natural gas distribution services to expand and offer our communities energy options that are more environmentally friendly.

Established Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council and five other employee resource groups that represent race, gender, generations, culture and veterans.

2021

Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company and Chesapeake Utilities expand natural gas service to Somerset County, Maryland, displacing wood chips and fuel oil. Eight Flags CHP plant is upgraded to accept a hydrogen/natural gas fuel blend.

Sharp Energy’s acquisition of Diversified Energy’s propane assets in North and South Carolina expands our Eastern Seaboard service territory. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation eclipsed $2 billion in total assets.

Aspire Energy completes construction of first Chesapeake Utilities RNG pipeline project.

2022

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation successfully blends hydrogen with natural gas to power the Company’s Eight Flags Energy Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant in Nassau County, Florida, in a test program intended to refine the operational practices and requirements for safe transportation and injection of hydrogen into a distribution system.

Marlin Compression opens a high-capacity compressed natural gas (CNG) truck and tube trailer fueling station in Port Wentworth, Georgia. The facility is one of the largest public access CNG stations on the East Coast.

Sharp Energy’s acquisition of Davenport Energy’s Siler City propane division expands our operating footprint further into North Carolina, where customers will be served by Sharp Energy’s Diversified Energy division.

2023

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation acquires Florida City Gas from NextEra Energy in a transformative $923 million transaction that more than doubled operations in the high-growth state of Florida, a state with a constructive business climate where Chesapeake Utilities has operated successfully for nearly 40 years.

Sharp Energy acquired the propane operating assets of J.T. Lee and Son’s in Cape Fear, expanding its customer base in North Carolina, adding approximately 3,000 customers and distribution of approximately 800,000 gallons of propane annually.