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This article is about the energy company. For the translation of the Old English word "nicor", see Neck (water spirit).
Nicor Gas
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryGas utilities
Founded1953
DefunctDecember 2010 (2010-12)
SuccessorAGL Resources
HeadquartersNaperville, Illinois United States
OwnerSouthern Company
Website[1]

Nicor Gas is an energy company headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. Its largest subsidiary, Nicor Gas, is a natural gas distribution company. Founded in 1954, the company serves more than two million customers in a service territory that encompasses most of the northern third of Illinois, excluding the city of Chicago. Nicor Gas has 32,000 miles (51,000 km) of pipelines.

AGL Resources announced its acquisition of Nicor in December 2010;[1] the acquisition closed the following year. Southern Company announced its acquisition of AGL in 2016.

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Nicor Inc". Retrieved 2006-11-07.


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