TECO Peoples Gas to Help Bring More Natural Gas to Jacksonville Market

New pipeline means more people and businesses gain access to
clean, affordable natural gas

TAMPA, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TECO Peoples Gas, Florida’s largest natural gas distribution utility,
has joined with Florida Public Utilities Co. (FPU) to expand natural gas
service in the growing Jacksonville market.

Peoples Gas’s affiliate, SeaCoast Gas Transmission, and FPU affiliate
Peninsula Pipeline Co. Inc. are jointly building the Callahan pipeline.
Peoples Gas will further expand its pipeline system in the Jacksonville
area to meet current and future natural gas demand. This will bring new
sources of clean, domestic, affordable natural gas to industries and
residences in growing Duval County.

Peoples Gas will continue its long history of investment in the
Jacksonville community, which is one of the utility’s largest and
fastest-growing distribution markets with more than 30,000 residential,
commercial and industrial customers.

“Peoples Gas is proud of its decades of service in the Jacksonville
area, most recently with the $65 million investment that supports the
economic development and exciting business growth in the region,” said
T.J. Szelistowski, president of Peoples Gas. “We are committed to
bringing more safe, reliable, affordable and energy-efficient natural
gas to our northeast Florida customers of today and tomorrow.”

The Callahan Pipeline will start at a gate station to be constructed on
the Southern Natural Gas Cypress Interstate Pipeline in Callahan and
will travel east to Highway 17 in Yulee. Construction is scheduled to
begin in June and is expected to be completed by September 2020.

Peoples Gas and FPU previously worked together to introduce natural gas
service to Nassau County and Amelia Island in 2012.

“We are proud to once again partner with TECO Peoples Gas to jointly
increase the availability of natural gas in the northeast Florida
region. Expanding access to safe, reliable and affordable natural gas is
pivotal in driving economic development and supporting growth in the
region,” said Kevin Webber, president of Chesapeake Utilities Corp.’s
Florida business unit, which includes FPU and Peninsula Pipeline.

For six consecutive years, Peoples Gas has ranked highest in residential
customer satisfaction among midsized natural gas companies in the south
region, according to the J.D. Power annual Gas Utility Residential
Customer Satisfaction Study.

Peoples
Gas System, Florida’s largest natural gas distribution utility,
serves about 390,000 customers across Florida. Peoples Gas is a
subsidiary of Emera Inc., a geographically diverse energy and services
company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Florida Public Utilities Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK). Headquartered in
Fernandina Beach, Florida, FPU distributes natural gas and propane and
provides electric services to approximately 100,000 customers in markets
throughout Florida. For more information, visit www.fpuc.com.

Please note that Chesapeake Utilities Corp. is not affiliated with
Chesapeake Energy, an oil and natural gas exploration company
headquartered in Oklahoma City, Okla.

Contacts

TECO Peoples Gas Media Contact: Cherie Jacobs 813.228.4945