Alagasco
{{Short description|Former natural gas company in Alabama, US}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Alabama Gas Corporation
| logo = Alagasco Logo.jpg
| logo_size = 150px
| type = Subsidiary of Spire Inc
| foundation = 1852
| location = Birmingham, Alabama, United States
| key_people = Ken Smith, president
| industry = Utilities
| defunct = 2017
| fate = Acquisition
| successor = Spire
| products = Natural gas provider
| num_employees = 1,130 (2008)
| homepage = [http://www.alagasco.com/ http://www.alagasco.com/]
}}
Alabama Gas Corporation, known as Alagasco, was the largest natural gas utility in the north and central part of Alabama. It was headquartered in Birmingham and at its peak provided natural gas energy to 460,000 homes and businesses.
In 2014, Energen Corporation sold Alagasco to The Laclede Group of St. Louis. After the acquisition of several other energy holdings, the company was rebranded as Spire in 2017.{{cite web |last1=Poe |first1=Kelly |title=Goodbye, Alagasco: Company officially rebrands as Spire |url=https://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2017/09/goodbye_alagasco_company_offic.html |website=al.com |date=26 September 2017 |accessdate=30 July 2018}}
Within Spire Inc., service territory formerly under Alagasco is now referred to as Spire Alabama Inc.
External links
- {{official website|http://www.alagasco.com}}{{dead link|date=March 2023}}
- [http://www.spireenergy.com/ The Spire Inc website]