Board Meetings and News
Fort Hill Natural Gas Authority was established by an act of the South Carolina Legislature on March 31, 1952 (Act #799).
Enabling Act
Fort Hill Natural Gas Authority was established by the South Carolina Legislature to serve the municipalities and outlying areas of Oconee, Pickens and portions of Anderson Counties. By statute, Fort Hill is a non-profit, tax-exempt entity and is authorized to issue tax-exempt "municipal" bonds to construct and expand our natural gas distribution network and facilities. There are four other Natural Gas Authorities in South Carolina, each of which was established by separate legislation. The others are Chester County Natural Gas Authority, Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority, Lancaster County Natural Gas Authority and York County Natural Gas Authority.
When our Enabling Act was written, there were six original member municipalities of the Authority, which included Central, Clemson, Easley, Liberty, Seneca and Williamston. The municipalities of Norris, Pelzer, Pendleton, Pickens, Six Mile, Walhalla, Westminster, West Pelzer and West Union have become members of the Authority since that time. As also specified in the Enabling Act, the governing body of the Authority is a six member Board of Directors. Each Board member is appointed by the Governor of South Carolina to serve a term of six years.
Board Meetings
The Board Members of Fort Hill Natural Gas Authority typically meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am. Meetings are held at 307 S Pendleton St Easley SC. Individuals interested in attending Board Meetings should notify Meetings@fhnga.com. This is necessary to ensure appropriate space is available for all attendees, especially in light of preventative measures the Authority is taking with regards to COVID. In addition, prior notification must be given to obtain access to the meeting room due to the Authority’s security measures. Please note, pursuant to the Authority’s Policy for Visitors to Address the Board, attendees will not be permitted to address the Board, unless prior notification was given in a timely fashion and the interested party was placed on the agenda.
Meeting Dates for 2022 are listed below. Click date to view agenda when available.
- Mar 15 2022
- Apr 19 2022
- May 17 2022
- Jun 21 2022
- Jul 19 2022
- Aug 16 2022
- Sept 20 2022
- Oct 18 2022
- Nov 15 2022
- Dec 20 2022
- Jan 17 2023
- Feb 21 2023
- Mar 21 2023
- Apr 18 2023
- May 16 2023
- June 20 2023
- July 18 2023
- Aug 15 2023
- Sept 19 2023
- Oct 17 2023
- Nov 21 2023
- Dec 19 2023
- Jan 23 2024
- Feb 20 2024
- Mar 19 2024
- Apr 23 2024
Additional Information
Fort Hill serves approximately 46,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in the upstate of South Carolina. We maintain many miles of steel and PE plastic distribution gas mains and service lines of varying diameters between 5/8" and 10".
Fort Hill purchases natural gas for resale to our customers on the open market. The gas is transported from various sources in the gas-producing regions of the United States to Fort Hill via three interconnects with Williams Gas Pipeline in Anderson County, South Carolina.
Under the guidance of our Board of Directors, Fort Hill is a progressive company that continually looks for more efficient and economical ways of serving our customers by using new methods and technology whenever possible. The Board of Directors, management and employees of Fort Hill are dedicated to providing clean and dependable natural gas, quality appliances and service to our customers.
