Founded in 1856 as the Adrian Gas Light Company, Citizens Gas Fuel Company has proudly provided safe and reliable natural gas service to the Adrian, Michigan area for more than 170 years. Today, we serves 18,000+ customers with a dedicated team of over 37 employees.
Adrian Gas Light Company founded by E.F. Lloyd, serving 98 gas light customers.
Lenawee County pop. 23,000 · Adrian pop. 3,000
Ownership changes; rebranded as Adrian Gas Company.
Renamed Citizens Light and Power. Electrical power delivered to southern Michigan from a coal-fired steam plant on the Raisin River.
President: J.H. Fee
Renamed Lenawee County Gas & Electric Company.
Cities Service Power and Light acquires the properties. Gas operations renamed Citizens Gas Fuel Company.
Stock market crash reshapes the national utility landscape.
Electric properties sold to Consumers Power and Detroit Edison. R.E. Burger acquires the gas business and appoints Elmer Gmeiner president. Office established at 127 N. Main St.
Customer base: 2,800
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line runs lateral lines into Adrian. Citizens Gas fuels local factories producing parts for the war effort.
37 employees serving 2,700 customers across 33 miles of distribution mains.
Citizens Gas purchased by Toledo businessman Robert S. Mikesell.
Industry milestone: the Thermoplastic Pipe Division recommends the first three thermoplastic materials approved for natural gas distribution.
64 employees serving 5,448 customers across 78.92 miles of mains.
John K. Tolford succeeds Elmer Gmeiner as president following Gmeiner’s 23-year tenure.
Robert I. Nystrom appointed president, succeeding Tolford.
First plastic main and service projects installed. 73 employees serving 7,547 customers.
Propane air plant constructed on Academy Road at a total cost of $885,000.
MCN Energy Group acquires Citizens Gas Fuel. Devere Elgas named president following Robert Nystrom’s retirement.
55 employees
Original office building at 127 N. Main St. found structurally unsafe and demolished.
Grand opening of the new office building at 127 N. Main St.
Devere Elgas retires. Scott Klemm named Chief Operating Officer.
DTE Energy acquires MCN Energy Group, bringing Citizens Gas into the DTE family.
15,125 customers · 48 employees · 424 miles of main
Operating under Bert Fruchey with over 17,000 customers and 37 employees.
Citizens Gas celebrates 170 years serving Adrian Michigan area communities.