Hi neighbors,After many attempts, I finally have a contact at Texas gas
service. Below is an email I received in regards to the process of getting gas
service in Castlewood Forest. According to TGS, we are completely surrounded.
At this point, they are asking that I provide a map and/or addresses of any
homes that have interest in the future conversion to natural gas. It's not
something you have to do right away. We just need to get the pipes laid, and
you can convert at your own convenience. Personally, I will change over my
stove, but our HVAC still has a good 7-10 years, so we'll wait on that. The
more interest I can provide will help get the cost down. I also think it will
be great for resale. Maybe you won't convert, but it's a option for a potential
buyer. If anything it would be nice to get a estimate to see if it's even
feasible. If your interested in natural gas for Castlewood forest, Please email
to text me your name and address.Best, Tanya512-589-10532605 Crownspoint Dr.
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Good afternoon Tanya,
Linda Bargar reached out to me about the possible neighborhood conversion
project.
I’ve dealt with a couple conversion projects in the past and I want to give you
a little info about the process.
Each house that wishes to be converted must have a plumber inspect their house
piping and appliances. The house piping must be the appropriate size according
to the natural gas delivery pressure into the house. The house delivery
pressure is determined by the individual demand of each house based on the
loads from their appliances. As for the appliances, each appliance that is
being converted from propane to natural gas will need to make sure the
appropriate orifice and regulation is installed before conversion can be
completed. If a house is all electric, that house would require gas lines to be
plumbed within the house and ran to each appliance before gas service is ran to
the house.
From my experience with another subdivision trying to convert from propane to
natural gas the main issues that the homeowners run into is the scheduling and
logistics portion of the conversion. Texas Gas is only responsible for
supplying gas up to the house meter. Any additional plumbing requirements will
be the complete responsibility of the homeowner. In the past homeowners have
been quoted anywhere between $200 - $800 to convert a single propane appliance
to natural gas. Of course each case is different depending on the appliance.
The cost to convert appliances and house piping is a separate cost incurred
outside of TGS’s cost to provide gas.
In order to generate an high level estimate for cost to run service to the
participating homes in your subdivision I will need to know which homes will be
converting. This will give me something to go off of so I can put together a
proposed route. Since there is potential for thousands of feet of main line
installation throughout the neighborhood, it will be in the homeowner’s best
interest to propose the shortest and most efficient route for the installation.
Once you have identified the houses that wish to be converted I can generate an
estimate. Please keep in mind that this high level estimate will be fluid until
we have a design generated from our engineering department. We will only move
forward with designing the project if we are certain that we are moving forward
with the project. Once a design is completed I will send it over to you for
approval. After you have approved the design, the contract will be drafted.
Contracts will either be issued individually to all participating homeowners or
a single contract can be drafted for the HOA’s approval. Please note that we
must receive all signed contracts and payments before construction can be
scheduled. This is where the logistical nightmare comes into play. After
receiving the signed contracts and the total payment we will then set up a
preliminary meeting with the HOA and the third party contractors (the
contractors you decide to use to complete the conversion) to discuss project
details and scheduling.
The cost to serve your neighborhood is based on the difference between the cost
of construction and the combined 10 yr revenue generated. I can explain this in
further detail once we have a high level estimate put together.
I have also attached a copy of the residential rebates that we offer. These are
the only rebates that TGS offers at this time. There might be additional
rebates offered outside of TGS.
Please let me know what additional questions you might have and I’ll do my best
to give you a quick response.
If you wish to move forward please let me know and we’ll discuss all of the
information that I’ll need to generate a high level estimate.
Thanks,
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Justin Monroe
Senior Project Manager, Customer Development
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P: 512.370.8207 | C: 512.639.2862 |justin.monroe@xxxxxxxxxx
1301 South Mopac Expressway, Suite 400
Austin, TX 78746 | texasgasservice.com
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