Peoples Gas Wins Top Safety Award in Industry TAMPA, Fla., May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Peoples Gas has been named the recipient of one of the top safety awards in the natural gas distribution industry. The 2004 American Gas Association Safety Achievement Award was presented last month at AGA's 2005 Operations Conference General Session in Chicago. Peoples Gas President Bill Cantrell said, "We are pleased to be so honored by the American Gas Association. This award is a credit to our people and reinforces that safety is our number one priority. Each day we put great effort into ensuring that our people and our customers are safe, and it shows." The company received the award for having the lowest DART incident rate among large-sized distribution companies. DART is an acronym, which stands for "Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred." "At TECO Energy we strive to make sure that everyone dedicates themselves to job safety each and every day," said Cantrell. "This award by the AGA sends positive message that Peoples Gas is an industry leader in pipeline safety." Peoples Gas is Florida's leading provider of regulated natural gas distribution services. With a presence in most of the state's major metropolitan areas, Peoples Gas brings reliable, environmentally friendly natural gas service to more than 314,000 residential and commercial customers. For more information, visit http://www.peoplesgas.com/ . DATASOURCE: Peoples Gas System CONTACT: Media, Ross Bannister, Peoples Gas, office, +1-813-228-4945, or mobile, +1-813-334-7779, or home, +1-813-234-2042, or Web site: http://www.peoplesgas.com/

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