Propane Community
Metered Gas Systems
A community gas system may be what you are looking for if you are building homes and want to offer all the lifestyle advantages that only gas energy can provide. Propane Community Systems are identical to natural gas except they can be installed almost anywhere in the United States unlike natural gas.
With a community gas system from Liberty Propane you get a scalable and flexible alternative ideal for just a few homes or very large developments. The big advantage for the homeowners is individual gas meters, so the homeowner only pays for the gas they use and there is no worrying about running out of gas. It’s a win for everyone when builder’s can offer homeowners the comfort and reliability of propane gas heating systems, fireplaces and appliances. Contact Us today and find out more about propane community gas systems in Delaware and Maryland from Liberty Propane. Customer Service is Our business.
For its townhome development in a dense Philadelphia suburb, Rockwell Custom switched to a propane community system when natural gas fees threatened to scuttle the project.
By Jeffrey Lee
It’s not often that developers happen upon clear land in a densely populated inner suburb.
So when Rockwell Custom had the opportunity to develop a small, wooded plot in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, just seven miles from the city center of Philadelphia, the developer jumped on it. The land, owned by a large cemetery, had been used for years to dump the cemetery’s grass clippings, but the owners were finally ready to sell.
The land was an ideal spot to build 24 new townhomes that would face virtually no new-construction competition. Dubbed Creekside at Llanerch, the community would bring a short commute and modern features such as open floorplans, large closets, two-car garages, and new appliances to a neighborhood filled with older resale properties.
There was just one hitch: It was too expensive to bring in natural gas….