Fairbanks Natural Gas, LLC (FNG) is the natural gas utility providing gas service to Fairbanks, Alaska. The company initiated service to its first customer during the spring of 1998. Over 1000 residential and commercial customers now enjoy the benefits of natural gas. FNG continues to broaden its underground distribution system to serve the Fairbanks community.

Before FNG began trucking LNG, natural gas has not been available to the Fairbanks area. The lack of a proven source of natural gas in Interior Alaska has kept the Fairbanks community from receiving and utilizing natural gas.

The Fairbanks area still lacks a direct source (gas pipeline), but FNG utilizes the technology of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to provide Fairbanks with natural gas.

FNG purchases natural gas from the Cook Inlet area. The purchased gas is then condensed into Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). Then, by way of truck and trailer, the LNG is transported to Fairbanks where it is temporarily stored.

At FNG's two local LNG Storage and Vaporization Facilities, the LNG is temporarily stored in large vessels until natural gas is needed by FNG customers. When outside temperatures dip, LNG (liquid) is heated and converted back to natural gas. The gas is then odorized for easy detection in case of accidental release and sent into the underground distribution system. The gas moves through the underground system to homes and businesses throughout the community.

Natural Gas:
It's the Environmental Choice!

Natural Gas is the obvious choice when it comes to the environment and burning fossil fuels. No one can argue that natural gas is the cleanest fossil fuel available. There are numerous reasons why natural gas is the choice when it comes to the environment:
Cleanest and most efficient burning fossil fuel.
Virtually no atmospheric emissions of small particulate matter or sulfur dioxide.
Far lower levels of "greenhouse" gases and nitrogen oxides.
Produces virtually no solid waste and has much less impact on water quality.
No requirements for an underground fuel tank, eliminating any possible chance of spills or fuel leaks.
We have compiled data and numbers for you below to help you grasp how much cleaner and more environmentally friendly natural gas is when compared with two other common fossil fuels, oil and coal, which are both used extensively in the Fairbanks area. Most homes and business in the Fairbanks area currently use heating oil to heat their homes and for making hot water. Also, Fairbanksans use electricity to heat their water, dry their clothes and cook their food. Some of the electricity used is obtained from the burning of coal. Natural gas is the environmental choice over the alternative for all these applications.