American Gas Associationとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Founded in 1918, the American Gas Association, commonly known as AGA, represents 200 local energy companies that deliver clean natural gas throughout the United States. There are more than 70 million residential, commercial and industrial natural gas customers in the U.S., of which almost 91 percent — more than 64 million customers — receive their gas from AGA members. And, importantly, the natural gas industry supports nearly three million American jobs. Today, natural gas meets almost one-fourth of the United States' energy needs. The association comprises an operations and engineering group and a public affairs group that work in tandem with finance, corporate affairs, communications and membership departments to deliver timely and relevant information to its members, as well as to lawmakers, regulatory bodies, environmental and consumers affairs organizations and the public at large about the natural gas utility industry in the United States.