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WGL Holdings Inc. / WGL

Washington Gas Safety Compliance auditors travel across the service territory to train, monitor and evaluate the company's safety performance.

Washington Gas Safety Compliance auditors travel across the service territory to train, monitor and evaluate the company's safety performance. (Photo: Courtesy of company.)

About WGL Holdings Inc.

101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20080
www.wglholdings.com | 703-750-1000 | Founded: 1848

Industry: Energy | Category: Top 100 Companies

Washington Gas embarked on a $144 million project last year to repair thousands of leaks in underground natural gas lines in Prince George's County. The problem, affecting a 100-square-mile area, was detected after a District Heights house exploded in late March. Residents had complained of gas odors before the blast.
The utility concluded that imported liquefied natural gas it began using in 2003 was drying seals on couplings that link sections of pipe, causing leaks. The project is scheduled to be completed in late 2007.
During the past year, Washington Gas's customer base continued to increase, reaching 1,012,105 at the end of fiscal year 2005, up from 990,062 a year earlier, according to the utility.

Chairman and CEO: James H. DeGraffenreidt Jr.

President and COO: Terry D. McCallister

2007 Financial Data

Total employees: 1,868 | Local employees: 1,868

Company Leadership

James H. DeGraffenreidt Jr. Chairman and CEO
Terry D. McCallister President and COO
Frederic M. Kline VP and CFO
Beverly J. Burke VP and General Counsel
Thomas F. Bonner VP, Washington Gas Light Co.

Source: S&P's Capital IQ

James H. DeGraffenreidt Jr.
Chairman and CEO
$3,900,383
Salary: $705,000
Terry D. McCallister
President and COO
$1,901,699
Salary: $425,000
Frederic M. Kline
VP and CFO
$1,274,795
Salary: $320,000
Beverly J. Burke
VP and General Counsel
$1,076,764
Salary: $295,000
Thomas F. Bonner
VP, Washington Gas Light Co.
$898,615
Salary: $260,000

Did You Know

WGL Holdings is the parent company of Washington Gas Light Co., a regulated utility that serves more than 1 million residential, commercial and industrial customers in the District, Maryland and Virginia. The company also operates unregulated affiliates that sell natural gas and electricity to retail customers in competitive markets. Another unregulated business provides heating, ventilating and air-conditioning products and services to commercial customers.

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