{"id":11,"date":"2026-03-17T13:11:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delmarregiostg.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-03-17T13:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T13:11:58","slug":"community-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/?page_id=11","title":{"rendered":"Community Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">COMMUNITY BENEFITS<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element reliability-and-affordability has-background\" style=\"background-color:#11274a\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/community-image-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/community-image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/community-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/community-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/community-image-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/community-image-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/community-image-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/community-image-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Affordable Energy<\/strong><br>The project will help meet the growing residential, commercial, and industrial demand for affordable energy in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong><br>Minimal Impacts<br><\/strong>Project facilities will be installed in existing utility corridors where possible in order to minimize landowner and environmental impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong><br>Serve Communities<\/strong><br>The growth project will allow additional natural gas volumes to be transported to consumers to meet growing demand.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Corporate Responsibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastern Shore Natural Gas and its parent company, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, have a shared mission to deliver energy that makes life better for the people and communities we serve. With more than 160 years of experience serving communities, we understand that our long-term success is deeply intertwined with the health and well-being of those we serve. Our teams are purposeful in asking&nbsp;critical questions about projects and their associated impacts. Being a good neighbor is essential, and we respect landowners and the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re committed to engaging with the communities where we live and work, keeping the interests of our stakeholders at the forefront of our decision-making process. Our community partnerships help inform project development, with our investment focusing on advancing the strength and progress of each community. We have a vested interest in helping our communities thrive. We live and work within the communities we serve \u2013 99% of our employees are located in our service areas. Our strategic goals and values not only guide how we do business, but also how we invest in our communities through financial, in-kind or volunteer contributions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COMMUNITY BENEFITS Affordable EnergyThe project will help meet the growing residential, commercial, and industrial demand for affordable energy in the region. Minimal ImpactsProject facilities will be installed in existing utility corridors where possible in order to minimize landowner and environmental impacts. Serve CommunitiesThe growth project will allow additional natural gas volumes to be transported to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/?page_id=11\" class=\"more-link\">&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Community Benefits<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.delmarregionalenhancement.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}