Established in 2005, the City of Vernon’s Public Utilities (VPU)’s Natural Gas Division was created to provide its customers with a more cost-effective option than the existing competition. This publicly owned utility has successfully maintained this competitive rate advantage, and has excelled in creating a reliable and advanced network system. 

VPU is the only public utility in the state with a high-pressure natural gas transmission pipeline and is the 14th largest public gas system by volume in the United States. 

The City of Vernon Public Utilities Department (VPU) is a multiple award-winning entity, and its Gas System specifically has received the Safety Management Excellence Award from the American Public Gas Association.