What are manufactured gas plants (MGPs)?
A – In the 1850s, a new energy source came to Illinois. Coal was used to manufacture “town gas” in a community. The gas was first used to light homes, businesses and streets and later for heating and cooking. The town gas era ended when interstate pipelines brought natural gas to our state. The Skokie former MPG operated from about 1910 until the mid-1950s.
