Laclede Gas Company is the largest natural gas

Natural gas

Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...

 distribution utility

Public utility

A public utility is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service . Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to state-wide government monopolies...

 in Missouri

Missouri

Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...

, serving approximately 632,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in the city of St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

 and ten counties in eastern Missouri. As an adjunct to its gas distribution business, the Company operates an underground natural gas storage field, a propane

Propane

Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula , normally a gas, but compressible to a transportable liquid. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential central...

 storage cavern, and propane vaporization facilities.

Lacede Gas is a regulated public utility and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Laclede Group

Laclede Group, Inc.

The Laclede Group, Inc. is a public utility holding company based in St. Louis, Missouri providing natural gas service through its regulated core utility operations while engaging in non-regulated activities that provide business opportunities...

. Its corporate headquarters is located at the Laclede Gas Building

Laclede Gas Building

The Laclede Gas Building is a 31-story building in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri.An interesting fact about this building is that all power is generated in house using natural gas burning generators....

in downtown St. Louis.