SGA Blog

We are pleased to share a key staffing update that will directly impact the effectiveness of SGA’s work. Melvin Templeton joined SGA in January 2023 and has been serving with important perspectives and experience. Melvin’s decade of non-profit experience and program management skills provide a cross-functional approach to member-centered, data-driven operations. SGA is proud to...

We are barely through the first quarter of 2023, and I’m amazed at how much Southern Gas Association is already accomplishing on behalf of our members. It seems like this year in particular we are delivering a sophisticated level of service and addressing the most pressing matters identified by our members. Let me give you...

The LDC Gas Forums Southeast, held April 12-14 in Savannah, Georgia, is stocked with informative industry insight and the newest data, all being presented by expert speakers. They will break down topics like Supply & Demand, Pipeline and Infrastructure Updates, Gas Buyers’ – Expectations and Solutions, Energy Transition, RNG, RSG/Certified Gas, LNG, CNG, ESG, H2,...

Luke Litteken, SVP, Natural Gas Business Unit of Xcel Energy, is the new chair of Southern Gas Association Board of Directors. Southern Gas Association represents natural gas operators across the entire value chain as well as product and service companies supporting the natural gas industry. Dallas, Texas – The Southern Gas Association (SGA) Board of...

In the past four years, SGA has worked to build a solid and resilient association.  We have redesigned and created new programs and activities that align with the goals outlined in our strategic framework presented to the Board of Directors in November 2019. Everything we are doing is designed to support at least one of...

Earlier this month, Southern Gas Association held our annual Executive Conference; the industry’s premier education and networking event for C-Suite natural gas leaders. We were excited to connect, collaborate and engage with 150 attendees. Sessions focused on issues key to doing business in the current energy landscape, from the need for bipartisan conversations to opportunities...

Today people are making very different choices about where they work, where they spend their money, and how they spend their time. In every conversation, meeting, or email, we are accumulating or losing emotional capital, building relationships, and making connections. While no single exchange is guaranteed to change a company’s or industry’s trajectory, any single...

In our polarized world, it is easy for conversations to get stuck. It’s important to find communication pathways forward on the big issues of our time including energy – whether at the holiday dinner table, in our organizations, at the soccer game or on the wider political stage. Whatever your job or position, if you...

We are excited to announce the advancement of John Wilson as Secretary and the addition of Alisa Lykens and James Cross to the committee. The SGA Associate Section provides strategic leadership to guide associate membership over the long term. They shall have authority to consider and deal with all matters pertaining to the promotion of...