{"id":873713,"date":"2025-08-11T06:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/on-national-811-day-consumers-energy-reminds-customers-of-their-role-in-natural-gas-safety\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T06:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:05:04","slug":"on-national-811-day-consumers-energy-reminds-customers-of-their-role-in-natural-gas-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/on-national-811-day-consumers-energy-reminds-customers-of-their-role-in-natural-gas-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"On National 811 Day, Consumers Energy Reminds Customers of Their Role in Natural Gas Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n <\/span>, Aug. 11, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Notice a strong rotten egg smell at your home or business? Planning to do some digging in your backyard? On National 811 Day, Consumers Energy is reminding customers of the steps they can take — every day \u2013 to make sure everyone stays safe around natural gas in Michigan<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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“Consumers Energy is committed to the public’s safety, and we want people to understand the important role they play,” said Holly Bowers<\/span>, Consumers Energy’s vice president of gas engineering, planning and supply. “People should never hesitate to call for immediate help if they smell natural gas and to contact 8-1-1 if they plan to dig below the surface.”<\/p>\n

National 811 Day \u2013 named for Aug. 11<\/span>, or 8-11 \u2013 reminds the public to call 8-1-1, a free service, to mark underground pipes and wires before putting a shovel into the ground. State law requires Michigan<\/span> residents to contact MISS DIG, a free service\u00a0that will contact utility companies to mark underground lines with stakes, flags or paint.<\/p>\n

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Bowers said the day is also a good time to highlight a concern that doesn’t involve planning ahead \u2013 what to do when you smell natural gas. While natural gas is colorless, tasteless and odorless on its own, Consumers Energy and other gas providers add a gas called mercaptan to provide that rotten egg smell. That makes it easier to sniff out a potential leak.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you do suspect a leak, use the 3Rs<\/span> \u2013 and your 5 senses.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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