Atlanta-based natural gas marketer Gas South said it has completed its takeover of Infinite Energy, creating the largest retail natural gas provider in the Southeast. 

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With the acquisition, Gas South expects to double its annual revenue to $1 billion, providing natural gas to around 425,000 customers in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

Gas South is owned by Cobb EMC, a nonprofit, member-owned electric cooperative. Cobb delivers to nearly 200,000 residential and commercial customers in Georgia’s Cobb, Bartow, Cherokee, Fulton, and Paulding counties.

Under the terms of the deal that was announced in October, Gas South acquired Infinite’s wholesale and retail natural gas business and customer list, primarily in Georgia and Florida. Gas South expects to...