Piedmont Natural Gas

Know what's below - Piedmont Natural Gas, Duke Energy remind customers and professional excavators to call 811 before digging

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Monday, April 1, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of National Safe Digging Month, Piedmont Natural Gas and Duke Energy are reminding customers and professional excavators to call 811 before digging to protect the nation's underground utility infrastructure.

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  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of National Safe Digging Month, Piedmont Natural Gas and Duke Energy are reminding customers and professional excavators to call 811 before digging to protect the nation's underground utility infrastructure.
  • In 2023, Piedmont and Duke Energy reported more than 10,300 cuts to underground lines (natural gas and electric) in their service territories.
  • Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, distributes natural gas to more than 1.1 million residential, commercial, industrial and power generation customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
  • Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies.

Piedmont Natural Gas offers tips to save money and energy as frigid temperatures sweep the Southeast

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Friday, January 12, 2024

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As winter weather and below-freezing temperatures move across the Southeast, Piedmont Natural Gas is reminding customers of tips and resources that can help them manage their home energy use and, in turn, save money on their energy bills.

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  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As winter weather and below-freezing temperatures move across the Southeast, Piedmont Natural Gas is reminding customers of tips and resources that can help them manage their home energy use and, in turn, save money on their energy bills.
  • Natural gas use typically spikes in the winter as customers combat low temperatures to stay warm.
  • Piedmont Natural Gas also offers a variety of energy-saving tools to help customers and our communities identify ways to save money and energy all year long.
  • Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, distributes natural gas to more than 1.1 million residential, commercial, industrial and power generation customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

J.D. Power Ranks Piedmont Natural Gas No. 1 for Residential Customer Satisfaction Among Large Gas Utilities in South Region

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

1 spot in customer satisfaction with residential natural gas service in the South among large utilities, according to the J.D.

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  • 1 spot in customer satisfaction with residential natural gas service in the South among large utilities, according to the J.D.
  • This is the second year in a row Piedmont Natural Gas received the No.1 ranking, topping six other utilities in the South Large segment.
  • Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, distributes natural gas to more than 1.1 million residential, commercial, industrial and power generation customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
  • 1 spot in customer satisfaction with residential natural gas service in the South among large utilities for the second year in a row, according to the J.D.

Train your nose: Piedmont Natural Gas shares how to recognize a natural gas leak

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Monday, October 9, 2023

As part of this campaign, Piedmont is sharing how to recognize a natural gas leak and how to react if one is suspected.

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  • As part of this campaign, Piedmont is sharing how to recognize a natural gas leak and how to react if one is suspected.
  • The odor makes natural gas easy to detect and can alert the public of a natural gas leak to help avoid a potentially dangerous situation.
  • "Training your nose to identify the rotten-egg odor of mercaptan is the best way to detect a natural gas leak," said Sasha Weintraub, senior vice president and president of Piedmont Natural Gas.
  • A natural gas detector will sound an alarm if levels of natural gas in the area indicate a leak.

Piedmont Natural Gas forecasts lower monthly winter bills for customers

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Friday, September 29, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Piedmont Natural Gas today issued its annual winter bills forecast for the upcoming winter period.

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  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Piedmont Natural Gas today issued its annual winter bills forecast for the upcoming winter period.
  • "The downward trend in the cost of natural gas is great news for Piedmont customers," said Sasha Weintraub, senior vice president and president of Piedmont Natural Gas.
  • "In addition to the lower overall price of natural gas this season, Piedmont offers tips, tools and programs that can help lower natural gas bills."
  • A video explaining the factors that contribute to customers' natural gas bills is available on Piedmont's website .

Piedmont Natural Gas technicians wrangle championship title at national rodeo competition

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Monday, September 18, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A four-person team of Piedmont Natural Gas technicians from Greenville, S.C., wrangled the overall championship title at the 2023 National Gas Rodeo.

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  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A four-person team of Piedmont Natural Gas technicians from Greenville, S.C., wrangled the overall championship title at the 2023 National Gas Rodeo.
  • "We always aim to bring a championship title home, and our team delivered," said Brian Weisker, senior vice president and chief operations officer for Piedmont Natural Gas.
  • All Piedmont Natural Gas participants in the National Gas Rodeo earned their spots by competing at an internal competition earlier this year.
  • Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), distributes natural gas to more than 1.1 million residential, commercial, industrial and power generation customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Tar Heel Triumph! MCR Acquires the Canopy by Hilton Charlotte Southpark

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

MCR — the country’s 3rd-largest hotel owner-operator — has acquired the Canopy by Hilton Charlotte Southpark , a five-story, 150-room hotel built in 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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  • MCR — the country’s 3rd-largest hotel owner-operator — has acquired the Canopy by Hilton Charlotte Southpark , a five-story, 150-room hotel built in 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • This is the company’s sixth hotel in North Carolina and its first Canopy by Hilton hotel.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230913064940/en/
    The Canopy Charlotte Southpark (Photo: Business Wire)
    Situated in the upscale commercial and residential Charlotte suburb of Southpark, the hotel is located 25 minutes from the Charlotte Douglas International Airport — the sixth busiest airport in the U.S., serving over 50 million passengers annually.
  • The Canopy by Hilton Charlotte Southpark is located at 4905 Barclay Downs Drive and features:

Dial before you dig - Piedmont Natural Gas and Duke Energy remind customers to call 811 on National Safe Digging Day

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

Contractors, homeowners, business owners and anyone preparing for a digging project should call 811 at least three business days before digging begins.

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  • Contractors, homeowners, business owners and anyone preparing for a digging project should call 811 at least three business days before digging begins.
  • More specifically, Piedmont and Duke Energy reported about 1,600 damages to underground natural gas facilities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky.
  • In 2022, Piedmont and Duke Energy reported more than 10,000 damages to natural gas and electric lines.
  • Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, distributes natural gas to more than 1.1 million residential, commercial, industrial and power generation customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Piedmont Natural Gas debuts consumer-friendly carbon-reducing program for South Carolina and Tennessee customers

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Residential and commercial Piedmont Natural Gas customers in South Carolina and Tennessee now can reduce the impact of their own natural gas usage by participating in GreenEdge – a voluntary program that offers customers the opportunity to purchase green "blocks" from Piedmont and then claim the associated environmental benefits.

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  • CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Residential and commercial Piedmont Natural Gas customers in South Carolina and Tennessee now can reduce the impact of their own natural gas usage by participating in GreenEdge – a voluntary program that offers customers the opportunity to purchase green "blocks" from Piedmont and then claim the associated environmental benefits.
  • We're excited to now make GreenEdge available to our South Carolina and Tennessee customers."
  • Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, distributes natural gas to more than 1.1 million residential, commercial, industrial and power generation customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
  • Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky.

Montauk Renewables Announces First Quarter 2023 Results

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

PITTSBURGH, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Montauk Renewables, Inc. (“Montauk” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: MNTK), a renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery, and conversion of biogas into renewable natural gas (“RNG”), today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

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  • PITTSBURGH, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Montauk Renewables, Inc. (“Montauk” or “the Company”) (NASDAQ: MNTK), a renewable energy company specializing in the management, recovery, and conversion of biogas into renewable natural gas (“RNG”), today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • Our strategic decision to not self market a significant amount of RINs from 2023 RNG production due to our belief that first quarter of 2023 D3 RIN index volatility was temporary drove the decrease in total revenues in the first quarter of 2023.
  • Also, during the first quarter of 2023, through our Montauk Ag Renewables subsidiary, we signed a receipt interconnection agreement with Piedmont Natural Gas for the Turkey, NC location.
  • Total revenues in the first quarter of 2023 were $19.2 million, a decrease of $13.0 million (40.5%) compared to $32.2 million in the first quarter of 2022.