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Piedmont Natural Gas today announced plans for financial assistance for North Carolina customers affected by flooding, winds or downed trees. These temporary measures will apply to customers in areas that experienced significant property damage resulting from Hurricane Florence.

Piedmont Natural Gas anunció hoy planes de asistencia económica para clientes de Carolina del Norte afectados por inundaciones, vientos o árboles caídos. Estas medidas temporales se aplican a clientes en zonas con grandes daños a la propiedad como resultado del huracán Florence.

Piedmont Natural Gas today announced a $30,000 donation to the American Red Cross to help communities recover and rebuild after Hurricane Florence.

Piedmont Natural Gas announced today that crews will begin canvassing neighborhoods to examine natural gas meters for signs of damage caused by Hurricane Florence. Damaged meters will be turned off and inspected and may be fully removed and replaced.

Piedmont Natural Gas anunció el día de hoy que su personal comenzará a recorrer los vecindarios para examinar los medidores de gas natural y determinar si hay indicios de daños ocasionados por el Huracán Florence. Los medidores con daños serán apagados e inspeccionados y posiblemente sean retirados y cambiados por completo.

Duke Energy leaders today held a telephone news conference with reporters to discuss the company's storm preparations and power outage projections for its North Carolina and South Carolina customers in advance of Hurricane Florence. Listen to full audio.

Piedmont Natural Gas today announced the activation of its Severe Weather Preparedness Plan in response to Hurricane Florence and has issued a list of safety recommendations for customers who experience flooding or any other damage to their natural gas equipment or appliances as the result of Hurricane Florence.

Piedmont Natural Gas anunció hoy la activación de su Plan de estado de preparación ante condiciones meteorológicas graves como respuesta al huracán Florence y emitió una lista de recomendaciones de seguridad para los clientes en caso de daño a sus equipos o aparatos de gas natural como resultado de inundación u otros efectos del Huracán Florence.

For 33 years, Duke Energy has partnered with employees and customers to lend a hand to those struggling to pay their energy bills. The company is reinforcing that commitment with an additional $600,000 contribution to its Share the Warmth program to help South Carolina customers pay their high seasonal energy bills.

Piedmont Natural Gas is urging customers who turned off their natural gas service during the summer months to call now to restart their service and avoid facing a wait time when the first cold snap hits.