News Releases

Piedmont Natural Gas late last week filed requests with the utilities commissions in North Carolina and South Carolina to reduce customer billing rates due to a decrease in the market cost of natural gas.

With seasonal cold weather on the horizon, paired with an increase in the cost of natural gas that customers are facing across the globe, Piedmont Natural Gas is reminding its Tennessee customers of tips, tools and assistance programs available to help customers prepare for higher winter bills.

After months of collaborating with local community leaders, government officials and individual landowners, Piedmont Natural Gas today said it plans to locate its Greenville County, S.C., Reliability Project in the Department of Transportation right of way running along Highway 290.

With seasonal cold weather on the horizon, paired with an increase in the cost of natural gas customers are facing across the globe, Piedmont Natural Gas is reminding customers of tips, tools and assistance programs available to help customers prepare for higher winter bills.

Piedmont Natural Gas has reached an agreement with consumer and industrial groups in North Carolina for its rate review request, filed in March of this year.

In recognition of 811 Day, Piedmont Natural Gas and Duke Energy are reminding their customers and communities to call 811 before digging to protect the nation’s underground utility infrastructure, prevent potential personal injury and avoid electric and natural gas outages.

Piedmont Natural Gas today announced its purchase of a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Greer, S.C. The facility is Piedmont’s 12th CNG fueling station in the company’s three-state service territory and its fourth in South Carolina.

Even as damages to underground utility lines across the nation rise, Piedmont Natural Gas is reporting an 8% decrease in the Carolinas and Tennessee. The company credits new damage prevention initiatives and increased public awareness campaigns.

Piedmont Natural Gas today filed a request with the North Carolina Utilities Commission to recover approximately $1.7 billion in capital investments for expansion to accommodate growth in its communities, for infrastructure to decrease price volatility for its customers, and for federally required safety improvements to its system.

North Carolina residential and small business customers of Piedmont Natural Gas may soon have the opportunity to participate in a new carbon footprint-reducing, green energy program to offset their personal natural gas usage.