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With the Carolinas experiencing an unusually long period of freezing weather and preparing for more, including possible accumulation of snow in some areas, heating systems are working harder. To help customers manage their energy usage and costs during these extended cold temperatures, Piedmont Natural Gas reminds customers about tips, resources and assistance programs.

As temperatures drop across the Southeast this weekend and into next week, causing heating systems to work harder and use more energy, Piedmont Natural Gas offers tips, resources and assistance programs to help customers stay comfortable while managing seasonal energy bills.

With temperatures expected to plummet across the Southeast early next week, heating systems will be working harder – and using more energy. Piedmont Natural Gas reminds customers of tips, tools and assistance programs that can help them manage seasonal energy bills and stay comfortable.

Duke Energy Florida has completed efficiency upgrades at Bartow Power Plant in St. Petersburg and two units at Hines Energy Complex in Bartow, allowing the plants to produce more than 180 megawatts (MW) of additional energy with the same amount of fuel.

With colder-than-normal temperatures arriving across the Southeast early next week, Piedmont Natural Gas reminds customers of the company’s tips, tools and assistance programs to help manage seasonal energy bills.

Duke Energy today filed its biennial long-range energy modernization plan for its dual-state system with the North Carolina Utilities Commission.

Duke Energy Indiana and Reliable Energy Inc., which represents several of Indiana’s major coal producers, have reached a settlement in Duke Energy Indiana’s request pending before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission for a proposed new natural gas plant at its Cayuga Generating Station in Vermillion County, Ind.

Duke Energy plans to submit an application to the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) for approval to build a new natural gas power plant in Anderson County.

Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas celebrate the 10th annual Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Day on March 18, 2025. The annual celebration spotlights natural gas workers’ role in providing nearly 189 million Americans with safe, reliable and affordable natural gas service every day.

With the coming of the new year and icy temperatures descending on the region, Piedmont Natural Gas encourages customers to make the resolution to take control of their energy bills in 2025 by taking advantage of the company’s tips, tools and assistance programs.