- Proclamations encourage support for Piedmont Natural Gas
program that helps keep neighbors warm by assisting with energy
bills
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 11,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In the spirit of giving and to
encourage sharing warmth with neighbors, the mayors of Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro and Wilmington, N.C.; Greenville, S.C.; and Nashville, Tenn., have proclaimed Dec. 12, 2024, as "Share the Warmth Day" in their
respective cities.
Share the Warmth is a long-running program from Piedmont Natural
Gas that helps provide emergency funding for neighbors who need
help paying their energy bills, regardless of the energy source.
Piedmont customers can contribute
to the fund through the company's Round Up program; the program
also receives money from community donations and a direct
contribution from Piedmont
itself.
"Piedmont's Share the Warmth
program has been helping our neighbors in need stay warm since
2003," said Brian Weisker, senior
vice president and president of Piedmont Natural Gas. "We've named
December 12, or 12/12, as 'Share the
Warmth Day' because it's an easy reminder for customers that for no
more than $12 a year, they can make a
huge difference in the lives of others. When customers join
Piedmont's Round Up program, we
round up their monthly natural gas bill to the nearest dollar and
contribute 100% of the difference to Share the Warmth.
"This is a perfect opportunity to consider this easy way to aid
those in our community struggling to make ends meet. Many customers
experience higher-than-normal energy bills at this time of year due
to lower temperatures, and Share the Warmth funds are available to
help," Weisker said.
To highlight the importance of Share the Warmth's mission,
Piedmont Natural Gas has worked with mayors throughout its
three-state service territory in hopes of encouraging both
Piedmont customers and the
community at large to support this program and help keep our
neighbors warm this winter.
Piedmont offers several easy
options for customers to enroll in Share the Warmth:
- Visiting piedmontng.com/ShareTheWarmth and clicking
the button to enroll
- Texting SHARE to 21209 (message and data rates may apply)
- Filling out the form on the back of their bill
- Calling Piedmont at
800.752.7504
Non-customers also can visit piedmontng.com/ShareTheWarmth to
learn more about how to make an individual contribution to the
program.
All funds collected through Share the Warmth go to help
neighbors in the community where the money is donated, and 100% of
contributions are distributed through local nonprofit partners
directly to those in need. Assistance from Share the Warmth is
available year-round to those struggling to pay their energy bills,
regardless of the source of energy they use, including propane,
electricity and natural gas.
Read more about how Share the Warmth and nonprofit agency Crisis
Assistance Ministry have made a difference in the lives of others
at Duke Energy's illumination website.
Piedmont Natural Gas
Piedmont Natural Gas, a
subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), distributes natural gas to
more than 1.2 million residential, commercial, industrial and power
generation customers in North
Carolina, South Carolina
and Tennessee. Piedmont Natural
Gas earned the No. 1 spot in customer satisfaction with residential
natural gas service in the South among large utilities, according
to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Gas Utility Residential Customer
Satisfaction Study. More information: piedmontng.com. Follow
Piedmont Natural Gas: X, Facebook.
Media contact: Jason Wheatley
Media line: 877.348.3612
jason.wheatley@duke-energy.com
X: @PNG_JasonW
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