Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas Celebrate Natural Gas Employees on Natural Gas Utility Workers' Day

CHARLOTTE, NC / ACCESSWIRE / March 28, 2024 / Duke Energy:

• March 18 spotlights natural gas employees' role in serving nearly 189 million Americans with safe, reliable natural gas
• Natural gas technicians play vital role in modernizing the natural gas delivery system for growing communities and in helping to meet the company's net-zero methane emissions goals
• B-roll: Natural gas employees

Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas celebrate the ninth annual Natural Gas Utility Workers' Day on March 18, 2024. The annual celebration spotlights natural gas workers' role in providing nearly 189 million Americans with safe, reliable and affordable natural gas service every day.

More than 2,800 Duke Energy/Piedmont and contract workers are responsible for the construction, operation and maintenance of more than 35,000 miles of natural gas infrastructure in Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Technicians are often first responders and on the front lines when natural gas emergencies occur. Their work expanding and modernizing the natural gas delivery system will help meet the service needs of customers and growing communities, while also providing the infrastructure needed to replace higher-carbon fuels.

"Duke Energy and Piedmont's employees take pride in their commitment to our customers and to doing their jobs safely. Their willingness to go above and beyond to serve others and help keep communities safe is remarkable," said Sasha Weintraub, senior vice president and president of Duke Energy's natural gas business.

"From working long hours during an outage to restore our customers' heat on a cold night to taking active roles in organizations that support the communities where they live and work, our natural gas workers truly are inspiring," Weintraub said.

Read more about Duke Energy's and Piedmont's natural gas employees at Duke Energy's illumination website.

Natural Gas Utility Workers' Day, established by the American Public Gas Association in 2015, is intended to build public awareness about the hard work done by the employees of natural gas utilities and educate residents on the environmental, safety and cost benefits of using clean, reliable and affordable natural gas. It is celebrated March 18 to commemorate the date of a 1937 incident in New London, Texas, that led to the widespread odorization of natural gas and an increased emphasis on safety.