CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Piedmont Natural
Gas (NYSE: PNY) today released its 2013 Sustainability Report,
providing a comprehensive look at the company's efforts to
incorporate principles of sustainability into its business
activities. Piedmont defines
sustainable business practices in environmental, social and
economic terms and published its first sustainability report in
2011.
"Sustainability is about being a prudent and responsible steward
of all of the resources that have been entrusted to us, and
achieving results that make a difference for our customers,
communities, employees and investors," said Thomas E. Skains, Chairman, President and CEO of
Piedmont Natural Gas. "This is an exciting time to talk about
sustainability because the abundance of natural gas at affordable
prices has made it possible for us to expand the use of this safe,
clean, reliable energy source for the benefit of our customers, our
environment and the economy."
The highlights in this year's Sustainability report include
details on customer conversions to natural gas from less efficient,
less environmentally friendly energy forms – several power
generation plants, 87 manufacturing businesses and nearly 3,800
residential customers; programs reducing the Company's carbon
footprint, including the continual addition of natural gas vehicles
to the Company's fleet, and implementing a green purchasing
program; and employee wellness programs.
The 2013 Sustainability Report also details Piedmont's progress toward its sustainability
goals by developing strong communities through support of
education and local charitable and nonprofit organizations in each
of its markets; making significant investments in pipeline
integrity to ensure the safe and reliable delivery of natural gas
to Piedmont's customers; and
creating long-term value for shareholders by adding more than
13,000 new customers, investing in new ventures and executing the
largest capital expenditure program in the company's history to
support core customer growth and serve new natural gas-fired
power-generation facilities.
The report is available to the public at
www.piedmontng.com/sustainability.
About Piedmont Natural Gas
Piedmont Natural Gas is an energy services company primarily
engaged in the distribution of natural gas to more than one million
residential, commercial, industrial and power generation utility
customers in portions of North
Carolina, South Carolina
and Tennessee. Our subsidiaries
are invested in joint venture, energy-related businesses, including
unregulated retail natural gas marketing, and regulated interstate
natural gas transportation and storage and intrastate natural gas
transportation businesses. More information about Piedmont Natural
Gas is available on the Internet at http://www.piedmontng.com/.
SOURCE Piedmont Natural Gas