北卡罗来纳州梅克伦堡县夏洛特市皮埃蒙特天然气11月4日宣布降价 居民年均账单少近12美元
11月4日，总部位于夏洛特的皮埃蒙特天然气公司宣布下调北卡罗来纳州客户的天然气价格。随着天气转冷、取暖季到来，这次调价已于11月1日生效，普通居民客户的年均账单将减少不到12美元。这是皮埃蒙特天然气今年以来第五次下调北卡罗来纳州价格，此前四次分别在1月、2月、4月和6月；今年五次降价合计使普通居民客户的年均账单减少约9%、约112美元。
皮埃蒙特天然气表示，所有面向北卡罗来纳州客户的价格调整均经过北卡罗来纳州公用事业委员会审查批准，以确保客户获得安全、可靠且价格公平合理的天然气服务。公司方面表示，在取暖季开始之际下调价格，有助于减轻家庭冬季取暖开支压力。
皮埃蒙特天然气是杜克能源的子公司，在北卡罗来纳州和南卡罗来纳州为超过100万名居民、商业、工业和发电客户提供天然气配送服务。天然气价格受采购成本、输送成本和季节需求等多重因素影响，公用事业委员会的审查机制旨在平衡企业成本与消费者利益。
对夏洛特及北卡罗来纳州其他地区的居民来说，这次降价幅度虽然不大，但在连续多次下调之后，全年累计的账单变化值得留意。公司提醒客户，冬季用气量通常会明显上升，合理使用取暖设备、注意家中保温，仍是控制冬季账单的有效办法。
（来源：皮埃蒙特天然气公司）
Piedmont Natural Gas Announces Rate Cut in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: Average Residential Bill to Drop Nearly $12 a Year
Piedmont Natural Gas, headquartered in Charlotte, announced on November 4 that it has lowered natural gas rates for its North Carolina customers. With temperatures falling and the heating season arriving, the rate change took effect November 1 and will lower the average residential customer's bill by just under $12 per year. It is Piedmont's fifth rate reduction in North Carolina this year, following decreases in January, February, April and June; combined, the five 2026 cuts are reducing average residential bills by approximately 9 percent, or about $112, per year.
Piedmont said all rate changes for North Carolina customers are reviewed and approved by the North Carolina Utilities Commission, which helps ensure customers receive safe, reliable natural gas service at fair, reasonable rates. The company said cutting rates as the heating season begins will help ease household winter heating costs.
Piedmont Natural Gas is a subsidiary of Duke Energy and distributes natural gas to more than 1 million residential, commercial, industrial and power generation customers in North Carolina and South Carolina. Gas prices are shaped by supply, transportation costs and seasonal demand, and the Utilities Commission's review process is designed to balance company costs with consumer interests.
For residents of Charlotte and the rest of North Carolina, the latest cut is modest on its own, but the cumulative effect of repeated reductions over the year adds up. The company reminds customers that winter gas use typically rises sharply, and using heating equipment sensibly and keeping homes well insulated remain effective ways to control winter bills.
(Source: Piedmont Natural Gas)
来源：皮埃蒙特天然气公司
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