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Proclamations encourage support for Piedmont Natural Gas program that helps keep neighbors warm by assisting with energy bills
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – 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, 2025, as “Share the Warmth Day” in their respective cities.
What is Share the Warmth?
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.
Why the program matters:
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.
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 communities at large to support this program and help keep our neighbors warm this winter.
What they’re saying:
Brian Weisker, senior vice president and president of Piedmont Natural Gas: “Piedmont’s Share the Warmth program has supported our most vulnerable neighbors since 2003. We chose December 12, or 12/12, as ‘Share the Warmth Day’ to remind us that for no more than $12 a year, each of us can make a meaningful difference. And if you need help today, Share the Warmth funds are available. Too many families face difficult choices when the weather turns cold. We want anyone who needs assistance with their energy bills to know: Piedmont is here to keep you warm and supported, all year long.”
How Share the Warmth works:
Piedmont customers can contribute to the fund through the company’s Round Up program; when a customer signs up, Piedmont rounds up their monthly natural gas bill to the nearest dollar and contributes 100% of the difference to Share the Warmth. The program also receives money from community donations and a direct contribution from Piedmont itself.
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.
How you can help:
Piedmont offers several easy options for customers to enroll in Share the Warmth:
- Texting SHARE to 21209 (message and data rates may apply)
- Visiting piedmontng.com/ShareTheWarmth and clicking the button to enroll
- 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.
How Share the Warmth has made a difference:
Read more about how Share the Warmth and nonprofit agency Crisis Assistance Ministry have impacted the lives of others at Duke Energy’s illumination website.
Piedmont Natural Gas
Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, distributes natural gas to more than 1.2 million residential, commercial, industrial and power generation customers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. More information: piedmontng.com. Follow Piedmont Natural Gas: X, Facebook.
Media contact: Jason Wheatley
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