• Duke Energy subsidiary Piedmont Natural Gas cut North Carolina rates effective Nov. 1, its fifth reduction in 2026.
• The latest cut will lower the average residential customer's annual bill by just under $12, starting with November bills.
• Combined reductions will save average residential customers approximately 9%, or about $112 annually.

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