Piedmont Natural Gas is promoting public safety awareness as temperatures drop, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the rotten-egg scent of mercaptan to identify potential gas leaks.
The press release promotes a seasonal safety campaign for detecting natural gas leaks and contains no material financial, operational, or guidance information.
Piedmont Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has initiated its annual public safety campaign focused on natural gas leak awareness. The utility highlights the role of mercaptan, an odorant added to gas to ensure rapid detection of potential leaks by consumers.
The campaign aims to educate the public on how to identify natural gas leaks by recognizing the distinct rotten-egg odor of mercaptan.