North Carolina Utilities Commission Approves First Amendment to Natural Gas Pipeline Construction and Transportation Service Agreement

The North Carolina Utilities Commission has issued an order allowing the First Amendment to the Natural Gas Pipeline Construction and Transportation Service Agreement between Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc. (PSNC) and Duke Energy Progress, LLC (DEP) to become effective. The amendment was filed by PSNC on February 5, 2025, and was reviewed by the Public Staff of the North Carolina Utilities Commission. The Public Staff recommended that the Commission allow the First Amendment to become effective, subject to certain conditions. The Commission has approved the First Amendment, subject to the conditions recommended by the Public Staff.

Key Takeaways:

• The First Amendment to the Natural Gas Pipeline Construction and Transportation Service Agreement was filed by PSNC on February 5, 2025, to provide natural gas transportation and redelivery service to Duke Energy Progress, LLC's (DEP) Person County Electric Generation Facility.
• The Public Staff of the North Carolina Utilities Commission reviewed the First Amendment and recommended that the Commission allow it to become effective, subject to certain conditions.
• The conditions recommended by the Public Staff include that the Commission's approval of the First Amendment neither constitutes approval of the amount of any compensation paid thereunder nor prejudices the right of any party to take issue with any provision of the First Amendment in a future proceeding.
• The Commission has approved the First Amendment, subject to the conditions recommended by the Public Staff.
• Public Service Company of North Carolina, Inc. (PSNC) has agreed to construct and operate additional incremental facilities to provide service to additional gas generation facilities at the Person County Electric Generation Facility.
• The First Amendment became effective on July 15, 2025.

Statistics:

• The First Amendment was filed by PSNC on February 5, 2025.
• The Commission issued an Order Allowing the Agreement to Become Effective on July 31, 2024.
• The Public Staff reviewed the First Amendment and presented it at the Commission's July 14, 2025 Staff Conference.
• The Public Staff recommended that the Commission allow the First Amendment to become effective, subject to certain conditions.
• The Commission has approved the First Amendment, subject to the conditions recommended by the Public Staff.

Sources:

• STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION RALEIGH DOCKET NO. G-5, SUB 668 BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION ( Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Utilities Commission).
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-142.