STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION RALEIGH DOCKET NO. G-9, Sub 925 BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION In the Matter of Application of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. for Annual Review of Gas Costs PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the North Carolina Utilities Commission has scheduled a hearing for the purpose of receiving public and expert witness testimony on the annual review of the cost of natural gas supply, storage and transportation for Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (Piedmont). The hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., in Commission Hearing Room 2115, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. The hearing is being held pursuant to the provisions of North Carolina General Statute § 62-133.4(c) and Commission Rule R1-17(k)(6) for the purpose of comparing Piedmont's prudently incurred gas costs with costs recovered from all the utility's customers served during the test period. Public witness testimony will be received in accordance with Commission Rule R1-21(g). Piedmont filed testimony relating to the subject matter of this hearing on August 1, 2025. Further information may be obtained from the Office of the Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, Dobbs Building, 5th Floor, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, where a copy of Piedmont's testimony is available for review by the public, or on the Commission's website at www.ncuc.gov. The Public Staff is authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Correspondence regarding the annual review proceeding, and the hearing thereon should be directed to the Public Staff and should include any information which the writer wishes to be considered by the Public Staff in its investigation of the matter. Such statements should be addressed to Mr. Christopher J. Ayers, Executive Director, Public Staff, 4326 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300. Written statements are not evidence unless the writers appear at a hearing and testify concerning the information contained in their written statements. Persons desiring to intervene in this proceeding as formal parties should file a petition to intervene pursuant to Commission Rules R1-5 and R1-19 on or before Monday, September 15, 2025. Such petitions should be filed with the Chief Clerk of the North Carolina Utilities 2 Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300. The direct testimony and exhibits of expert witnesses to be presented by intervenors should also be filed with the Commission on or before Monday, September 15, 2025. This the 28th day of August, 2025. NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION A. Shonta Dunston, Chief Clerk IPL0269719 Sep 5,12 2025