Phone 828.692.6373 • Fax 828.692.6658
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Utilities
Serving a 22,000 square mile area in the Piedmont Carolinas, Duke Energy is one of the nation's ten largest electric utilities. Duke Energy Companies operate nuclear, fossil fueled, hydroelectric and other renewable power generation facilities. The company markets multiple forms of energy, including electricity, natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil.
Contacts:
Harry Poovey
Manager, Economic Development
250 9th Street Lane, SE
Hickory, NC 28602
(828) 323-2723
(828) 323-2794
hcpoovey@duke-energy.com
Sandy Tallant
District Manager
(828) 698-2030
Progress Energy Carolinas provides electric service to 1.4 million
customers over 34,000 square miles in eastern and western NC and central SC. Progress Energy is a Fortune 250 diversified energy company with more than 24,000 megawatts of generation capacity. The company includes nonregulated operations covering competitive generation, energy
marketing, natural gas production, fuel extraction and broadband
capacity.
Contacts:
Martha Thompson
Community Relations Manager
555-A Brevard Road
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 258-5019
(828) 271-6275
martha.thompson@pgnmail.com
Natural Gas
Public Service Company of North Carolina (PSNC Energy)
PSNC Energy distributes natural gas to over 338,000 customers in 95 cities, towns and communities in north central, piedmont and western areas of North Carolina.
Contacts:
Don Hallingse
PSNC Energy
P.O. Box 620
7-20th Street
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 271-3535
Fax (828) 271-3513
dhallingse@scana.com
Lee McElrath
1025 Brevard Road, Unit 2
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 667-6150
(828) 667-6155
wmcelrath@scana.com
Telecommunications
AT&T offers wireless service, voice mail service, internet access service, operator services and maintenance plans for the telephone wiring of your business.
Contact:
LaVoy Spooner
24 O'Henry Drive, Room 202
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 258-7005
lavoy.spooner@att.com
Water and Sewer
Hendersonville Water & Sewer Department
Hendersonville receives water from a watershed of more than 24.3 square miles located in Pisgah National Forest. This is supplemented by water taken from Mills River on Hwy. 191. All water is treated at a modern filter plant located at Mills River. Storage System capacity is over 12 million gallons.
Contact:
Lee Smith
Hendersonville Water & Sewer Dept.
318 Fourth Avenue East
Hendersonville, NC 28792
(828) 697-3052