Builders openly shared their frustration with what they described as Duke’s lack of communication, poor customer service, and cumbersome plan review process. They told company officials they missed having a single point of contact on a project, much as they do when working with other utilities like Piedmont Natural Gas.
Duke representatives at the meeting, including Senior Vice President Jeff Corbett, apologized for the broken plan review and utility installation process, and committed to make improvements within the next six months. They told builders that 100 new project engineers were hired in January, and that the plan review backlog should begin coming down in the next few weeks.
Some of the changes they promised include:
REBIC will continue to work with Duke Energy on these and other improvements to the plan review process, and will hold a follow-up meeting in before the end of 2018. Builders having specific issues with project installation should contact us for more information on who to contact at Duke. E-mail us at [email protected]
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