Spire Inc. (NYSE: SR) today announced it has entered into an agreement with Piedmont Natural Gas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), to acquire its Tennessee local distribution company business that serves more than 200,

N ASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Spire Inc. has entered an agreement to acquire the Tennessee Piedmont Natural Gas business from Duke Energy. The acquisition is set to be a total of $2.48 billion.

With an announced $2.5 billion move, Spire continues a decade-plus run of predominantly fueling its expansion by buying gas utilities in the South.