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Rate Hike Bill Still Stalled

What once looked like a slam-dunk attempt to ease Duke Energy’s ability to hike your electricity rate has hit a road block in the state House. The politics of the also-stalled vote to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget veto are straightforward. Republicans need the votes of seven Democrats, and thus far they don’t have those […]

Duke Sued for Coal Ash Damages

The states of North Carolina and Virginia have joined with federal agencies…

Budget Veto Override, Rate Hike Bill Still Stalled

The top Republican leadership in the North Carolina General Assembly…

Hotlist 7/9/19: VOTE NO ON SB 559

Fresh off Independence Day celebrations, we’re still dealing with a lack of consumer agency in the Duke Energy rate hike bill (Senate Bill 559). Over the long weekend, The News & Observer published an op-ed from a North Carolina business owner highlighting how this legislation allows Duke to increase utility rates and earn excess profits. […]

Hotlist 7/2/19: Duke’s dirty dealing

The topic of much conversation around the General Assembly has been Senate Bill 559, also known as the Duke Energy rate hike bill. Though the legislation has subtly changed since it passed the Senate last month, many opponents still assert that its sole purpose is to boost Duke profits at North Carolina ratepayers’ expense. Of […]

High Costs of Demolition

Here’s another check mark on the list of “why we can’t afford more nuclear reactors”: the extremely high cost of tearing down the old ones. Disposing of a plant costs less than restoring it, but the sums are still staggering. When Duke Energy expanded into Florida, the company came into possession of the Crystal River […]