Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on October 24, 2011
RALEIGH | Sandra Coley doesn’t understand why her City of Wilson utility bill sometimes reaches $450 per month.
Coley and her husband keep the thermostat reading high when they’re not at their two-bedroom home during the summer and tell their son to bundle up inside during the winter to stay warm. (Read more)
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Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on October 4, 2011
Concerns about Duke Energy’s and Progress Energy’s monopoly ambitions surfaced years before federal authorities said Friday that their proposed merger raised serious doubts about the public benefits of the deal.
Six years ago, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission attempted to keep Duke and Progress from manipulating regional electricity prices – even as separate companies. (Read more)
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Posted by Curmilus Dancy II (Butch) on May 5, 2011
Utility customers in Eastern Carolina who get their power from the Eastern Municipal Power Agency, managed by ElectriCities, are demanding something be done about their high bills.
Wednesday night we reported how rates for the 268,000 customers who get their power from one of the 32 municipalities that make up ElectriCities, have bills 20 to 35 percent higher than other utility customers, according to the CEO of ElectriCities. (Read more)
Note: I think the best way to solve the ElectriCities thing is for all the cities, the Electric Companies and others involved need to come to the table and see how all parties can best resolve this matter. However until then you can take money from here and there but that will not be eliminating the problem but elevating it. Curmilus Dancy II – The Political Agitator
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