The North Carolina Utilities Commission could decide whether your energy bill will be going up. A hearing is set for 1 p.m. Monday. The commission will have the final say on a 5.7 percent rate hike for Progress Energy customers. Progress reportedly wants to collect $183 million extra a year to pay for upgrades to […]
The N.C. Utilities Commission is holding hearings this week in Raleigh on the two power companies’ plan to create the nation’s largest electric utility. This week’s hearings will be the only forum for the public to debate the merger, a fact several speakers decried. “We urge you to take these meetings to the communities whose […]
The number of outages continue to grow as a result of Hurricane Irene. Here are numbers of utility company’s to report outages. Progress Energy 1-800-419-6356 DUKE Energy 1-800-769-3766
Duke Energy is buying Progress Energy for more than $13 billion in stock, in a deal that would create one of the nation’s largest utilities. reuters Read More
If someone claiming to be with Progress Energy is calling you about your account and asking for your credit card information, chances are good it’s a scam wral Read More
