Besides Duke Energy, who is in favor of an energy bill rate hike? Nobody, it seems.
From the News & Observer:
Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office filed a legal brief Monday with the N.C. Utilities Commission detailing his opposition to the rate increase averaging more than 7 percent. Cooper says the higher power cost would be too much for Duke’s 1.8 million customers in the state.Read the entire article here.
This news reminds me of the rate hike hearing held in Charlotte back in October that included a funny street performance with Duke Energy characterized as our “master” and the rest of us as the company’s bitches. Read “Duke Energy protesters rail against the ‘Master’,” and watch the video here:
This article appears in Jan 10-16, 2012.
