McDowell News reports:
Hundreds of people packed the main courtroom at the McDowell County Courthouse to capacity Tuesday evening to show their strong opposition to Duke Energy’s request for another rate hike. ...
The vast majority of the people who spoke Tuesday evening before the state Utilities Commission voiced their “vehement opposition” to the proposed rate hike, which could be 17.4 percent for residential customers and between 12.8 and 14.7 percent for business and industrial customers.
For many in the courtroom, there may have been the feeling of déjà vu. In September 2009, the N.C. Utilities Commission held a similar hearing at the McDowell County Courthouse about a requested rate hike by Duke Energy. At that time, Duke was asking for a 12.6-percent rate hike. ...
Other public hearings were scheduled to be held in Franklin, High Point and Durham. ...
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Hundreds of people packed the main courtroom at the McDowell County Courthouse to capacity Tuesday evening to show their strong opposition to Duke Energy’s request for another rate hike. ...
The vast majority of the people who spoke Tuesday evening before the state Utilities Commission voiced their “vehement opposition” to the proposed rate hike, which could be 17.4 percent for residential customers and between 12.8 and 14.7 percent for business and industrial customers.
For many in the courtroom, there may have been the feeling of déjà vu. In September 2009, the N.C. Utilities Commission held a similar hearing at the McDowell County Courthouse about a requested rate hike by Duke Energy. At that time, Duke was asking for a 12.6-percent rate hike. ...
Other public hearings were scheduled to be held in Franklin, High Point and Durham. ...
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