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    Letter: Duke shouldn’t pocket our excess solar energy

    Posted on November 20, 2022November 20, 2022 by Letters

    “I have found out that Duke has a cutoff date of May 31 for each year, and then they pocket my excess energy.”

    3.2 K views10LettersOpinion

    Go fossil-free: Learn how to switch to solar and renewable energy

    Posted on April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 by Cathy Holt

    “I believe that if everyone does what they can to move toward clean energy and presses their elected officials to do the same, we can reach our goals and stop the cataclysmic disasters of climate change.”

    7.7 K views6CommentaryOpinion

    Letter: Thanks to commission­ers for renewable energy vote

    Posted on December 27, 2017December 27, 2017 by Letters

    “Brownie Newman, Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Al Whitesides and Ellen Frost voted in favor, and the three Republicans made speeches about how they support the environment before voting no.”

    5.2 K views11LettersOpinion

    Duke sparks debate with request for 15% rate hike

    Posted on September 9, 2017September 9, 2017 by Carolyn Morrisroe

    On June 1, Duke Energy Progress filed a request with the N.C. Utilities Commission to raise rates an average of 14.9 percent. Xpress examines why Duke says it needs more revenue and how the rate hike could affect local customers.

    6.4 K views+BusinessEnvironmentNews

    Community rights movement promotes local sovereignt­y

    Posted on June 29, 2017July 7, 2017 by Cathy Holt

    “People need to see the power they really have, especially the power to prevent Duke Energy from making all the decisions,” says Asheville Community Rights co-founder Kat Houghton. “Corporations should not have more rights than people. That is not a democracy.”

    4.4 K views3CommentaryOpinion

    Duke Energy misled regulators at meeting over new Asheville-area gas plant

    Posted on February 26, 2016February 26, 2016 by Xpress Contributor

    “We remain very concerned by the closed, pro-Duke and unconstitutional process in this case, including the lack of regulatory scrutiny of Duke Energy assertions.”

    4.1 K views+CommentaryOpinion

    Letter writer: We need Duke Energy’s support for renewable energy

    Posted on November 18, 2015November 18, 2015 by Letters

    “Instead, we need Duke’s support for more renewables, and they could start by emulating Florida’s example: installing a solar power station that only uses natural gas as a backup.”

    2.5 K views+LettersOpinion
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