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NC Senate bill would limit Rocky Mount use of utility revenue
Raleigh lawmakers target Rocky Mount’s electric fund transfers amid audit fallout and concerns over utility rates and city financial management.
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Proposal would shift energy costs to large users, promote self-generation
NC lawmakers advance bill shifting energy costs to large users while encouraging self-generation and protecting households from rising utility expenses.
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Duke Energy seeks rate hike after early 2026 cold snap
Cold snap pushed Duke Energy to max capacity; now asking the North Carolina Utilities Commission to approve $800M in cost recovery.
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NC senators seek federal official’s help assessing solar projects
Two North Carolina state senators are asking a top federal Energy Department official for help as the state assesses costs and benefits of new solar energy projects.
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Duke Energy proposes 15% rate hike, Stein, Jackson object
Stein objects, and Jackson files a motion to intervene in Duke Energy's proposed 15% rate hike.
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Judge wants more information in Carrboro suit against Duke Energy
The North Carolina Business Court judge overseeing Carrboro’s lawsuit against Duke Energy wants more information before deciding whether to dismiss the town’s complaint. Judge Mark Davis issued a two-page order Thursday asking the town and the utility to file new briefs next month related to the issue of “traceability.” The order arrived after Davis conducted a hearing on Duke’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
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Appeals Court rules against Bald Head Island village leaders again
The North Carolina Court of Appeals released its latest ruling Wednesday against Bald Head Island’s village government. It’s the most recent development in a legal dispute involving the sale of the island’s ferry system and associated infrastructure.
Opinion
Flipping the switch on common-sense energy
SB 266 and HR 1 revive a principle NC has upheld in law for decades: delivering electricity at the lowest feasible cost without sacrificing reliability.
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Duke: Carrboro climate suit seeks to ‘upend’ state utilities regulation
An Orange County town seeks to unravel North Carolina’s utilities regulation system with its climate lawsuit against Duke Energy. That’s the key point in Duke’s latest state Business Court filing in its legal battle with Carrboro.
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Top NC court will not review sale of Bald Head Island ferry system
The North Carolina Supreme Court has rejected Bald Head Island’s request to take up a legal dispute involving the sale of the ferry system that serves the island. A lower court ruling last year permitted the $56 million sale over island officials’ objection.
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Briner nominates van der Vaart to NC Utilities Commission
North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner announced Wednesday that he has chosen former North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Donald van der Vaart as his nominee to the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Opinion
NC Senate’s new energy bill provides needed reform to protect ratepayers
The new law is necessary because the discretion given to the NCUC by the General Assembly in 2021 was abused.
