NC advocate wants Duke-Progress merger savings
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina's chief consumer advocate for utilities says state regulators will insist on ratepayers getting some of the savings from the merger of Duke Energy and Progress...
View ArticleNC officials get details on Duke-Progress deal
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The financial combination of Duke Energy and Progress Energy won't lead to too many changes for their North Carolina customers and regulators.Representatives for Charlotte-based...
View ArticlePower companies say no funny business with high winter bills
BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- If you want to keep your house warm during the long, cold winter, you have to pay up. Recently we have received phone calls from viewers who say their power bill for...
View ArticleGenerators in high demand as Irene approaches
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- While it looks like the worst of Hurricane Irene should stay off the coast, we're not in the clear yet. Many in the Cape Fear are ready to batten down the hatches.Now is the...
View ArticleDuke Energy asks NC regulators for 7% rate rise
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- North Carolina utilities regulators are opening hearings into whether Duke Energy should be allowed to raise electricity rates by more than 7 percent.The North Carolina Utilities...
View ArticleProgress Energy to retire coal-fired power plant
GOLDSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina's main electric company is shutting down a coal-burning power plant near Goldsboro as it shifts to generating power with cleaner natural gas.Progress Energy...
View ArticleProgress Energy requests rate hike; residents sound off
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- Progress Energy says it has asked the North Carolina Utilities Commission for a rate increase the company says would push residential bills up an average of 14.2...
View ArticleDuke Energy prepares to help keep your power on
CHARLOTTE, NC (NEWS RELEASE)-– Duke Energy is bracing for a rare coastal ice storm that is forecast to hit eastern North Carolina and South Carolina Tuesday. Duke Energy’s team of meteorologists...
View ArticleSome still without power days after the ice storm
DELCO, NC (WWAY) -- The ice has melted, and temperatures have once again risen to bearable levels, but the storm is not over for those still without power.The crippling ice storm may just be a bad...
View ArticleGreensboro food pantries expecting bare shelves
GREENSBORO, NC (AP) -- Food pantries in the Greensboro area expect their supplies to run out after more than 100,000 went without power in Guilford County because of a winter storm.The News &...
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