The public staff of the NC Utilities Commission went behind closed doors with Duke Energy Progress today to hammer out a partial settlement agreement regarding the utility’s request for a 16.7 percent increase in residential rates. These private negotiations occurred instead of a public evidentiary hearing, which was scheduled for today at 1 p.m. That ...
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