Duke is trying to charge families, small businesses $8 million annually for industrial schmoozing. First in a series of revelations NC WARN will roll out as our legal team reviews thousands of documents gained in Duke’s new rate case.
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Reactor Crack at Shearon Harris Raises Questions — News Advisory
At a public meeting this evening, NC WARN will seek clarification on a number of questions regarding revelations that Duke Energy’s Harris nuclear plant operated for over a year with a quarter-inch crack in the reactor vessel head. Here are four good TV news stories on the May 15 shutdown of the Shearon Harris nuclear power plant:
Harris plant neighbors seek answers over nuclear shutdown (WNCT)
Wake County nuclear plant shut down (WTVD)
‘Flaw’ forces shutdown of Harris nuclear plant (WNCN)
Crack forces shutdown of nuclear reactor at Shearon Harris (WRAL)
UPDATE June 13: NRC still seeking why spot missed at Shearon Harris plant (AP)
Discrepancies in Duke Energy’s 20-year Plan Require Full Hearing, Cross Examination — News Release from NC WARN
In a motion filed yesterday, NC WARN, Greenpeace and the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League thanked the NC Utilities Commission for its May 10 order questioning Duke’s compliance with state rules requiring “the least cost mix of generation and demand‑reduction measures which is achievable” and called on state regulators to schedule full hearings over discrepancies between statutory requirements, Duke’s official filings and public statements made by CEO Jim Rogers.
Demise of New Harris Nukes is an Important Public Victory toward a Clean Energy Revolution — News Release from NC WARN
Duke Energy’s cancellation yesterday of licensing efforts to build two nuclear reactors at subsidiary Progress Energy’s Harris nuclear plant is good news – but it comes with a taint. Duke-Progress threw away eight years and $70 million – while blocking widespread advances in energy-saving programs, solar and wind, and combined heat and power.
Greenpeace, NC WARN challenge Jim Rogers’ climate legacy with ad on eve of his final shareholder meeting — News Release from NC WARN
On the day before Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers’ final shareholder meeting, environmental groups published a full-page advertisement in the Charlotte Observer asking whether Rogers wants to be remembered as a hero or villain in the increasingly urgent fight to combat global warming. The groups also sent an open letter to Rogers and Duke’s Board of Directors explaining the risks to the company if it does not move toward clean energy.
Commission Tries to Limit Court Appeal of Duke Energy Merger — News Release from NC WARN
State regulators yesterday made a strange ruling that, if upheld by the courts, would abolish part of an ongoing appeal of a 2012 merger that created the nation’s largest electric utility. Duke Energy is seeking to prevent NC WARN’s case from being heard by the NC Court of Appeals, and the state Utilities Commission is claiming it has the authority to govern what the court can hear.
Progress Energy Residential Rate Increase to Exceed 10% – After Proposed Settlement with Public Staff — News Release from NC WARN
The effect of the proposed Progress Energy rate hike on the average residential consumer is nearly double the 4.7 percent increase that is being presented by the NC Utilities Commission’s Public Staff, according to a new analysis conducted by the utility watchdog NC WARN.
Is NC Governor a Duke Energy Millionaire? – News Release from NC WARN
Ad campaign presses Pat McCrory to come clean about Duke holdings – and step away from appointing regulators who will judge the need for billions in new power plants
Progress Energy Rate Hike Could Still be Over 10 Percent for Households – News Release from NC WARN
For the third time in a row, the NC Utilities Commission’s Public Staff has settled the major part of a rate case with Duke Energy or Progress Energy before all the public and evidentiary hearings are held.
Duke Energy Monopoly Must Use Wasted Resource Instead of Building Power Plants, says Watchdog Group — News Release from NC WARN
Recent advances in a decades-old energy-saving technology could allow thousands of North Carolina facilities such as grocery stores, schools and hospitals to save over 30 percent of their annual energy usage. The energy savings from combined heat and power (CHP) at facilities in North Carolina could be roughly equal to the electricity from ten large power plants.
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