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We KNOW at least one Duke merger secret offers rate breaks – News Release from NC WARN
There’s at least one solid reason that neither Duke-Progress nor the Utility Commission Public Staff has denied a key NC WARN charge when asked by reporters. We KNOW that at least one of the 15-plus deals offers a rate break to selected industrial customers.
Group asks regulators for broader look at Duke Energy–Progress Energy merger – The Charlotte Business Journal
An N.C. environmental group contends the state’s sunshine law requires regulators to disclose the details of so-far confidential deals Duke Energy and Progress Energy have made with organizations to win their support for the companies’ proposed $26 billion merger.
Nuclear watchdog group: Lift veil of secrecy from hearing on Progress-Duke merger – The News & Observer
A Durham advocacy group is making an 11th-hour appeal to North Carolina regulators to allow greater scrutiny of the proposed merger between Progress Energy and Duke Energy during Monday’s scheduled public hearing.
Secret Deals Violate Sunshine Law in Duke-Progress Merger, says NC WARN – News Release by NC WARN
North Carolina’s Public Records Act clearly forbids Duke Energy from keeping secret at least 15 side deals central to the utility’s acquisition of Progress Energy, and NC WARN is calling on regulators to open the records for public scrutiny. We filed a motion today arguing the NC Utilities Commission cannot allow Duke to make the sweeping and vague claim of “trade secrets” for all those deals, many of which might impact other ratepayers.
Reopen utilities’ merger hearings, group asks state – The Charlotte Observer
The N.C. Waste Awareness and Reduction Network, an anti-nuclear group in Durham known as WARN, argues that circumstances have changed since the commission’s hearings last September. New hearings, if granted, would likely derail the utilities’ plan of closing the $26 billion merger by July 1.
Critics make last-ditch bid to delay or derail Progress-Duke merger – The News & Observer
Critics of the proposed merger between Progress Energy and Duke Energy urged state regulators Monday to hold another round of public hearings to explore alleged secrets and rumors about the utility merger that could sap the public benefits of the $26 billion deal.
Two consumer groups join challenges to merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy – The Tampa Bay Times
FCAN (Florida Consumer Action Network) is backing environmental and consumer watchdog group NC WARN’s request filed Monday with the North Carolina Utilities Commission for a public hearing to review fresh concerns about the merger.
Duke Doesn’t Deny NC WARN Merger Concerns – News Release by NC WARN
This was released before the North Carolina Utilities Commission order for a very limited hearing next Monday, June 25 at 2 p.m.
NC WARN Says Changes in Duke-Progress Merger Harm the Public – News Release from NC WARN
Groups from 5 merger states urge NC hearings; WARN calls for sunshine on 15 secret deals and for attorney general to investigate backroom pressure over SC nuclear project.
See NC WARN’s motion
See NC WARN’s letter to Attorney General Roy Cooper