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.
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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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Did Duke CEO and Top Regulator Break the Law by Cutting Deal on Merger Scandal? – News Release from NC WARN
Last week the Charlotte Observer published an interview in which Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers said he had resolved the major scandal following his acquisition of Progress Energy by personally negotiating the settlement with NC Utilities Commission Chairman Ed Finley. Today NC WARN called on state Attorney General Roy Cooper to investigate that negotiation, which we believe was an unlawful communication that led to a multi-billion dollar miscarriage of justice against North Carolina’s electricity customers.
Duke-Progress Merger Contested in NC Court of Appeals – News Release from NC WARN
24 Groups: NRC Rushing Nuclear “Waste Confidence” Process, Not Satisfying Court-Ordered Requirements – News Release
In documents filed Wednesday with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), a wide range of national and grassroots environmental groups said it would be impossible for the NRC to adequately conduct a court-ordered assessment of the environmental implications of long-term storage of spent nuclear reactor fuel in the two short years the federal agency envisions for the process.
Nuclear construction project in free fall; Duke at risk too – News Release from NC WARN
NC Regulators Sold-out the Public in Duke Merger Settlement – News Release from NC WARN
Today’s announced settlement between Duke Energy and state regulators is a sell-out of the public that was conducted behind closed doors. As signaled earlier, NC WARN will fight the merger in court – with a very strong legal case – and we’re counting on Attorney General Roy Cooper to also stand up for the public. The utilities regulators sure aren’t protecting the public interest.