Public Announcement: Progress Rate Hike Hearing in Raleigh.

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NC WARN Will Hold a Press Conference And Rally Before the Hearing.

Progress Energy will be presenting a rate hike request before the Utilities Commission on Wednesday, March 13th.

Where: Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC.

Rally and press conference on south steps of Dobbs Building at 6:00 p.m. by NC WARN.

Hearing, Room 2115 at 7:00 p.m.

Progress Energy wants to build more dirty energy power plants while holding back clean energy and weatherization jobs. Residential bills would increase 6-45% depending on usage. To learn more about the hearings, rate hikes, and the utilities’ long range plans as well as a more responsible and clean alternative presented by NC WARN titled “A Responsible Energy Future for North Carolina, go here.


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1. 6-45%?

Holy shit. Depending on what time I get out of work, I might swing by.