Geo Fish

Category: ElectriCities

  • Wilson NC makes the New York Times with Internet Cafe Business. Check it out tonight at 7:15p on Connections with George Fisher on DCN TV and WNCR

    Topics: Utilities NY Times Wilson NC Internet Cafes Tarboro Water Rates Increase A Home Town Bank Goes under and Telegram still doesn’t report it. That and a whole lot more on Connections with Geroge Fisher—to night at 7:15p—peace out ya’ll

  • Western Half of North Carolina are getting fighting mad that electric rates are going up…well, Welcome to the Club friends.

    Funny I didn’t see a hell of a lot of chanting from them when our rates hit the roof over here in in eastern NC. Maybe that’s because there has always been the perception of “we know how to manage our stuff better with nuclear.” At least that what one NC Rep told me 2…

  • What to do When a Politician uses Talking Points and has no idea what the Hell he’s talking about.

    Warning: This posts contains the truth. The problem with truth is that most people don’t really want to hear it. It’s much easier to be spoon-fed crap thinking it’s chocolate ice cream. Read at your own risk, you may develop knowledge: something NO ONE can ever take away. ———– I’ve been an advocate for lower…

  • SEC Officials Surfing Porn During Financial Crisis, Report Finds—From ABC NEWS

    The Securities and Exchange Commission is the sheriff of the financial industry, looking for crimes such as Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, but a new government report has concluded that some senior employees spent hours on the agency’s computers looking at sites such as naughty.com, skankwire and youporn as the financial crisis was unfolding. A new…

  • High Point Nuclear Power Costs To Rise

    …take a close look at what Edwards says about the national demand for power-dropping 3.6%.  If we weatherize our homes the demand will (in theory) drop even lower. The price will still continue to rise because not only is this a supply/demand issue but a debt issue.  All, and I mean all, of these towns…

  • The Way OUT of NCEMPA & ElectriCities

    There’s no advantage to staying with ElectriCities I read with interest your article “ElectriCities Opens Up on Debt Options” in the March 25 edition of the Telegram. I would like to submit a couple of options that were not mentioned, as well as expand on the comments by Mr. Michael Colo with Poyner and Spruill.…

  • Dominion rates are low low low

    Dominion is looking for a rate hike, but look at how low the average cost is for Dominion customers.  –BTW, they haven’t raised rates in 17 years.  Can’t say that for NCEMPA! Can you? Dominion Power seeks rate hike From staff, wire reports Tuesday, February 16, 2010 The major electric utility in northeastern North Carolina…

  • From Graham Edwards “It is what it is”

    Edwards concerning prices: “They are what they are!” Only 1 Rocky Mount City Council Member willing to challenge Edwards on that statement: Reuben Blackwell, Ward 2. Graham Edwards, CEO of ElectriCities, was in Rocky Mount NC recently to handout awards to local utility workers.  The awards were to be given out during the last NCEMPA…

  • ElectriCities & Duke Contract Appeal

    When ElectriCities screws up we’re always more than eager to post that.  This time ElectriCities is fighting for the municipal co-ops it represents. That’s a good thing! In the battle between Progress and Duke over “native-load rates” ElectriCities is taking the position that Duke should be allowed to sell cheaper power. Progress Energy tells federal…

  • Electricities Calls of Annual Meeting

    ElectriCities meeting called off From staff reports Monday, August 03, 2009 The ElectriCities annual meeting — planned as a one-day gathering in Raleigh this year because of member municipalities’ tight travel budgets — has been canceled altogether because of those same economic concerns. Elizabeth City was slated to receive a Public Power Award of Excellence…