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Category: ElectriCities

  • Easley Scandal Hits Progress Energy

    From the Associated Press Monday June 1 2009 Questions of influence peddling abound. Companies that worked closely with the Easley administration — including Progress Energy Inc., Blue Cross Blue Shield and AT&T Corp. — gave at least $150,000 to Easley’s speakers series while her husband was in office. Some reported donating money to sponsor a…

  • FLASHBACK: THE CARBON TRADING FLOOR

    This article relates to eastern North Carolina to the extent that Carbon Trading Credits have been in the works for a long time. Wall Street has figured out a way to make big money off of HR 2454 (Climate Bill).  The question to be answered is if Wall Street plans to make all of that…

  • Power Agency Meeting on DCN TV

    North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency Meeting May 27 2009  Important Meeting, Click on Video provided by Curmilus Dancy DCN TV Click on the individual pictures to see selected video Ken Raber VP of Electricities gives overview of mandatory Nuclear Power Plant shutdown for scheduled Fed required maintenance. Also one of the commissioners questions CFO…

  • Reuben Blackwell’s Express Yourself –Good Broadcast

    Click on the EXPRESS YOURSELF picture to listen to the audio broadcast of this show with Rocky Mount City Councilman Reuben Blackwell – Ward 2.    On this May 25th show, Blackwell talks with Rep G K Butterfield about the passage of HR 2454 (Climate Bill).  Rocky Mount City Councilman Lamont Wiggins talks about the Rocky…

  • Watch Your Lawmakers on CSPAN.ORG

    This is a very important time to watch CSPAN regarding the Energy & Climate Change Bill.  Debate and voting on amendments to the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009” continues today in the House Energy & Commerce Cmte. The committee is scheduled to meet most of this week on the bill. Cmte. Markup:…

  • CFFU Forum Draws Crowd & Legislators

    Over 100 people attended last nights Energy Forum held at OIC, Rocky Mount NC. Some of the States top officials spoke about about areas such as weatherization, global warming and how it relates to the NCMEPA debt and the overall cost of utilities in eastern North Carolina. ElectriCities is currently looking at refinancing the 2.5…

  • Energy Forum Agenda

    EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ENERGY FORUM …hosted by Citizens for Fair Utilities & OIC, Inc.   OIC Auditorium May 7, 2009 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm   AGENDA   Reuben Blackwell, Moderator Opening/Welcome…..……………………………………………………….Ms. Jessie Frazier                                                                  Chair and Co-Founder, Citizens for Fair Utilities Prayer   Statement of Purpose………………………………………….Councilman Andre’ Knight                                Rocky Mount…

  • Energy Forum Press Release

    For Immediate Release May 5, 2009   ENERGY FORUM BRINGS POLICY TO THE PEOPLE Rocky Mount (NC) – On Thursday, May 7th the Citizens for Fair Utilities (CFFU) of Rocky Mount and Eastern NC are hosting, in conjunction with OIC, Inc. of Rocky Mount, an Eastern NC Energy Forum at the OIC Auditorium from 6…

  • See what others are paying for Electricity

    GET THE FACTS…DON’T LET ELECTRICITIES AND NCEMPA TELL YOU A LIE THAT WE PAY LESS THAN OTHER MAJOR POPULATIONS While most of the 32 municipalities under NCEMPA are paying 13-15 cents per Kh check this out. Rocky Mount pays almost as high a rate as California (much higher than Oregon and Washington State) —and other…

  • CFFU Receives letter from ElectriCities

    We received a letter from Ken Raber, Senior Vice President of Electricities dated April 21, 2009.  We actually got this letter the same day as the NCEMPA meeting on April 22.  In the letter, Raber states he had conferred with council regarding our request and pursuant to the Public Records Laws we are invited to…