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  • Coal Fired to Natural Gas Plants. Price 900M

    Progress Energy plans to shut down three coal-fired power plants in Wayne County and build a natural gas-fueled plant at the site. The $900 million project would increase the amount of electricity produced at the site while reducing pollution, the Raleigh-based utility announced Tuesday. The proposal requires approval by the N.C. Utilities Commission. But last…

  • 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…

  • Residents blast electric transfer Olson: $1M used for cops, other services

    Wednesday, July 15, 2009 A forum on city utility bills at Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church Tuesday night included intense public criticism of Elizabeth City’s practice of using a $1 million a year in electricity revenues to pay for general city services. The forum included audience questions and presentations by city staff on the home energy…

  • ElectriCities will not refinance power plant debt

    The way ElectriCities went about working the debt ratio and the options they used to project refinancing of the debt was a no win situation.  The only way to ever get out from under this debt is to approach our Congressional leaders and get a very low interest loan from Washington.  From AIG to GM,…

  • RE: Article “Where does your utility money go?”

    Lets break this situation down in a nutshell. Click here for Rocky Mount Telegram article TAXPAYERS NOT JUST RATEPAYERS Over the years millions and millions of dollars have been diverted from the utility fund and gone directly into the City general fund to cover expenses.  That’s the real reason all of these cities got into…

  • What Happened in Statesville May Happen Here

    As weatherization money flows from the Federal Government that is a decent chance that it may work.  Weatherization project goals are geared to decrease the consumption of electrical needs of ratepayers.  Most Cities in both the western and eastern power agencies depend on utility revenue to balance their budgets.  Rocky Mount and Wilson is no…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…