Bill Board in Minnesota asking the question. Answer: NO, no we don’t George.

If you have a power outage in the City of Rocky Mount call 467-4800. 

The City of Statesville launched a new website that is easier, friendlier, and choc full of information.  But, Electricities paid more than half of the $31,000 to fund the project from a grant to the City.  My question is: what the Hell is Electricities doing in the grant business in the first place?  I think…

List of local agencies around Rocky Mount that can help in some situations with your light bill. Nash County Dept of Social Services  459-1451  contact person is Helen Curry. Edgecombe County Dept of Social Services 985-5086  contact person is Sherwood Pitt. Salvation Army-446-3939 ext 201  Ron Dyson. Christ-CAN Network: 442-0887 Debra Wheeler CBP: 446-0030 contact…

Monthly electric bill error in city’s favor From staff reports Monday, January 11, 2010 Elizabeth City will be getting a credit on its next bill from its wholesale supplier of electricity because of an error in the November billing. City Manager Rich Olson reported Friday that Ricky Albertson, load management technician for the city, had…

Rocky Mount is not the only town with high utility bills. Check out Cold snap, hot tempers: Wilson Energy customers question bills

The Rocky Mount City Council voted to create an office to help residents cope with high utility bills.  Check out Mike Hixenbaugh’s article in the Rocky Mount Telegram.  Probably the most interesting paragraph is the comparison: Rates by comparison Rocky Mount’s electric rate is about 36 percent higher in the winter than Progress Energy and…

…If we truly wanted price stabilization, we’d stop wasting time at local city council meetings and NCEMPA meeting.  We’d ask the Governor to get the NC Utility Commission involved…. The N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency board approved a 2010 budget nearly identical to this year’s spending plan on Wednesday. The board unanimously voted for a…

The board approved the $705 million 2010 budget Wednesday, according to Olson. Nearly 39 percent of the budget — $274 million — will be used to retire debt, Olson reported. “Based on the assumptions the Agency utilized, there should not be a need for a wholesale power rate increase in the next five years,” Olson…

Murphy wins Kinston mayor’s seat by nose November 03, 2009 9:55 PM The Free Press B.J. Murphy, a 29-year-old businessman who ran and lost the race for Kinston mayor four years ago, ran and won Tuesday, finishing a mere 61 votes ahead of the second-place finisher. Murphy collected 1,337 votes to edge out retired businessman…