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Tag: ElectriCities

  • Beating A Dead Horse

    Better efficiency will lower costs Sunday, February 21, 2010 I appreciate Mayor Roger McLean’s efforts to reduce electric rates; however, it appears that reducing our rates more than a pittance is not going to be possible until we are able to remove ourselves from our current provider. I am puzzled, then, why no one talks…

  • City council considers solar farm for Raleigh

    Why this is important: Rocky Mount buys close to 18% of its power from Progress Energy on the open market-the rest is bought wholesale from Electricities.  If Rocky Mount would invest in these types of ideas, ratepayers could realize a net savings over the next 5 years. We could reduce the overall market consumption, become…

  • ElectriCities and the Jim Black Connection

    Bonds no longer at ElectriCities Jeanne Bonds is no longer working for ElectriCities. The nonprofit, which advocates for municipal utilities, confirmed Monday that Bonds is no longer working as its legislative liaison. Bonds was in the news last year for testifying before a grand jury investigating Black. She had hired Black’s political director, Meredith Norris,…

  • Washington Utilities Provides Low Income Relief

    Washington Utilities is pleased to report on the success of their most recent effort aimed at assisting low income customers. Through a partnership with Electricities, an organization of municipally owned electric services, Washington Utilities was able to purchase and hand out 100 energy saving kits over the last month. The energy kits included items such…

  • Raber: No rate cut in Cherry proposal

    A plan offered last week by mayoral candidate Don Cherry contains good points but wouldn’t reduce electric rates for Elizabeth City customers, an ElectriCities executive said Tuesday. Cherry’s 10-point plan included recommendations regarding alternative energy, cooperation with other suppliers of electricity, and close regulation of rates. “While all of those are excellent questions and excellent…

  • 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,…

  • Stantonsburg board considers rate increase

    The proposed five percent electric rate increase in the 2009-2010 budget was part of several upcoming energy changes that may occur in the Town of Stantonsburg. A letter agreement with Progress Energy was a related topic of discussion. The letter would signify the town’s commitment to the use of a certain amount of renewable resources.…

  • Ratepayers Understand Economic Issues

    From the Daily Southerner

  • 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…