Tag: ElectriCities

  • 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 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…

  • City Council Resolution

    Monday night the Citizens for Fair Utilities plans to present the Rocky Mount City Council with a Resolution to make May “Utilities Awareness Month”. see Telegram Article Please be advised that there actually “may” be a problem with presenting the Council the Resolution on Monday night. It is our understanding that we would have had…

  • Meeting Tonight April 9 @ 6pm

    Just wanted to remind everyone that Citizens for Fair Utilities will meet tonight at OIC on Virginia St. at 6pm.  This will be a very informative meeting because we will be talking about the upcoming NCEMPA Board meeting and the ElectriCities Commissioners Meeting scheduled for later this month.

  • Butterfield Wants to ReStructure Debt

    From Wilson Daily Times: U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield says he’s committed to addressing electric rate concerns voiced by Wilson and other municipal leaders in the ElectriCities service area. Butterfield, D-Wilson, met with Mayor Bruce Rose and City Manager Grant Goings during a recent trip to Washington, D.C. City leaders annually travel to the nation’s capital…

  • Fisher Tells Legislature To Resist ElectriCities Lobbying

    Fisher to General Assembly: Resist ElectriCities Lobbying! Fisher to Rep. G K Butterfield: Restructure this debt! Butterfield to Fisher: I’m meeting ElectriCities next week. I get it! George Fisher, in a room full of North Carolina representatives including Congressman G K Butterfield, told the group of lawmakers to resist lobbying efforts of ElectriCities and to work…

  • Rocky Mount Utility Petition

  • Wilson Times Article

    Please check out the Wilson Times article Citizens raise heat against NCEMPA