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Carolina Mercury- Site work this weekend May 18, 2013This weekend, May 18-20, well be updating our main site to improve speed and reliability. Expect some delays. Feel free to visit us at our Facebook Page or on Twitter. Thanks, The Management […]
- HB 730 passes final House vote May 16, 2013HB 730, a bill limiting insurance coverage for abortion services in North Carolina, passed the House Thursday morning. “This is an unprecedented attack on a woman’s fundamental right to make deeply personal decisions about her health,” said Rep. Adams, debating the bill. Adams argued that […]
- Duke shuts down Shearon Harris May 16, 2013WTVD reporting that Duke Energy has shut down its Shearon Harris nuclear plant in New Hill near the Wake-Chatham border. Duke Energy Progress has shut down the Shearon Harris nuclear plant near Jordan Lake in southern Wake County after an inspection revealed early signs of […]
- Site work this weekend May 18, 2013
Tag Archives: electricity
Legislation would limit municipal electricity revenue transfers
The legislature’s Municipal Power Agency Relief Committee met today and approved new legislation that would put limits on how much cities and towns can tap funds from their municipal power agencies. The legislation would put in place guidelines from the … Continue reading
Charting the power rates
Following on the story on electricity rates . . . Here are four charts from a presentation by the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise that illustrate the differences in electric rates in eastern North Carolina and the income levels in … Continue reading
The cost of electricity is devastating Eastern North Carolina
Here’s the link to the latest Exile on Jones Street column in the Independent Weekly. Last month, when the NAACP’s Truth and Hope Tour of Poverty in NC embarked on its two-day tour of high-poverty counties in the northeastern part … Continue reading