It is a brisk, sunny morning in November, and Don Harrod, the village administrator of Minster, Ohio, is standing in the middle of the town’s 4.2-megawatt (MW) solar field, talking about why plans to expand the project won’t include community solar — at least not yet.
Duke-Progress Merger
Read more about NC WARN’s efforts to stop Duke Energy’s 2012 merger with Progress Energy.
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Court endorses backroom Duke-regulator deal in merger — News Release from NC WARN
Appeals court denies group’s appeal of Duke Energy merger investigation — Charlotte Business Journal
Duke-Progress Merger OK’d by Appeals Court — News Release from NC WARN
Critics question whether Duke-Progress merger really saved consumers money — WNCN
Attorney John Runkle asks, “Where are the savings for consumers? The merger was billed as a better deal for North Carolina consumers. Duke has gone up in rates in 2009, 2011 and then last year…Progress had their first rate case in over 20 years, so the rates are going up.” Runkle represents the energy watchdog group NC WARN, which is still in the process of appealing the merger.
Duke-Progress Merger Argued Before NC Court of Appeals — News Release from NC WARN
Appeals Court Weighs Merger of Duke Energy, Progress Energy — News Release from NC WARN
Commission Tries to Limit Court Appeal of Duke Energy Merger — News Release from NC WARN
State regulators yesterday made a strange ruling that, if upheld by the courts, would abolish part of an ongoing appeal of a 2012 merger that created the nation’s largest electric utility. Duke Energy is seeking to prevent NC WARN’s case from being heard by the NC Court of Appeals, and the state Utilities Commission is claiming it has the authority to govern what the court can hear.