Duke Energy Rate Hike: Public Hearing Tonight

0:00It's March 30th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Durham News today, your AI-powered local news. If your electricity bill spiked lately with Duke Energy, you're in good company-stay regulators are diving into the company's rate hike request. Tonight. Duke's pushing for the increase to beef up the grid after big investments, blaming most of the jumps on higher usage and non-stop growth across North Carolina. Officers aren't buying it though. Folks are venting online about bills doubling in some spots, and a petition's blowing up for an independent check. On their billing setup, tensions hit the streets today with a rally kicking off at 4pm at Halifax Mall in Raleigh, leading right into the 7pm public hearing. Where voices get heard, this could reshape how we pay for power moving forward. Stay plugged in as it unfolds.