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An electric rate increase of nearly 25 percent could be like the proverbial lump of coal left in the Christmas stockings of Progress Energy customers, some lawmakers argue. Some legislators vow to seek a rollback next year of not quite half of the rate hike because residents are hurting from the recession. Yet Progress Energy executives insist they need the funds as they prepare for nuclear power projects, which can take the better part of a decade to bring on line. ...more
December 24, 2008
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