Residential customers of Duke Energy Progress in eastern North Carolina and the Asheville area would pay about $9.62 more a month starting January 1, 2027, if the North Carolina Utilities Commission approves a settlement announced in August. Attorney General Jeff Jackson has refused to sign it. The commission has not issued a ruling.
What the August settlement would add to a monthly bill
WRAL reports that a typical household using 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month would see its bill rise about $9.62 a month beginning Jan. 1, 2027, and another $5.89 a month in 2028. Those numbers describe a proposed schedule, not rates in effect today.
Across the whole residential class, the deal would raise rates about 6.8% over two years, according to the North Carolina Department of Justice. Duke Energy Progress first asked for 18.1%. WRAL puts the settlement average at 3.4% a year for two years…