Duke Energy Carolinas has proposed steep rate hikes starting next year. State regulators will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. next Monday at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse.
The utility is asking to raise average monthly rates by more than $17 in 2027 and $6 in 2028.
This is unrelated to the rate hikes the utility proposed last week to recover fuel and power costs from the past six months…