Duke Energy customers are facing another major increase in electric bills that could hit families’ budgets hard — just when they can least afford it. The utility has proposed a rate hike that would cost average residential customers an additional $20–$30 per month on their electric bills. State regulators are holding hearings on Duke’s proposed rate hikes this spring, and they need to hear from you! The request comes at a time when one in five customers served by Duke Energy Carolinas is already behind on their electric bills, and disconnections have jumped 37% since last year.

Duke’s proposed rate increase comes while the company continues to post strong financial results, including $5 billion in profits in 2025. Duke says the rate hikes are necessary to improve infrastructure. But we know that Duke’s continued reliance on dirty, expensive fossil fuel energy and its rush to build new methane gas power plants is one of the reasons why customer bills are so high. State regulators need to hear from N.C. residents that raising electric bills would place a heavier financial burden on families, seniors on fixed incomes and small businesses already dealing with rising costs. Sign up to attend one of the hearing below!

Hearing date	Location	Registration
3/30/26 at 7 p.m.	Hearing Room 2115 Dobbs Building 430 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh	RSVP
3/31/26 at 7 p.m.	Robeson County Courthouse 500 N. Elm St. Lumberton	RSVP
4/1/26 at 7 p.m.	Online	RSVP
4/6/26 at 7 p.m.	Greene County Courthouse 301 N. Green St. Snow Hill	RSVP
4/7/26 at 7 p.m.	Online	RSVP
4/13/26 at 7 p.m.	Person County Courthouse 105 S. Main St. Roxboro	RSVP
4/14/26 at 7 p.m.	Haywood County Courthouse 285 N. Main St. Waynesville	RSVP
4/28/26 at 7 p.m.	Burke County Courthouse, 201 S. Green St. Morganton	RSVP
4/29/26 at 7 p.m.	Mecklenburg County Courthouse 832 E. 4th St. Charlotte	RSVP
5/06/26 at 7 p.m.	Forsyth County Courthouse 175 N. Chestnut St. Winston-Salem	RSVP
5/12/26 at 7 p.m.	Durham County Courthouse 501 S. Dillard St. Durham	RSVP