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Regulators decide on Kentucky Power’s third rate hike in five years

By | February 26, 2021

Although the Kentucky Public Service Commission denied the utility’s original request for a 25 percent rate increase, the body approved a rate hike of 12.5 percent for residential customers.

NC public interest groups urge Gov. Cooper to immediately suspend evictions, utility shutoffs

By | December 23, 2020

Raleigh, N.C. — A coalition of racial justice, housing, low-income and conservation groups today sent a letter to Governor Roy Cooper urging him to institute an immediate emergency moratorium on housing evictions and electricity, gas and water shutoffs to prevent…

Energy democracy in Virginia: Utopia or a real possibility?

By | December 10, 2020

Energy democracy is taking shape in Virginia. Join our statewide workgroup and add your voice to the call for a clean, equitable energy system.

Scorecard shows lack of transparency, high fixed charges at Tenn’s electric co-ops

By | November 17, 2020

Fewer than half of Tennessee’s electric cooperatives allow their member-owners to attend board meetings, and only three offer community solar programs. These are two of the findings in a new report released today by Appalachian Voices and two rural community…

Funding to assist NC families with rent, utilities during Covid runs out today

By | November 11, 2020

CONTACT: Rory McIlmoil, Appalachian Voices, rory@appvoices.org, (423) 433-9415 Jovita Lee, Center for Biological Diversity, jlee@biologicaldiversity.org, (919) 925-2486 As of 6 pm today, the roughly $175 million allocated for Governor Roy Cooper’s HOPE program — which has provided financial relief for…

Duke Energy Rate Hike Decision Expected in December

By | October 21, 2020

If approved, the rate increase could disproportionately impact low-income households in North Carolina.

TVA’s Covid relief fund should be a starting point

By | October 13, 2020

We’ve joined dozens of organizations to demand that TVA provide funding for a moratorium on electricity shutoffs in the region and debt relief for families struggling from Covid-related economic hardship.

Energy cost hike would burden N.C. families

By | October 6, 2020

The Covid and economic crisis has laid bare the monthly struggle too many Americans have faced for a long time — whether to pay their electric bill or buy other essentials like food, medicine or school supplies and risk having their power shut off.

More Than 1 Million North Carolinians Face Utility Shutoffs

By | September 22, 2020

The last of North Carolina’s moratoriums on utility shutoffs expired in August. While Gov. Roy Cooper allocated $175 million in rent and utility bill assistance, consumer advocates say that it won’t be nearly enough.

Duke Energy’s sham plan for net-zero carbon

By | August 28, 2020

Duke Energy’s failure to move quickly to clean energy would worsen global warming, put the public’s health at risk, and hurt North Carolina families and businesses.