Record #:

30697

Author(s):

McKoy-Noe, Megan

Abstract:

North Carolina electric cooperatives are facing increasing pressures from new government regulations, rising fuel and materials costs, escalating demand for electricity, and required investments in both adding generation and upgrading existing power plants. This article discusses these different pressures and how they are impacting consumer electric bills.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 43 Issue 1, Jan 2011, p12-13, il, bibl

Subject(s):

Electric industries; Electric utilities--Laws and legislation; Electricity--Cost of