A group of concerned citizens, all of whom are ratepayers of
Duke
Energy, will hold a rally & press conference in front of Duke Energy
headquarters on
Saturday,
October 12th at 11AM.
downtown St. Pete 299 1st Avenue North
The group, named “STOP DUKE RIP OFF” is calling for
the defeat of the proposed settlement
between
Duke Energy and the Public Service Commission which requires Duke customers to
pay
$3.2
billion of the cost for two nuclear power plants that are not going to be built,
costing each of the
1.7 million customers almost $2,000 in higher electric bills.