https://solarexaminer.com/tags/duke-energy-progress/Recent content in Duke Energy Progress on Solar ExaminerHugoen-usSolar ExaminerSun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://solarexaminer.com/posts/north-carolina-electricity-rate-changes-2026/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://solarexaminer.com/posts/north-carolina-electricity-rate-changes-2026/<p>No new Duke Energy base rates took effect in North Carolina on October 1, 2026. The change to watch is three months out: two rate cases now before the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) would raise residential bills on January 1, 2027. Duke has agreed to settlements that cut its original request roughly in half, but the commission has not ruled.</p> <p>This article covers Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress (DEP), which together serve about 3.6 million retail customers in the state. It does not cover Dominion Energy North Carolina, electric cooperatives or city-owned utilities, which set rates separately.</p>