Duke Energy Gave Incorrect Residential Rate Increase; Families to Pay 9.3% More, Not 6.8%

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 13, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH — Duke Energy Progress claimed in rate case hearings this week that its residential ratepayers would pay about 6.8% more over the next two years. That testimony was incorrect. Duke Energy Progress residential households will actually pay about 9.3% more over the next two […] The post Duke Energy Gave Incorrect Residential Rate Increase; Families to Pay 9.3% More, Not 6.8% appeared first on NCDOJ .