Attorney General Jeff Jackson Won’t Sign Second Duke Energy Settlement That Will Cost Families 6.8% in Rate Hikes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson will not sign the proposed settlement in the Duke Energy Progress rate case, which would raise residential electric bills about 6.8% over the next two years. Duke Energy Progress serves the eastern half of North Carolina and the Asheville […] The post Attorney General Jeff Jackson Won’t Sign Second Duke Energy Settlement That Will Cost Families 6.8% in Rate Hikes appeared first on NCDOJ .