As the song goes, you can't see it - It's Electric. But customers can definately feel it. Feed up with the cost of high utilities a facebook group wants you to boggie woogie woogie onboard and join the movement.
Utility bills spark online movement
By Mike Hixenbaugh
Friday, February 12, 2010
Sick of paying high utility bills, Rocky Mount? There's a Facebook group for that. The group "Tired of paying HIGH utility bills in Eastern NC" has nearly 2,000 members and is growing fast. The goal of the Facebook group, started out of Wilson, has shifted to leverage the collective will of residents in all 32 cities in the N.C. Eastern Municipal Power Agency to find a solution to high utility rates.
Elizabeth City Mayor Roger McLean's suggestion to just default on the power agency agreement was a popular one among the group's members, but Will Woodhard is hoping for a more pragmatic solution.
Woodhard, an active member of the group, said he wants leaders in all the ElectriCities municipalities to begin pressuring state lawmakers for a solution. Because of debt associated with the construction of a nuclear power plant, customers in ElectriCities communities pay between 20 and 30 percent more than residents who buy electricity from private power suppliers.
"We want as many people to get behind this as possible," Woodard said. "If we get everyone in all these cities working together, we can get a solution. Otherwise, the economies in cities like Wilson and Rocky Mount are going to die. You're going to kill those cities. You're going to systematically destroy every asset in the community
*Correction: Will Woodard is the correct last name and not Woodhard.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
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Looks like things are getting ready to get busy over on the FB page abt the utilities. hope you guys sound off on what you think about it.
It's gonna take more than folks finding a place to "b" and moan about their light bills. It gonna take some folks getting off their behinds and actually doing some work to make changes. Not sure the lazy butts of Wilson can fit the bill. Hell, they won't even come out to vote when it made a difference last election and now they want to B about their light bill. So all y'all who didn't vote shut the hell up and put on another sweather. Throw another pair of socks on too while you at it
I can't believe all these folks are talking about actually showing up at a city council meeting. To do what? Wave a utility bill at council and make ugly angry faces? What is that suppose to do? Make you fell better for a minute and then go back home and get ticked off all over again. you still got that bill to pay. That's what i'd call a dumb ass move. We'll see how many folks actually show up Thursday.
Where de hell wuz all dez ppls at election time? Sit down and shut the hell up! U git wat u de serve
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