The Associated Press

Public hearings for Duke set

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 11:16 a.m.

The Public Service Commission of South Carolina on Wednesday released a schedule
for three public hearings for Duke Energy Carolinas' rate case.

Duke Energy, which has more than 128,000 customers in Spartanburg, Union and
Cherokee counties, is seeking approval for a 9.3 percent general rate hike to
help pay for new energy generation, distribution and pollution control
technology across its system. It is the company's first rate case in South
Carolina since 1991, when it raised the rate by 3 percent.

PSC will hear testimony from customers at the meetings at 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at
Lakeview Elementary School in Greenwood, Nov. 23 in Greenville County Council
Chambers and Nov. 24 in the Spartanburg County Council Chambers.