Your Duke Energy bill is doing WHAT now?
Alright so check it — 57,000 folks here in the Queen City and all across the Carolinas are saying, "Man, Duke Energy, you gotta explain these bills." They’ve signed a petition asking for an independent audit. Now, I’m just trying to make sense of it, because it ain't just a few dollars, man. We’re talking about people in Myers Park, folks out in Steele Creek, even my auntie down in the Historic West End, all looking at these statements like they're written in a foreign language. It's one thing to see the rates go up, you expect that with growth, but when it feels like a whole different ballgame and nobody’s really explaining why it hits different, you gotta ask questions.
Real talk, this ain't just about an electric bill. This is about trust, man. We see all these new apartment buildings popping up in South End, these big tech companies moving into Camp North End, everyone talking about Charlotte being a "world-class city," right? But when you get hit with a power bill that feels like it’s for a whole other world, it makes you wonder who that "world-class city" is really for. People are out here trying to make ends meet, trying to get by, and then Duke Energy comes through with something that feels like an extra tax. An independent audit? Man, that’s not asking too much. That’s just asking for some clarity and fairness in a city that sometimes feels like it’s growing so fast, it forgets the folks who built it.
Queen City on the wire — morning’s looking right.
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