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Rocky Mount Electricities Utilities Online Petition

Text of Petition:

The Rocky Mount Utilities are outrageous and need to be lowered. We do not have a choice to get our power from Progress Energy, so we have to buy our electric from the City of Rocky Mount. I enjoy living in the city, but the electric and gas rates are too high. We the citizens of Rocky Mount want our gas and electric rates lowered and want them to be comparative to Progress Energy. Many residents electric bills are almost more than their mortgage payment each month. (Mine is one of them) If there is a law for Price Gouging, then this matter should be addressed and investigated as such. The City of Rocky Mount has to buy their electricity from NCEMPA (American Public Power Association, American Public Gas Association and Electricities).   I feel if we had a choice, the citizens of Rocky Mount would choose a different provider for our utilities. Now they are talking about another price increase in 2009 after we already had one in 2008. Please reply to this petition. If I can get 1000 people to respond, I will go to the next step, but I am young, energetic, and motivated, so I am willing to try to get our voices heard.  I need everyone to help get our voice heard.  Please sign this petition.  Comment your feelings.  Tell everyone you know that cares about our town’s wellness to sign the petition as well.

Here are some very interesting Numbers from one of the recent blogs on the Telegram Page:

Progress Energy,
Nashville electric prices are; 9.67c July-Oct Kwh
8.67c Nov- June Kwh (A decrease)

Rocky Mount- 12.91c Kwh. all year long.

If you need to know more about ElectriCities look at these sites.

http://www.rockymountnc.gov/utilities/faqs.html#8
and
http://www.electricities.com/index.htm

ElectriCities is a not-for-profit organization that is financed through membership fees and dues, as well as through rate and service revenue and tuition from training programs and workshops. Rocky Mounts annual due is $46,046. It is just interesting to look at this.