Politics & Government
Progress Energy Rates to Rise in 2012
The increase won't be as high as once thought.

Customers of Progress Energy canΒ expect to see higher bills next year. However, theΒ Public Service Commission decided to give customers a bit of a break by delaying the repayment of some nuclear costs.
According to an article today onΒ Tampabay.com:Β
"The average bill is projected to rise by about $4.25 to $123.26 a month for 1,000 kilowatt hours, down from the $6.11 increase Progress had requested."
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