Taking Stock at Progress Energy
*MIKE HOPPING'S LATEST INSTALLMENT of Electrifying Developments | Local author/journalist Michael Hopping filed his latest report about Progress Energy and its citizens' council (CEAC), which is designed to better chart the region's future electricity needs. Hopping's report is based on the most recent regularly scheduled CEAC meeting. The group was formed by Progress following a local citizen's revolt in 2007 that toppled its plans to build an oil-fired electricity generation plant in the north Buncombe County city of Woodfin. | Writes Hopping: "Progress Energy’s Community Energy Advisory Council (CEAC) closed out its year by reviewing Progress’s 2008 achievements and thinking ahead to 2009. Along with the attaboys and good cheer, some news items surfaced." For Hopping's full report dated Dec. 12, 2008, Click Here> | For Asheville-based blogger Heather Rayburn's kudos to Progress for its progress, Click Here> | For more info about Progress Energy's renewable energy initiatives, Click Here>