PNG asks for raise rates about $12 a month for ... The utility said Tuesday it wants N.C. Utilities Commission approval for a rate hike that would generate an overall 11.7% increase in revenues ...

Of course, most of us have yet to feel the pain because it's summertime. But come winter, and if PNG has its way, in 2026 and 2027, when the full three-year 53 per cent hike takes effect, we will be ...