Source: Travis Fain, WRAL, 3/25/21

 Legislation moving at the statehouse would allow private water companies to set rates three years in advance instead of having to come back repeatedly before regulators to approve price increases. Senate Bill 211 is similar to controversial legislation that derailed at the legislature in 2019, though this bill deals with water and sewer providers, not Duke Energy or other power providers. The bill also has more consumer protection measures in it, supporters have said.

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