The utility reform bill now on track to reach N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper’s desk as early as Friday ends as a major victory for Duke Energy Corp. and a less certain, but still significant, win for Cooper and aligned environmental groups.
Two Senate committees approved the bill overwhelmingly today with just a single nay vote recorded. And after a quick spin through the Senate Rules Committee tomorrow, it is slated for a floor vote Thursday and could be acted on by the House in a single vote Friday.
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