<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-9881067f-7fff-ddf0-6233-c311e6b7fa9e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Duke Energy hopes to increase energy rates by 17.9% over the next three years such that by 2026, the average annual residential electric bill would be about $240 higher than it is today.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> To share your story and prevent this energy rate increase, you can give testimony to the NC Utilities Commission at a public hearing in Durham on August, 14. Sunrise Durham, People Power NC, and other community organizations are organizing a teach-in workshop on Thursday, August 10 from 6-8 PM at the Center for Responsible Lending to help you learn about the increases and prepare for the hearing on the 14th. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Español:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Duke Energy anticipa poder aumentar las tarifas de energía en un 17.9% durante los próximos tres años; para 2026, la factura eléctrica residencial promedio anual sería aproximadamente $240 más alta de lo que es hoy. Es importante que la Comisión de Servicios Públicos de Carolina del Norte escuche su experiencia personal y los desafíos relacionados con el aumento de las facturas de energía a la audiencia pública. Por eso, Sunrise Durham, People Power NC y otras organizaciones comunitarias están organizando un taller de enseñanza el jueves 10 de agosto, para aprender sobre los aumentos y prepararse para la audiencia del 14 de agosto. </span></p><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:20pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">RSVP Form: </span><a href="https://forms.gle/sooSuKCs4LpewRyP9" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">tinyurl.com/dukeratehikes</span></a><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(32,33,36);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></h1><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:20pt;margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Flyers</span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAFqPVPOQwc/864iWY5V8KPDotL51PMqzQ/edit?utm_content=DAFqPVPOQwc&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Link to Flyers on Canva</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> (in English and Spanish)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z2ZnlhZ3hsjd5jiiJwLTpelonttQa8dj?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east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