Perspective

Deck: 
Small Towns Carry Clout
Fortnightly Magazine - May 1 2000
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Three small towns cut costs in half by shopping for power, but major trouble lies ahead without regional grid management.

Nothing was certain back in 1995, when three small towns in North Carolina decided to shop for cheaper electric rates. Editorials appeared in local newspapers, expressing reservations, but the town leaders pushed forward. In the municipalities of Stantonsburg, Lucama, and Black Creek, the local officials and the town boards continued to believe it could be done. They acknowledged the work that lay ahead but felt it was essential - for their citizens and their local economies - to search for relief from some of the highest electric rates in the nation.

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