A high-ranking in-house lawyer at Duke Energy Corp. is facing criticism after he compared a rate hike to the price of a McDonald’s restaurant Extra Value Meal during a regulatory board hearing Monday.

According to a report on WRAL.com, Lawrence “Bo” Somers, deputy general counsel at the North Carolina-based power giant, was responding to claims that a rate increase of $5.99 would pose financial difficulty to some when he said, “One extra Big Mac, fries and a drink.”

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