FILE – In this Feb. 1, 2006, file photo, Duke Energy Corporate headquarters in a Charlotte, North Carolina, is shown. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
Lawrence “Bo” Somers, deputy general counsel at the North Carolina-based power company giant Duke Energy, is facing public criticism after he compared a rate hike to the price of a McDonald’s Extra Value Meal during a regulatory board hearing Monday.
March 20, 2018 at 03:38 PM
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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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