Power company blasted at hearings

If you're from New England and think Unitil customers are alone in their plight, then you need to read this brief article about Duke Energy's monopoly in Cincinnati.

If you're the type who sighs loudly and scowls every time someone dares to criticize a major corporation, you also need to read this article.

If you think this blog's longtime criticism of Duke Energy is exaggerated and unwarranted, you need to read this article.

If you're anyone, you need to read this article...

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090330/BIZ01/903300317/1055/NEWS

(Granted, that's a dinosaur media piece, but it'll have to do.)

Pay special attention to the paragraph near the end that begins, "Customers ..." Apparently, people have complained about the fact that the power often goes out even in fine weather - not to mention Duke raising customers' bills to pay for the September blackout.

Now Dook wants yet another rate hike - separate from that.

If Duke thinks it needs the money so badly, maybe it needs to end the sweetheart deals it has with other major corporations (which we're already paying for).