Town of Apex Announces Veteran’s Day Schedule
If you are a Town of Apex residential or commercial customer and have trash and recycling services, there will be NO changes in collection due to the upcoming Veteran’s Day Holiday. Waste Industries will run on a normal schedule for all collection routes. The Town of Apex business offices will be closed on Veteran’s Day. [...]
Shearon Harris Back Online
Progress Energy’s Shearon Harris nuclear plant located outside of Apex in New Hill resumed generating electricity this morning. The plant had been shut down for over a week for repair to a rubber gasket which required workers climbing inside the turbine housing.
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Water Back On in Holly Springs Neighborhood
Water has been restored to approximately 135 homes that lost service before dawn Tuesday after a water line break in the Braxton Village subdivision. The break occurred at approximately 4 a.m. in the intersection of Texanna Way and Holly Meadow Drive. Town crews restored water service about 2 p.m. The cause of the 12-inch diameter [...]
Citizen Groups Criticize Duke Energy’s Save-a-Watt, File for Independent Energy Saving Program, NC SAVE$
Duke Energy was under fire Monday from a group of community activist organizations which claim the company’s “Save-a-Watt” campaign overcharges and underperforms. Over one dozen consumer, senior, justice, and environmental groups descended upon the Utilities Commission in Raleigh to support a legal petition for an independently-run energy efficiency program. The move comes during the second [...]
Shearon Harris Expansion Being Challenged
Plans for expansion at the Shearon Harris nuclear plant outside of Apex in New Hill are being challenged via a legal motion filed this week with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on behalf of Durham-based NC Warn. The motion argues in part that federal law prohibits new units at Shearon Harris because the existing plant [...]
Apex Approves 14% Increase in Electric Rates for Businesses, Residents
At a recent Town Council meeting, Apex leaders approved a 14% increase in the electric rate for residents and businesses. The increase was not on the agenda by name, but was offered via a motion issued during the “New Business” portion of the meeting agenda. The motion — to approve adjustments in electric service rate [...]
