News & Observer Index, 1926-1992

Carolina Power and Light Company

Utility practices its preaching. N&O, Dec-20-79, 50:5
Generator schedule is revised. N&O, Dec-21-79, 33:2
CP&L says uranium will last to mid-'80s. Picture. N&O, Dec-24-79, 19:3
Wider evacuations sought. Map. N&O, Dec-28-79, 27:2

Carolina Power and Light Company

CP and L funds to help pay heating bills - Ja 6 83 1C
Editorial: CP and L shows citizenship (assisting needy with heat bills) - Ja 10 83 4A
CP and L to file bid for rate increase; size not revealed - Ja 12 83 1C
CP and L test omissions cited (at Brunswick nuclear plant) - Ja 18 83 1C
5,000 customers buy CP and L stock - Ja 21 83 5C
Public Staff criticizes audit of CP and L - Fe 3 83 1C
N-plants termed unnecessary; Staff wants 2 units canceled - Fe 5 83 1
CP and L gets $16,130 for fund to help poor pay heating bills - Fe 8 83 4C
CP and L wins safety award 10th time - Fe 10 83 1C
CP and L seeks 17% increase in typical bill - Fe 12 83 1
Nuclear plant performance at CP and L fell to 36% in '82 - Fe 17 83 1
Record fine proposed for CP and L - Fe 19 83 1
CP and L tells commission of goal to improve Brunswick plant - Fe 22 83 12C
Editorial: CP and L owes explanation (about safety problems) - Fe 22 83 4A
CP and L may be facing new fine, NRC says (Brunswick plant) - Fe 23 83 4C
New CP and L plant begins operating (Mayo Unit 1) - Mr 4 83 5B
CP and L's financial balancing job is the biggest in town - Mr 13 83 10A
NRC orders check of utilities' shutdown systems - Mr 13 83 20A
CP and L offering special rate to 200 customers - Mr 16 83 3C
Two nuclear plants left off construction schedule - Mr 16 83 12C
CP and L official says 2nd unit will be needed - Mr 17 83 16A
CP and L tax breaks could raise Wake rate 12 cents per $100 - Mr 22 83 1
CP and L's Smith links more electricity to N. C. growth - Mr 24 83 19A
Wake, CP and L near tax compromise - Mr 29 83 1
CP and L files for Wake property tax break - Mr 31 83 1C
CP and L seeks anti-pollution exemption - Ap 1 83 1D
CP and L, Wake OK tax compromise - Ap 6 83 1C
Gas firms oppose CP and L plan for dual home heating - Ap 13 83 4C
Power agency purchases part of 4 CP and L generating plants - My 3 83 12C
CP and L seeks agency review of fine's size - My 4 83 3C
CP and L defeats proposal to halt work at 3 plants - My 19 83 18C
Consumer representatives to oppose entire CP and L rate increase request - Jn 9 83 1C
CP and L dedicates Mayo coal unit - Jn 17 83 2D
CP and L (Mayo) plant a model of modern technology - Jn 26 83 8D
CP and L makes plea for 17% rate boost - Jn 29 83 1C
CP and L praised, condemned at hearing on rate increase - Jn 30 83 1C
NRC refuses to reduce fine against CP and L - Jy 1 83 16D
Minister takes on new mission, shifts to corporate world - Jy 5 83 4D
CP and L still has safety problems (at Brunswick) despite efforts, NRC report says - Jy 10 83 27A
CP and L born as a flicker of the future 75 years ago - Jy 12 83 1D
NRC to shut Brunswick unit for check - Jy 15 83 1
NRC backs off order to close CP and L unit to look for cracks - Jy 16 83 1
Long shutdown cited in high CP and L costs - Jy 22 83 5D

Carolina Power and Light Company

Editorial: Fuel charge hits consumers - Fe 20 82 4A
Group assails CP and L hike request - Fe 21 82 30A
CP and L remains Wake County's top taxpayer - Fe 22 82 1C
Costly work would shut CP and L nuclear plant for about a year - Fe 24 82 1C
Commission OKs rate hikes to cover utilities' fuel costs - Fe 27 82 1C
CP and L construction costs build up customers' bills - Fe 28 82 1
Public staff asks utilities commission to reject CP and L rate hike request - Mr 11 82 1C
Editorial: CP and L faces nuclear costs - Mr 18 82 4A
Top salary at CP and L $227,383 in 1981 - Ap 9 82 1D
CP and L raises generate angry calls - Ap 10 82 9A
CP and L rate hike to be appealed - Ap 14 82 1C
CP and L board members' letters defend executive pay increases - Ap 25 82 36A
State orders CP and L to pay for violations at Hyco Lake - My 13 82 2C
Utilities Commission members rebuke CP and L for salary hikes - My 14 82 1
Duke, CP and L say plant problems will be fixed - My 17 82 14C
Editorial: CP and L generates steam - My 17 82 4A
Improved plant performance may shrink CP and L bills in Aug. - My 20 82 3C
CP and L plan calls for cut in bills - My 26 82 1C
CP and L's Smith to earn $275,000 for 1982 - Jn 9 82 1
Public Staff gets CP and L figures on officials' salaries - Jn 11 82 6A
Editorial: Let CP and L stockholders pay - Jn 12 82 4A
CP and L says sabotage suspected in damage to monitoring devices - Jn 30 82 1C
Public Staff seeking cut in CP and L rates - Jy 2 82 1
CP and L blasts rate cut proposal - Jy 3 82 1C
Editorial: Landmark for CWIP - Jy 5 82 4A
CP and L N-plants cited by NRC in 12 incidents - Jy 8 82 1C
CP and L rate hike hearing draws 200 unhappy Wayne residents - Jy 16 82 2D
CP and L faces possible $120,000 fine for safety violation - Jy 17 82 1
Carolina Action, CP and L official discuss request for hike in rates - Jy 20 82 3C
CP and L chief cites need for rate hikes - Jy 21 82 1
CP and L chairman says customers should pay for halted Harris units - Jy 22 82 1C
Editorial: Holding CP and L accountable - Jy 26 82 4A
All CP and L reactors down through middle of August - Jy 28 82 1
CP and L omits more safety tests - Jy 30 82 1D
CP and L plant (Brunswick) down more than planned - Jy 31 82 12C
Editorial: CP and L does it again - Au 2 82 4A
Court rejects charges added by CP and L, Vepco - Au 4 82 1
CP and L forced to delay start-up of nuclear units - Au 5 82 19A
CP and L pays for safety violations - Au 17 82 1C
CP and L plants rank lowest in safety report - Au 19 82 1C
Petition drive formed to fight CP and L rate hike - Au 20 82 3D
Editorial: Shaky nuclear record - Au 21 82 4A
CP and L seeks 18.7% rate hike for 20 wholesale customers - Au 26 82 13A
Agency to buy another share of CP and L plants - Au 27 82 8C
High costs, safety fines plague CP and L N-plants - Se 5 82 1
CP and L rule could hike cable system expansion cost - Se 10 82 1
CP and L, cable companies clash - Se 11 82 1C
CP and L creates post at troubled plant (Brunswick) - Se 16 82 8B
Group offers petitions opposing utility rate hike - Se 16 82 4C
CP and L denied bulk of rate hike request - Se 25 82 1
Statement by CP and L official responding to ruling - Se 25 82 7A
Profits are a central issue in utilities rate increases - Se 26 82 17A
Utilities panel strengthening stance against industry, observers report - Se 26 82 1
CP and L stock prices fall following rate decision - Se 28 82 1C
Editorial: CP and L gets a message - Se 28 82 4A

Carolina Power and Light Company

CP and L wants 12.6 percent rate boost - Fe 22 84 1
Ingram, Edmisten oppose utilities' rate hike, surcharge - Fe 24 84 7B
Editorial: CP and L asks too much - Fe 25 84 4A
Former employees say CP and L dismissed them because of race - Fe 28 84 10A
CP and L says uranium enrichment contract to save $60 million - Mr 20 84 9A
CP and L audit raises financial questions - Mr 28 84 8B
Brunswick nuclear unit shut down - Mr 29 84 1
Duke Power, CP and L to give $7 million for Pa. N-plant cleanup - Mr 29 84 16C
CP and L chief's pay rose 6.3% in '83 - Ap 7 84 1C
Effect of competition for long-distance, in-state calls debated - Ap 9 84 1C
CP and L bond approval predicted by Aycock - Ap 18 84 WA-1
CP and L urged to cut pay, cancel reactor - Ap 18 84 WA-1
Tornado victims to get CP and L refund - My 2 84 2C
CP and L shareholders told nuclear unit helps outlook - My 17 84 20A
Group to ask state to make CP and L reveal figures on blacks - My 17 84 18C
CP and L customers save $34 million in conservation - My 26 84 4C
NRC official cites progress at Brunswick (nuclear plant) - Jn 21 84 4C
Public Staff opposes nearly all of proposed CP and L rate increase - Jn 27 84 1C
Brunswick reactors termed unreliable - Jn 30 84 4C
Townsfolk angered as old oak cut down (Spring Hope) - Jy 6 84 1C
Most speakers oppose rate request by CP and L - Jy 10 84 14C
Utilities rated above average in output, fiscally weak - Jy 15 84 25A
CP and L cites reasons behind rate hike request - Jy 17 84 1C
Utility's CWIP request called unneeded - Au 8 84 14C
Staff raises CP and L rate hike recommendation to $18 million - Au 9 84 24A
CP and L improves operations at nuclear plants - Au 28 84 1
CP and L chided for using tank to store water - Se 8 84 8A
CP and L begins fish inspections (near Shearon Harris plant) - Se 12 84 16C
CP and L says future rates may shift every minute - Se 13 84 21A
Commission OKs CP and L's request to sell Ky. mines - Se 18 84 1
Utilities panel OKs $64.3 million hike in rates for CP and L - Se 22 84 1
CP and L invokes immediate rate increase; typical summer bill up 10.9% to
$7.85 - Se 27 84 1
Town (Lillington), CP and L battle over renewal terms in franchise
contract - Se 27 84 3C
Public advocates, CP and L file appeals of rate hike ruling - Oc 9 84 16C
Ex-worker says CP and L fired, blacklisted him - Oc 23 84 1C
CP and L mends (Brunswick) N-plant operation, public relations, analyst
says - No 9 84 1D
Panel approves CP and L rate hike below amount utility imposed - No 21 84 2C
Two firms to work on energy system (to improve electric utility power
operations) - No 28 84 8B
Shearon Harris plant expected to cause CP and L rate increase - De 11 84 8B
Projected cost of Harris plant up to $300 billion, CP and L says - De 20 84 1C
CP and L, ex-employee settle dispute on Harris plant safety - De 29 84 2C

Carolina Power and Light Company

CP and L foregoes 1986 electricity production, $24 million tax break - Ja 2 87 18D
CP and L trying to ease industries' rate burden - Ja 7 87 6B
5-year plan to set goals for CP and L - Ja 15 87 8B
CP and L argues committee (to monitor Shearon Harris) needs technical knowledge - Ja 16 87 4D
CP and L rate increase illegally approved, court rules - Mr 4 87 5C
Mayo unit canceled, CP and L says - Mr 19 87 1C
Duke Power to provide juice for CP and L - Mr 20 87 WA-1
Utility chiefs got raises of up to 30% - Ap 12 87 1I
CP and L gets minor criticism from NRC for nuclear plant evacuation exercise - Ap 18 87 4C
CP and L seeks to issue refund, raise rates - My 2 87 15A
CP and L chief says Harris plant brightens outlook - My 21 87 8B
Thornburg backs cuts in CP and L rate request - My 26 87 3C
Customers jeer CP and L's details on rate proposal - My 29 87 8B
Public Staff urges denying CP and L increase - My 30 87 1C
CP and L urges panel to OK rate hike - Jn 2 87 3C
70 attend hearing on request for 13% CP and L rate increase - Jn 9 87 1C
Study urges CP and L role in boosting rural economy - Jn 9 87 1D
CP and L president tells panel rate hike is needed - Jn 10 87 1C
Clayton signs on to help CP and L boost economy - Jn 21 87 1I
State high court upholds CP and L refund order - Jy 8 87 5B
CP and L wins 7% increase in rates - Au 6 87 1
CP and L rate increase higher for summer than for winter use - Au 7 87 1D
CP and L files notice of mid-September rate hike request - Au 9 87 34A
CP and L shifting gears - Au 23 87 1I
State details bid for super collider; Two utilities pledge to split burden of power supply for research - Se 4 76 5D
CP and L asks 14% rate hike - Se 11 87 1
CP and L hopes for a switch; Request seeks reversal in decline of earnings - Se 11 87 5C
Officials faced with justifying plant's expense - Se 11 87 13A
CP and L reviewing size of work force, may eliminate some jobs - Se 16 87 1C
Duke, CP and L nuclear plants criticized - Se 17 87 23A
NRC staff urges penalty against CP and L - Se 23 87 4C
CP and L work force cut may prompt 100 layoffs - Se 24 87 1C
CP and L N-plant's good marks spur warning of complacency - Oc 2 87 5C
CP and L cutting 200 jobs - Oc 22 87 7B
Audit says Harris plant mistakes cost $297 million - De 22 87 1
CP and L says one-time drop of $1.80 per share possible - De 22 87 1D
Editorial: Halo doesn't fit CP and L - De 27 87 6D
CP and L project shows how public-private ventures can work - De 28 87 6A

Carolina Power and Light Company

6,100 customers in CP and L stock plan - Ja 10 84 5D
NRC proposes CP and L pay fine of $40,000 - Ja 11 84 3C
Group claims CP and L guilty of racial bias - Ja 26 84 5C

Carolina Power and Light Company

7,000 buy stock under CP and L plan - De 30 84 9D

Carolina Power and Light Company

CP and L mulls dropping Harris unit after rate hike request chopped - Oc 1 82 1D
Proposed limits on utilities' soot draw cross fire - Oc 1 82 4D
CP and L freezes hiring, delays plant - Oc 6 82 1
CP and L to help poor reduce energy consumption - Oc 13 82 1C
Ads target CP and L rate increase - Oc 18 82 6B
CP and L, electric cooperatives OK settlement on rate hike - Oc 22 82 7B
CP and L PAC gives $8,400 to legislative candidates - Oc 26 82 11A
CP and L to refile for rate increase - Oc 27 82 1C
Utilities' spokesmen seek changes in CWIP ruling - Oc 28 82 17A
CP and L criticizes media reports on nuclear plant study - No 5 82 2D
CP and L rapped for high rates, salary hikes - No 5 82 3D
CP and L to test peat as alternative fuel - De 1 82 1
CP and L to repair Brunswick reactor; 6-month shutdown may boost bills - De 2 82 1C
NRC approves proposal for weakened reactors - De 10 82 5D
CP and L customers given opportunity to compare rates - De 15 82 20A
Audit praises CP and L management - De 16 82 1
Editorial: Good marks for CP and L - De 17 82 4A

Carolina Power and Light Company

CP and L plant leak is tied to packing - Au 1 83 1C
NRC officials to discuss CP and L (Brunswick) plant problems - Au 6 83 4C
CP and L argues against (Brunswick) shutdown - Au 9 83 8B
CP and L generates award-winning safety program - Au 16 83 1D
CP and L pays $600,000 fine, largest ever for electric utility - Au 16 83 2C
CP and L says Harris' power to cost most - Au 24 83 1
CP and L (Brunswick) unit won't be shut early for pipe check, NRC decides - Au 25 83 14C
Agency told to reconsider power rate hikes - Se 8 83 18A
Brunswick N-plant worst-run in 1982, Nader group says - Se 20 83 1C
CP and L hike boosts bill about 9% - Se 20 83 1
Fuel fees of CP and L, Duke from '82 to be reviewed - Se 21 83 4C
NRC official praises nuclear plant near Southport - Oc 15 83 5C
CP and L N-plant near Southport receives praise - Oc 16 83 36A
Court overturns milk profit, CP and L rate increase rulings - Oc 19 83 6A
CP and L, Public Staff ask panel to reconsider rate hike - Oc 25 83 2C
CP and L nuclear incident rated most serious in 1980-81 (Brunswick plant) - No 16 83 2C
Research, education central to energy's future, Friday says - No 16 83 1C
Brunswick unit unlikely to be shut early, official says - No 19 83 7B
CP and L asked to justify Harris Unit 2 - De 2 83 1D
Utilities Commission modifies CP and L rate increase - De 8 83 33A
CP and L rate increase would mean bill hike for co-op customers - De 10 83 18C
CP and L seeks N-plant repair delay - De 10 83 2C
Editorial: EP and L takes stock - De 23 83 4A

Carolina Power and Light Company

NRC fines CP and L $125,000 for violations in Brunswick - Ja 7 92, 6D
CP and L antitrust lawsuit quashed - Mr 19 92, 7C
CP and L fined over mishap; Brunswick violation will cost $100,000 - Mr 27 92, 1
Wide chasm separates pay of utility chiefs - Ap 4 92, 10C
NCEMC to appeal court ruling on CP and L - Ap 30 92, 6C
CP and L to renovate Brunswick plant - My 15 92, 6C
CP and L, regulators mull problems at Brunswick - My 16 92, 10C
NRC calls CP and L management cause of poor performance in Brunswick - My 30 92, 12C
Law forces air polluters to pay $247,000 fee - Jn 26 92, 5B
NRC warns CP and L to fix Brunswick - Jn 26 92, 1
As NRC scrutinizes Brunswick plant, CP and L tries to end woes - Jy 6 92, 1
CP and L sends problem-solving plan to NRC - Jy 25 92, 10C
CP and L troubles could plague its customers; Investors could feel effects, too - Jy 28 92, 1D
CP and L announces new president (Cavanaugh) - Au 25 92, 1
N-plants keep watch on fire-retardant material - Au 25 92, 5B
Adjustment to raise CP and L customers' bills - Se 12 92, 12C
CP and L delays reopening of Brunswick plant - Oc 24 92, 12C
NRC proposes penalty against CP and L over slip-up at Robinson plant in S.C. - Oc 27 92, 2D
CP and L shifts top Brunswick man; New leader (Richey) on tap for troubled plant - No 12 92, 6C
CP and L seeks OK to offer $350 million in bonds - De 1 92, 1D

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