Press Mention The News and Observer July 8, 2012
SACE Quoted
Energy merger brings Rogers to Raleigh to explain boardroom coup
In this mention
Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers testified before the N.C. Utilities Commission regarding the controversial resignation of Progress Energy CEO Bill Johnson following their merger. The article examines Rogers' conflicting reputation as both an environmental advocate and a utility executive overseeing coal-fired power plants, with Stephen Smith of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy defending Rogers' commitment to energy efficiency despite the controversy surrounding the merger.
He knows the value of energy efficiency, and he was willing to talk about it as a resource. I'm not in the camp where I'm crying about Johnson not getting the position.
Stephen A. Smith