• The Charlotte Business journal reports that the North Carolina Utilities Commission's general counsel has indicated that outside counsel may need to be brought in for the ongoing Duke Energy inquiry.
• Former Progress Energy CEO Bill Johnson has already been called to testify Thursday for regulatory hearings about the events that saw him removed from his job immediately after Duke acquired Progress.
• If a decision is made to bring on outside counsel, the commission could make their announcement this week or next.

From the article:

The N.C. Utilities Commission is considering hiring outside counsel to assist in its inquiry into Duke Energy’s ouster of Bill Johnson as CEO immediately after Duke closed its $32 billion merger with Progress Energy.

Sam Watson, the commission’s general counsel, says outside counsel or consultants are under consideration. ...