CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- An army of
more than 10,000 repair workers today continued to restore power to
Duke Energy's customers in the Carolinas following Tropical Storm
Michael.
About 50,000 customers – almost all in North Carolina – remained without power as of
6:30 p.m.
Duke Energy expects to restore power to most of the remaining
customers, whose properties can receive power, by 11:45 p.m., Tuesday, Oct.
16.
Crews have repaired more than 1 million power outages since the
destructive storm raced through the Carolinas on Thursday.
Utility teams from Indiana,
Kentucky, Missouri, New
York, Ohio and Texas have joined Duke Energy's Carolinas
workers to assist with repairs.
"We greatly appreciate our customers' continued patience during
this challenging and stressful time for them and their families,"
said Duke Energy incident commander Rufus
Jackson. "Our crews are working as quickly as possible to
safely restore power to all of our customers across the
Carolinas.
"The storm's severity caused significant, widespread damage to
the region's electric system – damage that requires repairing and
replacing large numbers of utility poles, power lines and other
infrastructure components. That critical work takes time, but we
continue to make significant progress," Jackson said.
Duke Energy is asking customers without power to turn switches
to the "off" position on as many appliances and electronics as
possible. That step facilitates power restoration by reducing the
immediate demand on power lines when power is restored. Once power
is restored, the company asks customers to wait a few minutes
before turning on those appliances and electronics.
Power restoration information, by geographical zone, is
available at:
https://www.dukeenergyupdates.com/michael/carolinas/hurricane-michael-restoration-in-the-carolinas
- Latest outage numbers can be found here. Information about how
to report a power outage also can be found at that link.
- For the latest storm and power restoration updates, visit
https://www.dukeenergyupdates.com/michael/carolinas – or follow
Duke Energy on Twitter (@DukeEnergy) and Facebook (Duke
Energy).
- Duke Energy urges all customers to check on neighbors who have
special needs and might require extra assistance due to a power
outage.
Power line safety
- Stay away from power lines that have fallen or are
sagging.
- Consider all power lines – as well as trees, limbs and anything
else in contact with power lines – energized and dangerous.
- If a power line falls across a car that you're in, stay in the
car. If you MUST get out of the car due to a fire or other
immediate life-threatening situation, do your best to jump clear of
the car and land on both feet. Be sure that no part of your body is
touching the car when your feet touch the ground.
- Click here for a video about power line safety.
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