-Information courtesy Tanya Evans, District Manager, Duke Energy
After an intense evening of wind and rain, Duke Energy has restored power to 180,000 customers in the Carolinas in the wake of Tropical Storm Michael. This morning, over 430,000 customers remain without power in the Carolinas. You can always check our outage map<https://www.duke-energy.com/outages/current-outages> for county-specific information, but currently, here are the outage numbers in the local district:
- Caswell – 5,849
- Edgecombe – 190
- Franklin – 5,749
- Granville – 8,832
- Halifax – 425
- Nash – 5,080
- Person – 5,485
- Vance – 9,351
- Warren – 3,459
- Wilson – 26
We will provide estimated power restoration times once field crews complete damage assessments, which could take up to 24 hours. Some outages could take several days to repair.
6,000 workers – including power line technicians, damage assessors and tree specialists – are responding to the storm’s impact in the Carolinas. Additional repair crews from Florida and the Midwest are traveling to the Carolinas to assist.
For the latest storm or power restoration updates, visit https://www.dukeenergyupdates.com/michael/carolinas – or follow Duke Energy on Twitter (@DukeEnergy) and Facebook (Duke Energy).
Powerline 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<https://illumination.duke-energy.com/articles/what-happens-when-something-touches-a-power-line> for a video about power line safety. You are welcome to share this on your social media channels.
Outage reporting:
Customers who experience an outage during the storm can report it by:
- Visiting www.duke-energy.com on a desktop computer or mobile device.
- Texting OUT to 57801 (standard text and data charges may apply).
- Calling the automated outage-reporting system at
- DEC: 1-800-POWERON (1-800-769-3766)
- DEP: 800.419.6356<tel:800.419.6356
Thank you for your patience and partnership as we work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible