From Duke Energy Progress…
Prepare in advance and visit www.dukeenergyupdates.com/winterstorm to learn how to remain safe during all phases of the storm.
To receive the most up-to-date information about restoration efforts, enroll in Outage Alerts (https://www.duke-energy.com/outages/alerts). If customers lose power, they can text OUT to 57801, report online (https://www.duke-energy.com/outages), or call 800.POWERON for Duke Energy Carolinas customers and 800.419.6356 for Duke Energy Progress customers.
We’ve projected that the hazardous wintry precipitation and high-winds from the approaching winter storm could cause nearly 1 million power outages – some lasting several days – beginning Thursday based on the storm’s current forecasted track.
We have thousands of employees supporting our response, including 5,400 line technicians and vegetation workers. More than 1,300 of those workers are from our Midwest and Florida service areas and from other companies providing assistance.