Duke Energy continuing to restore power
Duke Energy substation in WNC needs to be rebuilt due to damage from Helene amid power outages
A majority of those without power should expect it to be restored by the end of Friday. Norton told WLOS it has been difficult to give restoration timelines. There are areas Duke Energy has not been able to access after the hurricane. This is not the norm for most natural disasters, he added.
Duke Energy installing 2 mobile substations to restore power to Swannanoa neighbors
Duke Energy crews will install two mobile substations in the Swannanoa area for the next few days. Officials say Hurricane Helene severely flooded the current substation and main power source across the towns.
Duke Energy shows Helene's extensive damage to substation as crews work to restore power
Norton explained that the damage to the permanent substation is so bad that it will have to be torn down and rebuilt over the next three to four months. So, the energy company is installing a critical but temporary substation that will power nearly 7,000 customers.
Duke Energy to install substation in western North Carolina town
Duke Energy’s online outage map is covered with notifications of places without electricity. Company spokesperson Jeff Brooks says over 1000 locations are without power. Helene’s heavy wind and rain damaged hundreds of substations across the Carolinas.
Duke Energy says power to 85K SC customers won't be restored today. Here's why.
A week after Hurricane Helene, Duke Energy says they still want the majority of power restored before the weekend, but 85,000 could be in the dark until Sunday.
Update: Duke Energy now says majority of customers will have power restored on Sunday
While Norton said previously that the majority of customers should have power restored by the end of Friday morning, he said most should now be restored on Sunday. Norton said there are still 170,000 customers without power. He said some could also see power restored next week.
Duke Energy installing massive mobile substation in the Carolinas
These temporary substations will help restore power to communities quickly while repairs or replacements are made.
Why are nearly 1 million people in the Carolinas still without power? Duke Energy explains
We’re seeing historic damage from this storm on a scale that many of us have never seen in western North Carolina in recent memory,” Duke Energy spokesman Jeff Brooks said.
Duke Energy to install substation in Swannanoa on Wednesday
Duke Energy’s online outage map is covered with notifications of places without electricity. Company spokesperson Jeff Brooks says over 1000 locations are without power. Helene’s heavy wind and rain damaged hundreds of substations across the Carolinas.
Thousands still in the dark in Asheville post-Helene. Duke Energy has a temporary fix
Down a partially washed-out road, crews are installing a temporary fix to get power to hard-hit Asheville neighborhoods.
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