Power restored to more than 510,000 Carolinas customers impacted by Debby, lineworkers on track to repair remaining outages by Friday night
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~ Duke Energy, one of America's largest energy holding companies, has successfully restored power to over 95% of its customers in the Carolinas who were affected by Tropical Storm Debby within just 24 hours of its arrival. The company has reported that more than 510,000 outages caused by the storm have been resolved in the Carolinas.

According to Jason Hollifield, Duke Energy's storm director in the Carolinas, their crews have been working tirelessly and efficiently for over 24 hours to restore power to their customers. He also assured that their response efforts will continue until every single customer has their power back. Hollifield expressed his gratitude towards the patience of their customers and the support from the communities during this challenging time.

As per Duke Energy's estimates, almost all remaining customers who are without service and can receive power should have it restored by today. Customers can check the estimated time of restoration for their specific area on duke-energy.com/OutageMap.

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Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Duke Energy serves a total of 8.4 million customers across six states - North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. The company's electric utilities collectively own an impressive 54,800 megawatts of energy capacity while its natural gas utilities serve 1.7 million customers in five states - North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky.

Duke Energy is committed to executing a clean energy transition and has set ambitious goals to achieve net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2050. The company is investing in major upgrades to its electric grid and cleaner generation methods such as expanded energy storage, renewables, natural gas and nuclear.

For more information about Duke Energy and its initiatives towards a sustainable future, visit duke-energy.com or the Duke Energy News Center. You can also follow them on social media platforms like Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook. Additionally, you can visit illumination for inspiring stories about the people and innovations driving their energy transition.

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