Without warning, Duke Energy cut power to hundreds of thousands in the Carolinas on Christmas Eve and Hanukkah, when much of the U.S. was under weather advisories
Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress said they, like other utility companies nationwide dealing with the Arctic blast, were asking customers to conserve usage and expect “load shedding steps that include interruptions in service.”
“Due to the extreme cold temperatures and subsequent demand for power around much of the nation, electricity supplies are very tight,” parent company Duke Energy wrote in a “I can’t believe @DukeEnergy cut off power to my #Charlotte neighborhood at 7 a.m. on Christmas Eve with no warning & are now saying these are planned outages,”
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