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Sep 21, 2018, 10:48 ET N.C. Co-Op Restoration Work Continues, Outages Now Down To 23,000

North Carolina's electric cooperatives are continuing to make outage restoration progress in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Cooperative outages...

Sep 20, 2018, 08:04 ET N.C. Co-Op Crews Continue Restoration Work, Bring Outages Down To 38,000

North Carolina's electric cooperatives continue making outage restoration progress in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Cooperative outages statewide...

Sep 19, 2018, 07:14 ET N.C. Electric Cooperatives Make Further Restoration Progress; Outages Now Stand At 58,000

North Carolina's electric cooperatives have made substantial outage restoration progress in the wake of Hurricane Florence, and cooperative outages...

Sep 17, 2018, 16:47 ET Steady Progress By North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives Brings Outages To 140,000

North Carolina's electric cooperatives continue to make steady progress restoring power in areas hard hit by Hurricane Florence's wind, rain and...

Sep 17, 2018, 06:13 ET Signficant Progress Brings Electric Cooperative Outages To 168,000

Electric cooperative crews, supported by hundreds of reinforcements, are rolling out this morning determined to restore power to thousands more...

Sep 16, 2018, 17:06 ET Electric Cooperatives Making Restoration Progress; Report 239,000 Outages

Beginning just before morning light and with a few hours left before dark, North Carolina's electric cooperatives' line crews are continuing to make...

Sep 16, 2018, 05:59 ET Morning Light Shows 284,000 Power Outages For State's Electric Cooperatives

North Carolina's electric cooperatives are making steady progress restoring power to cooperative members in coastal, southeastern and central North...

Sep 15, 2018, 16:49 ET N.C. Electric Cooperatives Begin Making Power Restoration Progress

Power outages in areas served by electric cooperatives are beginning to dip as crews have been able to begin restoring power in some areas of the...

Sep 14, 2018, 22:08 ET N.C. Electric Cooperatives Report 296,000 Outages As Florence Slowly Crawls West

Electric cooperatives are reporting 296,000 hurricane-related power outages on Friday at 9:15 p.m. As Florence continues a slow crawl toward the...

Sep 14, 2018, 16:55 ET Outages Across N.C. Electric Cooperative Network Surpass 260,000

Extensive power outages totaling more than 260,000 span electric cooperative service areas in coastal, eastern and central North Carolina. Scattered...

Sep 14, 2018, 11:22 ET Outages Across N.C. Electric Cooperative Network Reach 185,500

Slow-moving Hurricane Florence has caused widespread power outages in electric cooperative served areas in coastal, eastern and central North...

Sep 14, 2018, 06:27 ET N.C. Electric Cooperatives Report 120,000 Outages As Of 6 A.M. Friday, Primarily In Southeastern NC

6 a.m. -- As Hurricane Florence bears down on our state, North Carolina's electric cooperatives are reporting approximately 120,000 outages, with the ...

Sep 13, 2018, 22:13 ET N.C. Electric Cooperatives See Outages Climb As Florence Advances

Power outages are increasing for electric cooperatives in North Carolina as Hurricane Florence draws closer to the coast. As of 9:30 p.m., the...

Sep 13, 2018, 12:35 ET Coastal Electric Cooperatives Begin To Feel Impact From Florence

Electric cooperatives located in and serving communities along North Carolina's coast are now feeling the impact of Hurricane Florence as the storm...

Sep 11, 2018, 17:13 ET N.C. Electric Cooperatives Stress English/Spanish Safety Tips

The extreme conditions expected to accompany Hurricane Florence, including dangerous storm surge, inland flooding and high winds, could create...

Sep 10, 2018, 17:20 ET N.C. Electric Cooperatives Prepare For Potential Impacts Of Florence

North Carolina's electric cooperatives are closely monitoring the path of Hurricane Florence and are ready to respond to any outages that may occur....

Sep 07, 2018, 10:49 ET North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives Celebrate National Drive Electric Week By Highlighting Charging Stations And Tourism Opportunities In Co-op Communities

National Drive Electric Week is Sept. 8-16, and North Carolina's electric cooperatives are putting in a plug for both electric vehicles (EVs) and...

Aug 08, 2018, 14:23 ET North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives Recognize 8/11 As A Reminder To Call 811 Before You Dig

On Aug. 11 (8/11), electric cooperatives in North Carolina are recognizing the importance of safe digging and reminding their members to dial 8-1-1...

May 30, 2018, 01:48 ET North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives Encourage Members To Prepare For Hurricane Season

North Carolina's electric cooperatives are encouraging their members to prepare now for this year's Atlantic hurricane season, which officially...

Apr 05, 2018, 02:43 ET North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives To Celebrate Lineman Appreciation Day

North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives are joining more than 900 electric cooperatives across the nation to celebrate Monday, April 9 as Lineman...

Mar 29, 2018, 11:17 ET North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives Accepting Bright Ideas Education Grant Applications Beginning April 1

North Carolina's electric cooperatives are once again partnering with local educators to bring learning to life through the Bright Ideas education...

Mar 22, 2018, 01:25 ET Deadline For Middle-School Students To Apply For Touchstone Energy Sports Camp Scholarships Is March 31

The deadline is quickly approaching for middle-school students to apply for a scholarship from their local electric cooperative to attend basketball...

Jan 03, 2018, 05:49 ET North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives Stand Ready To Respond To Winter Weather

North Carolina's electric cooperatives are monitoring weather conditions and are prepared to respond quickly if power outages occur as a result of...

Jan 07, 2017, 08:13 ET N.C. Electric Cooperatives Report Isolated Outages

North Carolina's 26 electric cooperatives, which provide power to communities in 93 of the state's 100 counties, report only isolated outages on...

Jan 06, 2017, 05:18 ET N.C. Electric Cooperatives Stand Ready As Winter Weather Arrives

North Carolina's electric cooperatives' staff and line crews are in place and prepared to respond if winter weather causes power outages this weekend....