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Duke Energy meteorologists are estimating power outages in the Carolinas from approaching Hurricane Florence could be between 1-3 million customers.

Los meteorólogos de Duke Energy calculan que los cortes de suministro eléctrico en las Carolinas debido al huracán Florence que se acerca pudieran afectar de 1 a 3 millones de clientes.

Duke Energy is helping communities prepare ahead of Hurricane Florence with $145,000 in grants to the American Red Cross. The funds will support disaster response, including support for Red Cross shelters, volunteer training and mobilization of volunteers.

Duke Energy está ayudando a las comunidades a prepararse para el huracán Florence con un subsidio de $145,000 para la Cruz Roja Americana. Los fondos se invertirán en respuestas ante desastres, tales como capacitación y movilización de voluntarios, y apoyo para los refugios de la Cruz Roja.

Piedmont Natural Gas today announced the activation of its Severe Weather Preparedness Plan in response to Hurricane Florence and has issued a list of safety recommendations for customers who experience flooding or any other damage to their natural gas equipment or appliances as the result of Hurricane Florence.

Piedmont Natural Gas anunció hoy la activación de su Plan de estado de preparación ante condiciones meteorológicas graves como respuesta al huracán Florence y emitió una lista de recomendaciones de seguridad para los clientes en caso de daño a sus equipos o aparatos de gas natural como resultado de inundación u otros efectos del Huracán Florence.

Widespread power outages are likely in North Carolina and South Carolina – lasting multiple days to weeks. Duke Energy is preparing for the storm and urges customers to do the same.

Las predicciones parecen indicar cada vez más que el impacto del Huracán Florence será significativo en Carolina del Norte y Carolina del Sur, por lo que Duke Energy se está preparando para la tormenta y le insiste a sus clientes que hagan lo mismo.

For 33 years, Duke Energy has partnered with employees and customers to lend a hand to those struggling to pay their energy bills. The company is reinforcing that commitment with an additional $600,000 contribution to its Share the Warmth program to help South Carolina customers pay their high seasonal energy bills.

Duke Energy Kentucky today sought its first gas base rate increase in nearly a decade on the heels of strategic, data-driven investments to make Northern Kentucky’s natural gas delivery system more reliable and resilient for customers.