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Duke Energy currently has 50,000 remaining outages in the Carolinas after a winter storm affected customers over the past few days. Bobby Simpson, Duke Energy's storm director, says he expects nearly all remaining customers to have power Sunday. The company has had as many as 7,000 workers in the field since Friday working to restore outages caused by snow, ice, sleet and high winds.

More than 7,000 workers made a major dent in the power outages today as Duke Energy responded to the winter storm that rolled through the Carolinas all-day Friday. As of 7 p.m. today, the company has roughly 75,000 current power outages – half the 150,000 the company started with earlier today. More than 400,000 outages have been restored.

The aftermath of a winter storm that rolled through the Carolinas Friday has Duke Energy workers restoring power to more than 150,000 customers remaining without electricity.  

As this unpredictable winter storm continues to unfold, Duke Energy is strategically moving crews to those areas affected throughout the Carolinas.

The first major storm of the winter drifted into the Carolinas under the cover of darkness early today with the potential of robbing the area of roadway passability, business productivity and vital electricity. Duke Energy crews, with the assistance of its contractors and personnel from as far away as Texas, were waiting and mobilized to begin restoring outages as quickly and safely as possible.

More than 1,400 extra personnel from Florida and other regions headed to the Carolinas; almost 5,000 Duke Energy workers poised to respond Company preparing for coming winter storm; outages expected Customers: How to stay connected with the...

Duke Energy is closely monitoring the winter storm forecasted to bring snow, sleet and freezing rain to North Carolina and South Carolina as well as the Eastern United States Thursday night through the weekend.

Duke Energy is offering to help teachers develop new, engaging ways to help students reach their full learning potential. Through a $75,000 matching gift to DonorsChoose.org, the Duke Energy Foundation is teaming up with teachers to turn classroom projects into a reality.

2015 marked a banner year for solar power in North Carolina as Duke Energy companies set a record for the amount of solar energy they added in the state -- more than 300 megawatts (MW), enough to power about 60,000 average homes at peak production.

Power is a mystery. You can’t see it; you can’t touch it. But when you flip a light switch, you expect the room to illuminate. To uncover the mystery of electricity, Duke Energy’s Barbara Martinuzzi had a bright idea – to invite Citrus County fifth graders to the Crystal River Energy Complex and show them how Duke Energy generates power for your life.