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Duke Energy has restored power to more than 288,000 North Carolina customers who lost electricity when Hurricane Dorian’s strong winds battered the state’s eastern region Thursday and Friday.

Duke Energy has restored power to more than 100,000 of the approximately 209,000 customers impacted so far by Hurricane Dorian as the storm begins its slow exit from North Carolina.

A medida que el huracán Dorian se aleja lentamente de Carolina del Norte, Duke Energy ha restaurado el suministro eléctrico de 100,000 de los aproximadamente 209,000 clientes afectados por la tormenta.

Duke Energy today projected that approaching Hurricane Dorian could cause more than 700,000 power outages – some possibly lasting several days – in eastern areas of North Carolina and South Carolina, based on the storm’s current forecasted track.

Duke Energy proyectó hoy que el Huracán Dorian que se acerca pudiera ocasionar más de 700,000 cortes de suministro eléctrico – algunos posiblemente duren varios días – en las regiones del este en Carolina del Norte y Carolina del Sur, basándose en la trayectoria prevista de la tormenta.

Duke Energy today released all outside workers who traveled to Florida and were pre-staged to assist with Hurricane Dorian power restoration in the state.

As Hurricane Dorian continues its approach toward the North Carolina coast, Piedmont Natural Gas is urging customers to follow a few simple tips to stay safe if their natural gas equipment or appliances are damaged or flooded due to severe weather.

Duke Energy is moving an extra 4,000 field personnel from 23 states and Canada to the Carolinas in anticipation of Hurricane Dorian making its way up the Atlantic coast.

Duke Energy está movilizando hacia las Carolinas a 4,000 integrantes adicionales del personal de campo, provenientes de 23 estados y Canadá, en anticipación al Huracán Dorian que se desplaza al norte por la costa del Atlántico.

Duke Energy began planning for Hurricane Dorian in Florida more than a week ago and has put nearly 6,500 transmission and distribution personnel in place to support power restoration, which is nearly three times the typical number of crews in the state.