Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, N.C., is one of Duke Energy's 22 basecamps across the Carolinas where out‑of‑state crews park their trucks, pick up supplies and equipment, eat meals and board buses to nearby hotels where they sleep. Footage from Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.
Utility bucket trucks at a Duke Energy basecamp at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., on Jan. 24, 2026, ahead of the arrival of Winter Storm Fern. The speedway is one of Duke Energy's 22 basecamps across the Carolinas where out‑of‑state crews park their trucks, pick up supplies and equipment, eat meals and board buses to nearby hotels where they sleep.
Utility bucket trucks at a Duke Energy basecamp at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., on Jan. 24, 2026, ahead of the arrival of Winter Storm Fern. The speedway is one of Duke Energy's 22 basecamps across the Carolinas where out‑of‑state crews park their trucks, pick up supplies and equipment, eat meals and board buses to nearby hotels where they sleep.
Utility bucket trucks at a Duke Energy basecamp at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., on Jan. 24, 2026, ahead of the arrival of Winter Storm Fern. The speedway is one of Duke Energy's 22 basecamps across the Carolinas where out‑of‑state crews park their trucks, pick up supplies and equipment, eat meals and board buses to nearby hotels where they sleep.
Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, N.C., is one of Duke Energy's 22 basecamps across the Carolinas where out‑of‑state crews park their trucks, pick up supplies and equipment, eat meals and board buses to nearby hotels where they sleep. Footage from Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.
Lineworkers use tracked vehicles to help restore power in areas that are hard to reach via bucket truck. Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2026, at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, N.C., one of Duke Energy's 22 basecamps across the Carolinas where out‑of‑state crews park their trucks, pick up supplies and equipment, eat meals and board buses to nearby hotels where they sleep.
