'Here comes the cavalry,' 250 Duke Energy trucks come to North Carolina
Updated: 9:05 PM EST Jan 15, 2022
'Here comes the cavalry,' 250 Duke Energy trucks come to North Carolina
Updated: 9:05 PM EST Jan 15, 2022
Because of the winter storm, Duke Energy believes around 750,000 customers could lose power in the Carolinas. They say some of the hardest hit areas could lose power for several days. Duke Energy says more than 10,000 workers are on standby across the Carolinas, including about 4100 workers from other companies. Crews are ready to restore power as soon as the weather is safely allows.
LOUIE: BECAUSE OF THE WINTER STORM, DUKE ENERGY BELIESVE AROUND 750,000 C,000 -- COMMERCE LOSE POWERN I THE CAROLINAS. DUKE ENERGY SAYS MORE THAN 10,000 WORKERS ON STAND BY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS. CREWS ARE
Advertisement
'Here comes the cavalry,' 250 Duke Energy trucks come to North Carolina
Updated: 9:05 PM EST Jan 15, 2022
Duke Energy utility trucks from multiple states come to the Carolinas in anticipation for the winter storm.Meteorologist Jim Cantore tweeted video of the coming crews.Duke Energy specialist, Jeff Brooks, also shared video of utility trucks from Florida on their way to the Carolinas."Here comes the cavalry," Brooks said.Duke Energy representative Randy Wheeless shared a video of the trucks.Wheeless said that 250 trucks from multiple states are preparing for outages at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.DOWNLOAD THE WXII 12 APP TO STAY INFORMATIONQUICK LINKS: Forecast, closings, traffic updates, power outages, live cameras, etc.
, N.C. —
Duke Energy utility trucks from multiple states come to the Carolinas in anticipation for the winter storm.
Meteorologist Jim Cantore tweeted video of the coming crews.
Advertisement
Duke Energy specialist, Jeff Brooks, also shared video of utility trucks from Florida on their way to the Carolinas.
"Here comes the cavalry," Brooks said.
Duke Energy representative Randy Wheeless shared a video of the trucks.
Wheeless said that 250 trucks from multiple states are preparing for outages at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
