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As a result of the power outage, Moore County Regional Hospital was forced to operate on generator power. The town of Southern Pines also had to resort to operating their sewer and water services on backup generators. Residents of the area were asked to stay off the roads if possible or proceed with caution due to the absence of traffic lights. [1]
That work was completed Wednesday morning, and power was restored to nearly every customer in the county by 5 p.m. Click here to read more of our coverage on the Moore County power outages.
In Moore County, North Carolina, about an hour south of Raleigh, tens of thousands of people are still without power and the person or persons who caused the outage is still on the loose.
Power is expected to be restored by Thursday after a firearm attack on the power grid last weekend left more than 30,000 homes in a North Carolina county without electricity.
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of North Carolina, sorted by type and name. In 2022, North Carolina had a total summer capacity of 35,391 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 134,257 GWh. [ 2 ]
The attack on two North Carolina substations that cut power to thousands of people has raised concerns about security standards for the country’s electric grid.
In June 2022, Brown's family was awarded a $3 million settlement from the North Carolina police department, approved by the Pasquotank County Board of Commissioners. According to a statement from North Carolina's sheriff's office, the settlement included $2 million from the county's insurance policy and a special $1 million appropriation. [29]
North Carolina power outage map Major North Carolina power outages. Outages greater than 80% as of 12:48 p.m. ET. Polk County: 100%. McDowell County: 100%. Ashe County: 100%. Henderson County: 99.8%.