Duke Energy gears up for Helene's arrival in the Carolinas, encourages customers to be prepared
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is preparing for Tropical Storm Helene's impact on the Carolinas, expected late Thursday and into Friday. The company has over 10,000 workers ready to respond to potential power outages. Duke Energy urges customers to prepare emergency supply kits and stay informed through various communication channels.
The company has implemented grid improvements and self-healing technology to reduce outage frequency and duration. This technology helped prevent nearly 100,000 customer outages during Tropical Storm Debby in August. Duke Energy serves more than 4.5 million customers in the Carolinas and is executing an ambitious clean energy transition, aiming for net-zero carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2050.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) si sta preparando per l'impatto della tempesta tropicale Helene sulle Carolina, previsto per giovedì sera e venerdì. L'azienda ha oltre 10.000 lavoratori pronti a rispondere a possibili interruzioni di corrente. Duke Energy invita i clienti a preparare kit di emergenza e rimanere informati attraverso vari canali di comunicazione.
L'azienda ha implementato miglioramenti della rete e tecnologia di auto-guarigione per ridurre la frequenza e la durata delle interruzioni. Questa tecnologia ha aiutato a prevenire quasi 100.000 interruzioni per i clienti durante la tempesta tropicale Debby in agosto. Duke Energy serve più di 4,5 milioni di clienti nelle Carolina e sta implementando una transizione verso l'energia pulita ambiziosa, mirando a emissioni di carbonio nette zero dalla generazione di elettricità entro il 2050.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) se está preparando para el impacto de la tormenta tropical Helene en las Carolinas, que se espera para el jueves por la noche y el viernes. La empresa tiene más de 10,000 trabajadores listos para responder a posibles cortes de energía. Duke Energy insta a los clientes a preparar kits de suministros de emergencia y a mantenerse informados a través de varios canales de comunicación.
La empresa ha implementado mejoras en la red y tecnología de auto-sanación para reducir la frecuencia y duración de los cortes. Esta tecnología ayudó a prevenir casi 100,000 cortes de clientes durante la tormenta tropical Debby en agosto. Duke Energy atiende a más de 4.5 millones de clientes en las Carolinas y está llevando a cabo una ambiciosa transición hacia la energía limpia, con el objetivo de lograr emisiones netas de carbono cero en la generación de electricidad para 2050.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK)는 목요일 저녁부터 금요일까지 카롤라이나에 미칠 열대 폭풍 헬렌의 영향을 대비하고 있습니다. 회사는 10,000명 이상의 직원을 준비시켜 잠재적인 정전 사태에 대응할 준비를 하고 있습니다. Duke Energy는 고객들에게 비상 공급 키트를 준비하고 다양한 커뮤니케이션 채널을 통해 정보를 지속적으로 확인할 것을 권장합니다.
회사는 전력망 개선 및 자기 치유 기술을 도입하여 정전의 빈도와 지속 시간을 줄이고 있습니다. 이 기술은 8월 열대 폭풍 데비 중에 거의 100,000명의 고객 정전을 방지하는 데 도움이 되었습니다. Duke Energy는 카롤라이나 지역에서 450만 명 이상의 고객에게 서비스를 제공하며, 2050년까지 전기 생산에서 탄소 배출량 제로를 목표로 야심찬 청정 에너지 전환을 진행하고 있습니다.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) se prépare à l'impact de la tempête tropicale Helene sur les Carolines, attendu pour jeudi soir et vendredi. L'entreprise dispose de plus de 10 000 travailleurs prêts à répondre à d'éventuelles coupures de courant. Duke Energy exhorte les clients à préparer des kits de fournitures d'urgence et à rester informés par le biais de différents canaux de communication.
L'entreprise a mis en œuvre des améliorations du réseau et une technologie d'auto-guérison pour réduire la fréquence et la durée des coupures. Cette technologie a permis d'éviter près de 100 000 coupures pour les clients lors de la tempête tropicale Debby en août. Duke Energy sert plus de 4,5 millions de clients dans les Carolines et s'engage dans une transition énergétique ambitieuse, visant à atteindre zéro émission nette de carbone dans la production d'électricité d'ici 2050.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) bereitet sich auf die Auswirkungen des tropischen Sturms Helene in den Carolinas vor, der für Donnerstagabend und Freitag erwartet wird. Das Unternehmen hat über 10.000 Mitarbeiter bereit, um auf mögliche Stromausfälle zu reagieren. Duke Energy fordert die Kunden auf, Notfallversorgungssets vorzubereiten und sich über verschiedene Kommunikationskanäle informiert zu halten.
Das Unternehmen hat Netzverbesserungen und selbstheilende Technologie implementiert, um die Häufigkeit und Dauer von Ausfällen zu reduzieren. Diese Technologie half, während des tropischen Sturms Debby im August nahezu 100.000 Kunden ohne Strom zu verhindern. Duke Energy bedient über 4,5 Millionen Kunden in den Carolinas und führt einen ehrgeizigen Übergang zu sauberer Energie durch, mit dem Ziel, bis 2050 netto null Kohlenstoffemissionen aus der Stromerzeugung zu erreichen.
- Over 10,000 workers ready to respond to potential power outages
- Implementation of grid improvements and self-healing technology to reduce outages
- Self-healing technology prevented nearly 100,000 customer outages during a previous storm
- Serves more than 4.5 million customers in the Carolinas
- Executing a clean energy transition with net-zero carbon emissions goal by 2050
- Potential power outages due to Tropical Storm Helene
- Fast-moving tropical storm could bring heavy rain and gusty winds to parts of the Carolinas
- More than 10,000 lineworkers, tree trimmers and other storm workers will be ready to assess damage and respond as soon as conditions are safe
- Grid improvements, new self-healing technology aim to reduce outages
"Helene is a large and fast-moving storm that has the potential to deliver torrential rain and tropical-storm-force gusts to the western half of the Carolinas," said Jason Hollifield, Duke Energy's storm director in the Carolinas. "We're closely monitoring the projected path of the storm and strategically moving people and equipment to ensure we're ready to respond to power outages."
Prior to Tropical Storm Helene arriving in the Carolinas, Duke Energy will have more than 10,000 workers – including lineworkers, tree trimmers, damage assessors and support personnel – staged and ready to respond as soon as conditions are safe.
Safety and preparedness tips
Customers should visit duke-energy.com/StormTips for storm safety information ahead of Tropical Storm Helene. In addition, Duke Energy recommends customers review these preparedness tips:
- Create or update an emergency supply kit that includes everything an individual or family would need – especially medicines, water, nonperishable foods and other supplies that might be hard to find after a storm hits.
- Keep a portable radio or TV or a NOAA weather radio on hand to monitor weather forecasts and vital information from state and local officials.
- Charge cellphones, computers and other electronic devices in advance of storms to stay connected to important safety and response information. Consider purchasing and charging portable battery chargers.
- Maintain a plan to move family members – especially those with special needs – to safe, alternative locations in case extended power outages occur or evacuation is required.
- Pet owners should arrange to stay at evacuation shelters that accept pets, friends' or family members' homes or pet-friendly hotels.
- Customers are encouraged to enroll in Outage Alerts to get information about area outages and restoration efforts via text message, voice message or email. In addition, customers can report power outages via the Duke Energy app or website, by texting OUT to 57801 or by calling 800.POWERON (800.769.3766).
- Customers can also download the enhanced American Red Cross Emergency app for weather safety. The latest version of the app, sponsored by the Duke Energy Foundation, is free, available in both English and Spanish and offers a variety of features including emergency checklists, interactive maps of open shelters and the ability to monitor multiple locations for weather alerts.
- Everyone should always stay away from power lines that have fallen or are sagging – and consider all lines energized, as well as trees, limbs, fences or anything in contact with lines. Downed lines are hard to see in the rain and standing water. Anyone who encounters large pools of standing water should stop, back up and choose another path.
Grid improvements, self-healing technology reduce frequency and duration of outages
Duke Energy continues to strengthen its power grid in the Carolinas to make it more resistant to outages from severe weather. The company is also creating a more resilient grid that enables power to be restored faster for customers.
Some of these improvements include upgrading thousands of poles and wires to increase reliability and better withstand storms; strategically placing outage-prone power lines underground; managing trees and vegetation; and installing smart, self-healing technology that can automatically detect power outages and quickly restore power when an outage occurs.
This self-healing technology helped prevent nearly 100,000 customer outages – totaling approximately 360,000 hours – in August when Tropical Storm Debby passed through the Carolinas.
Duke Energy serves more than 4.5 million customers in the Carolinas, including approximately 3.7 million in
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