Media Statement: Duke Energy curtailing energy load in the Carolinas
Duke Energy reports tight electricity supplies due to extreme cold weather on December 24, 2022. The utility urges customers to conserve energy and is implementing load shedding to manage demand. Outages will be temporary and rotate among customers, expected to last until at least 9 a.m. today. Duke Energy is actively working to restore power following disruptions from a wind storm. The company serves 8.2 million customers across several states and is focused on a clean energy transition, aiming for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
- Duke Energy is actively managing power supply through load shedding to ensure system stability.
- The company is committed to a clean energy transition with net-zero carbon emissions target by 2050.
- Tight electricity supplies may impact customer satisfaction and trust.
- Ongoing load shedding could indicate vulnerabilities in the power infrastructure during extreme weather.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to the extreme cold temperatures and subsequent demand for power around much of the nation, electricity supplies are very tight.
As a result, Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress (DEP), like a number of other utilities, have urged customers to conserve their usage and in some cases, the company is implementing load shedding steps that include interruptions in service.
This is necessary to extend available power generation and help maintain operations until additional power is available.
These outages are temporary and rotated among customers and will continue until additional electricity is available and normal operation of the power grid resumes.
The company expects load shedding to continue until at least 8:30 or 9 a.m. today, Dec. 24. Load shed rotates in 15–30-minute blocks though that timing may vary.
Duke Energy deeply appreciates our customers' patience and understanding as we work through this extreme weather event and we're doing everything possible to keep the power on for as many people as possible as conditions improve.
Duke Energy crews continue to work to repair remaining outages from Friday's wind storm and will return to normal operations from these temporary outages for all customers as soon as possible.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 28,000 people.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2050. The company has interim carbon emission targets of at least
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