Pittsboro Power Outage Affects More than 2,500 Duke Energy Customers

UPDATE: As of 4:45 p.m., most Duke Energy customers’ power has been restored, according to its outage map.

Hundreds of Pittsboro and northeast Chatham County residents are without power on Monday afternoon.

Duke Energy sent out alerts to customers impacted by the outage and its Outage Map said as of 3:45 p.m., roughly 2,550 customers are experiencing a loss of power. According to the utility company, the outage stretches from as far south as Moncure Pittsboro Road to as far north as the Haw River past U.S. 15-501 and Blufftonwood Drive. Much of downtown Pittsboro is included in the outage area.

The cause is not marked on the website as of yet — but Duke Energy said the case was assigned to a crew and the estimated time of restoration is between 6:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, no customers of Piedmont Electric Cooperative or Central Electric Membership Corporation reported outages.

Photo via Duke Energy’s Outage Map.

Duke Energy customers without power have several ways to report their outages and track restoration. Users can access the Duke Energy app and make reports through its portal, as well as texting texting OUT to 57801 or calling 800-769-3766 (800-POWERON). The utility company reminded community members that if you see a fallen power line or safety hazard involving energy equipment, do not approach or touch it and instead call 800-POWERON or 911.

If any drivers and road users see a traffic signal blinking or without power, North Carolina laws says it must be treated as a full stop and intersections are to be treated as four-way stops.

Featured photo via Duke Energy.

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Pittsboro Power Outage Affects More than 2,500 Duke Energy Customers

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