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MLK Reopened in Chapel Hill After Duke Energy Transformer Replacement

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 9, 2017 | Traffic

****UPDATE: Chapel Hill Police officials said Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard has reopened to traffic as of 10:10 Thursday morning.**** Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard is closed Thursday morning where the thoroughfare...

Power Restored in Chapel Hill After Inclement Weather

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 7, 2017 | Weather

****UPDATE: Power has been restored to all customers in Orange County, according to Duke Energy.**** Residents across the community are waking up on Saturday morning to varying amounts of snow. A Winter Storm Warning remains in...

Power Outage Cuts First Day Short at Estes Hills Elementary School

Posted by Blake Hodge | Aug 29, 2016 | Featured, Pre-K - 12 Education

The first day of classes at Estes Hills Elementary School was cut short on Monday due to a power outage. Students were sent back home at 11 o’clock Monday morning – the first day of the new school year – due to the outage and...

State Epidemiologist Resigns in Wake of Well Water Debate

Posted by Staff | Aug 11, 2016 | State Government

Questions regarding the safety of well water near coal ash ponds have led to the resignation of the state epidemiologist and a slew of accusations against state administrators and scientists. The upheaval in the state’s...

Areas of Hillsborough to Experience Brief Power Outages

Posted by Aleta Donald | Aug 10, 2016 | News Around Town

Several areas of Hillsborough will experience brief power outages at the end of the week, due to repairs of electrical infrastructure. Duke Energy will be repairing failing infrastructure on Thursday and Friday. The repairs will...

As Climate Tipping Point Nears, Duke Energy Lags Behind Other Utilities on Renewables

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 4, 2016 | The Commentators

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Backroom Dealing in Duke Energy – PNG Merger

Posted by The Commentators | Jul 18, 2016 | The Commentators

State regulators have cut another backroom deal with Duke Energy – in the $6 billion merger with Piedmont Natural Gas. The July 18th hearing will allow statements from the public and parties to the case. But – as in past rate...

Power Restored to Many in Chapel Hill and Carrboro

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 25, 2016 | Featured, Safety

***UPDATE: Duke Energy is reporting the majority of the outages have been restored as of 6:30 Saturday evening.*** More than 1,800 residents in Chapel Hill and Carrboro are without power Saturday evening. Most of the outages run...

Franklin Street Reopens, Power Restored

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jun 18, 2016 | Featured, Traffic

***Chapel Hill Police say that the downed tree that closed traffic and knocked out power to some has been removed. Power has been restored and traffic is back to normal.*** A downed tree is blocking all travel lanes on East...

State Environmental Agency Reclassifies Duke Energy Ash Basins

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 19, 2016 | Featured, Health

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality announced Wednesday that 25 Duke Energy coal ash basins across the state have been deemed an “intermediate” risk, along with eight high priority sites identified under state...

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