Power Outage Report for Saturday, October 05, 2024

**5.10pm** POWER OUTAGE UPDATE
SATURDAY 10-05-2024

Macon County will open a Hurricane Helene Donation and Distribution Center on Monday, October 7, 2024. The location will be the former Ingles in the Holly Springs Shopping Center, 183 Holly Springs Plaza, Franklin, NC. Hours for donation and unmet needs pickup will be 9:00am until 4:00pm. This center is expected to remain open until Friday, October 11, 2024 at 4:00pm; however, this is subject to change as the situation evolves. Learn more at https://thunderpigblog.blogspot.com/2024/10/press-releases-from-macon-county.html

(remember that a power utility customer may include a household with multiple people, the actual number of people w/o power is higher)
. Power utility crews are contiung to work to repair and replace downed lines and poles in the areas that have been impacted by the recent storms. Duke Energy have finished their task in Macon County and will move to assist other counties who still have thousands of customers without electrical service. A little over 600 Haywood EMC customers in Macon County are without service this morning.
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North Carolina 3.23%
173,902 customers from multiple power utilities

South Carolina 5.54%
157,962 customers from multiple power utilities

Georgia 2.92%
145,949 customers from multiple power utilities

Florida 0.03% out
3,411 customers from multiple power utilities

Macon County 561 (1.92%)
Duke Energy - 1 (0.00%)
Haywood EMC - 560 (22.83%)

Jackson County 539 (1.79%)
Duke Energy - 41 (0.15%)
Haywood EMC - 498 (21.26%)

Swain County 0 (0%)

Rabun County 90 (0.56%)

Other Counties of Interest

Mitchell County 8,444 (69.89%)
Yancey County 6,934 (47.47%)
Henderson County 31,404 (45.32%)
Avery County 805 (44.65%)
Buncombe County 74,420 (46.89%)
Transylvania 5,201 (21.66%)

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Published at 5:10pm on Saturday, October 05, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins