RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 5 NC-Hanna-safety-tips
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As Tropical Storm Hanna nears the North Carolina coast, cities and towns that provide electric service are ready to respond to outages. Public power communities throughout North Carolina work together to restore power as quickly as possible using the Emergency Assistance Program (EAP). The EAP has been activated and crews from cities not impacted by the storm will head to public power cities that need assistance.
Public power customers should report any power outages or downed lines directly to their city utility.
For tips on staying safe during and after the storm and a complete list of NC Public Power communities, visit http://www.ncpublicpower.com.
ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc. (ElectriCities), North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1 (NCMPA1), North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency (NCEMPA) -- More than 70 North Carolina public power communities, municipally owned and operated electric systems, serve more than 500,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in North Carolina. ElectriCities' members in NC, SC and VA serve more than one million customers. Most have been providing reliable electric service for 100 years or more. ElectriCities is the service organization that provides customer service and safety training, emergency and technical assistance, communications, government affairs and legal services to public power communities. ElectriCities provides management services to the state's two municipal power agencies: NCMPA1 and NCEMPA. NCMPA1 has 19 member cities in the western part of North Carolina and NCEMPA has 32 member cities in eastern North Carolina. More information about ElectriCities, the Power Agencies and NC Public Power is available on the Internet at http://www.electricities.com or at http://www.ncpublicpower.com.
SOURCE ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc.
