RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 6 NC-PublicPowerRstored
RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Power has been restored
to nearly all customers of NC Public Power communities. Earlier today, nearly
3,500 customers were without power, although power was quickly restored to
most customers. Public power utilities monitored the progress of Tropical
Storm Hanna throughout the week and were prepared to quickly respond to any
outages. NC Public Power communities work together to restore power as quickly
as possible using the Emergency Assistance Program. The Emergency Assistance
Program was activated several days ago in anticipation of the storm.
For tips on staying safe after the storm and a complete list of NC Public
Power communities, visit 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 www.electricities.com or at
www.ncpublicpower.com.
SOURCE ElectriCities of North Carolina, Inc.
