CP&L meeting increased customer demand.RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 1996--Carolina Power & Light crews and facilities have operated well through the winter storm that has blanketed much of the state under snow and ice, and despite scattered Scattered Used for listed equity securities. Unconcentrated buy or sell interest. weather-related outages, all but a few customers had power today. Peak demand for electricity by CP&L customers was in the neighborhood of 9,000 megawatts Monday morning, slightly above the average for this time of year but well below CP&L's all-time peak-demand record of 10,156 mw, set last August. The company foresees no difficulty in meeting the increased customer demand. In fact, CP&L has been able to provide power to other utilities to assist them in meeting their own customer demand. At the height of the storm, CP&L had several thousand customers out. During the weekend, there were a total of about 48,000 customers without power at various times for brief periods. CP&L crews worked throughout the period to restore power as quickly as possible. At around 10 a.m. today, only about 500 customers were without power in scattered outages throughout CP&L's North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. service area. The main causes of power outages This is a list of famous wide-scale power outages. 1965
n. 1. The act or process of amassing or increasing: a military buildup; a buildup of tension during the strike. 2. of ice on power lines, as well as icy tree limbs falling on lines. A number of outages also have been caused by vehicles colliding with power poles power pole Noun Austral & NZ a pole carrying an overhead power line . CP&L will continue to work to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. Meanwhile, customers are urged to stay away from downed power lines and to report power outages to CP&L toll-free at 800/419-6356. CONTACT: Carolina Power & Light Mike Hughes Mike Hughes (b. November 17, 1974) is an Canadian professional wrestler who has competed on the North American independent promotions throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s as a co-founder and mainstay of Real Action Wrestling [1] , 919/546-6189 (24-Hour Media Line) |
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