Over 190,000 customers were still without power across Western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Wednesday morning, according to Duke Energy. Outages at their peak reached 1 million ...

In a December brief, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that three storms drove 80% of power outages ...

In July, Hurricane Beryl caused power outages affecting approximately 2.6 million customers in Texas. In September, Hurricane Helene led to outages for about 5.9 million customers across 10 states, ...

Tropical Storm Helene left over 160,000 homes and businesses in Upstate South Carolina without power in September 2025. In response, utility companies like Duke Energy and Blue Ridge Electric have ...