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Over 1.1 million homes and businesses in the U.S. Southeast and Midwest are still without power following Hurricane Helene’s impact on the Florida Panhandle. The number of outages has decreased from 1.7 million on Tuesday as utility companies work to restore power. The storm caused service disruptions to approximately 5.5 million customers, mostly in the Southeast region. Helene resulted in over 160 fatalities due to its strong winds, rain, and storm surge.
Duke Energy, a major U.S. energy company, is facing the highest number of outages in the Carolinas, with around 287,732 customers without power in South Carolina and 234,375 in North Carolina. Duke Energy has already restored power to 1.6 million customers in the Carolinas and expects to address the remaining outages by Friday night.
The states with the most significant outages are:
– South Carolina: 434,456
– Georgia: 320,190
– North Carolina: 317,551
– Virginia: 30,238
– Florida: 29,765
– West Virginia: 7,163
The total number of outages currently stands at 1,103,292.
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Emma Collins, graduated in Financial Economics from the University of Chicago in the USA in 2016. She has since worked at an asset management firm in New York, where she specializes in investment strategies and portfolio management. Emma has a keen interest in financial analysis and has published several articles in renowned financial journals. Her work focuses on providing actionable insights to investors, and she is known for her forward-thinking approach to managing financial portfolios.
