CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – 90% of the storm-related power outages resulting from Hurricane Helene are expected to be restored across the Carolinas by Friday, Duke Energy says. Across the region, approximately 259,

Duke Energy announced Thursday that they expect to have power restored to all but 154,000 customers in the Upstate and western North Carolina by Friday night.

A week after Hurricane Helene, Duke Energy says they still want the majority of power restored before the weekend, but 85,000 could be in the dark until Sunday.

Hundreds of thousands of Duke Energy customers in the Carolinas were still without power Friday in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which caused severe flooding and destruction in parts of the region.As of 11:13 a.

Duke Energy is continuing to make repairs to power lines and reports that a majority of the outages in the Upstate will be repaired by Friday.

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that most of the remaining 9,000 customers without power in Florida are in the Big Bend area. But a few thousand more in Pinellas County may be unaccounted for because of state and utility reporting methods.

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Duke Energy provided an update on Thursday, Oct. 3 about its efforts to restore power in North and South Carolina after the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene. The energy company said 90% of customers in North and South Carolina will have power restored by Friday, Oct. 4.

The utility mobilizes Pinellas County barrier islands command center and continues to restore power in the hardest-hit areas

Duke Energy said they restored nearly 1.6 million customer outages in the Carolinas following Helene and expect to restore power to those with remaining outages by Friday night.

Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) is making progress in its efforts to restore power to customers in the Carolinas in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The Charlotte-based utility said it still has 455,000 customers there without power after the devastating storm.