WSPA 7News reports: RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an emergency order to help avoid blackouts on Friday in North Carolina as temperatures in Raleigh topped 100 degrees, and a heat advisory was issued. The order allows Duke Energy in both Carolinas to operate up to their "maximum generation output levels, notwithstanding air [...]
state | weather | WSPA 7News | June 13, 2026 8:56 PM
Emergency order issued for Duke Energy to meet 'unusually high demand' amid North Carolina heatwave
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an emergency order to help avoid blackouts on Friday in North Carolina as temperatures in Raleigh topped 100 degrees, and a heat advisory was issued. The order allows Duke Energy in both Carolinas to operate up to their "maximum generation output levels, notwithstanding air [...]
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