N.C. Electric Cooperatives Stress English/Spanish Safety Tips

RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The extreme conditions expected to accompany Hurricane Florence, including dangerous storm surge, inland flooding and high winds, could create hazardous situations and prolonged power outages.

North Carolina's electric cooperative officials stress the following key safety tips in English and Spanish to help prevent unnecessary and life-threatening accidents.

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Electric cooperative members are encouraged to charge their cell phones and keep their co-op's outage reporting number accessible. Real-time outage numbers from electric cooperatives across the state are available on a Statewide Outage Map.

North Carolina's 26 electric cooperatives collectively serve approximately 2.5 million people in 93 of the state's 100 counties. For more information, visit ncelectriccooperatives.com.

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SOURCE North Carolina's Electric Cooperatives