Outages & Safety

Keeping You Safe

North Carolina’s electric cooperatives are committed to putting safety first. Our top priority is protecting our members, our employees and the communities we serve while providing reliable electricity that powers your daily life. We also seek to empower our members to make smart decisions while using electricity, and when faced with emergency situations like hurricanes and winter storms.

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News, features, videos and stories from across the cooperative network.

Jan 21

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N.C. Electric Cooperatives Ready to Respond to Winter Storm Impacts

North Carolina’s electric cooperatives are closely monitoring weather conditions and are prepared to respond quickly if power outages occur from the approaching winter storm. Electric cooperatives serve approximately 2.5 million North Carolinians in 93 of the state’s 100 counties, primarily…

Jan 18

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Randolph EMC Partners with NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program to Advance STEM Workforce Education

Randolph Electric Membership Corporation and the Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at NC State University are partnering to offer a one-year immersive fellowship to an educator within the cooperative’s service area of Randolph, Moore, Montgomery, Chatham, and Alamance Counties.

Jan 17

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North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives Line Crews Restore More Than 20,000 Member Outages In 24 Hours

Restoration crews from North Carolina’s electric cooperatives restored power to more than 20,000 members in 24 hours following Winter Storm Izzy’s trek through the state, and efforts continue today. As of 11:00 a.m., fewer than 4,000 outages remain statewide.

Keeping You Safe

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Preparing for Storms & Hurricanes

Staying Safe While Using Electricity

Weathering Winter Storms

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N.C. Electric Cooperatives Ready to Respond to Winter Storm Impacts

Randolph EMC Partners with NC State’s Kenan Fellows Program to Advance STEM Workforce Education

North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives Line Crews Restore More Than 20,000 Member Outages In 24 Hours