This media brief serves as an afternoon update to the media advisory from 9:30 this morning. Overhead Progress: Crews continue to construct the new overhead transmission line today. Lee Electrical Construction is installing the second of three cables needed for the overhead solution. New River Electrical is working to prepare the cables for connections on […]
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Timeline Moved up to 2-3 Days from Wednesday Evening
Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) made significant headway on transmission restoration today, and the time line for restoring full power moved from 3-5 days to 2-3 days from this point, per Thursday’s press release from CHEC. Overhead Progress: Crews continued to construct the new overhead transmission line today. Lee Electrical Construction has installed all three […]
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Overhead Transmission Line Construction Emerges as Preferred Solution
Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative and contract crews have simultaneously pursued two options for restoring permanent transmission service to Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, waiting for one solution to emerge as the fastest, safest way to restore reliable transmission service. That determination has been reached. Overhead Solution: Constructing a new overhead transmission line from its underground point […]
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Hatteras Island Remains Eerily Quiet while Media Attention Swarms
Hatteras and Ocracoke islands have had a starring role in nightly newscasts as the power outage inches closer to the one-week mark, but the islands themselves have been eerily quiet as the outage lingers on. “This is the warmest February that I can remember,” joked Capt. Ernie Foster at the Avon Fishing Pier, where he […]
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Night Sky: Upcoming Solar Eclipse and Other Highlights for August
There will be a total eclipse of the sun on August 21. It will be visible in a 70 mile-wide band that stretches from Oregon to South Carolina. Here on Hatteras Island, we will have a partial eclipse. The moon will cover 89% of the sun. The moon will start to block the sun […]
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Progress Steadily Continues on Both Solutions – Update for Tuesday Afternoon
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Time frame Narrows as Progress to Dual Solutions Continue
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Timeline for Repairs Reduced to 4-6 Days
Overhead Solution: After completing installation of the poles required for overhead transmission lines, crews worked quickly to anchor the poles, place guy wires and build the right structures to accommodate other system components. Crews will begin installing the three-phase line tonight. Concurrently, the specialist team will begin prep work for the highly technical and detailed […]
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Steel casing was being set aside when it cut power to Hatteras
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Heightened Threat of Rip Currents Later This Week due to Tropical Storm Emily
A new tropical storm formed off the Florida coastline on Monday morning, and is scheduled to pass offshore of North Carolina later in the week. Though area meteorologists believe that the coast of North Carolina will remain relatively unaffected, there may be a high risk of rip currents along the coastline. Per a Monday morning […]
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