Brief power outage scheduled for Wednesday, April 20, in Avon and the Tri-villages

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperation (CHEC) will require a planned power outage in Avon and the Tri-villages on Wednesday, April 20, in order to complete some maintenance items. “We have one more day of system maintenance that we need to get done, and weather and load forecast for Wednesday are looking good,” said Laura Ertle, Director of Marketing & Public Relations for CHEC.

The power outage scheduled for Wednesday is as follows:

• Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, and Avon will experience a 5-minute outage at 7:15 a.m. There will also be a brief outage after the work is complete.

Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands will be served by limited diesel generators during this planned maintenance. If load exceeds the generator’s capacity, the islands will experience power outages. CHEC requests that the public make reasonable efforts to conserve electricity use on Wednesday.

For more information and updates, see the CHEC’s Facebook page at  https://www.facebook.com/CapeHatterasElectricCoop/.