power outages

Animal-caused power outages cost power companies over $10 billion globally and affect more than 100 million people each year. In the U.S., snakes and squirrels are the most common culprits, often causing outages by contacting energized wires in substations. To address this issue, a company with offices in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, named TE Connectivity manufactures products to insulate and deter animals from electrical equipment.

Piedmont residents are waking to ice-covered trees and power outages after a winter storm moved through the region. As of 8:30 a.m. the North Carolina…

State Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon says that while the skies may be clear, many of the roads are not. Fallen trees and downed power lines are…