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Case Cody, a junior studying accounting, works on his laptop in his emergency temporary housing in Wood Hall. Cody moved food, clothes, bedding, electronics, and other necessities in his suitcase until the power returns to Avent Ferry Complex.
UPDATE: @6:40 p.m.
Avent Ferry Complex is now operating on full power and students have been told that they are cleared to check out of Wood Hall and return to AFC according to Curtis Jackson, assistant director of University Housing for Southeast Campus.
UPDATE: @6:30 p.m.
Students at Avent Ferry Complex have been without power since around 8:15 p.m. Friday night and are being allowed to move to Wood Hall until power is restored.
So far, about 40 students have been moved to Wood Hall and 15-20 rooms are left, according to Alli Colley, community assistance coordinator for Wood Hall. Colley said that other lodging options are currently being organized.
Duke Energy is reporting that all outages should be restored by Monday at 11 p.m., though most of their customers will have their power restored earlier.
According to Duke Energy’s maps, the area stretching from the intersection of Avent Ferry Road and Western Boulevard to the intersection of Trailwood Drive and Tanager Street are without power. This area holds more than 1,000 customers.
270,000 outages have been restored.
Lloyd Yates, executive vice president of Market Solutions and president of Duke Energy Carolinas said that the company is moving crews from non-affected areas to harder-hit regions today. Some of the hardest-hit areas are in Wake, Harnett and Johnstoncounties in North Carolina and Greenville County in South Carolina, according to Duke Energy.
Friday night, Duke Energy experienced problems with its outage reporting systems — which slowed down the outage reporting process and updates from the company.
“We apologize for any frustration and inconvenience this caused customers,” Yates said.