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Power Restored to NC Public Power Customers

RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Power has been restored to nearly all customers of NC Public Power communities. Earlier today, nearly 3,500 customers were without power, although power was quickly restored to most customers. Public power utilities monitored the progress of Tropical Storm Hanna throughout the week and were prepared to quickly respond to any outages. NC Public Power communities work together to restore power as quickly as possible using the Emergency Assistance Program. The Emergency Assistance Program was activated several days ago in anticipation of the storm.

For tips on staying safe after the storm and a complete list of NC Public Power communities, visit www.ncpublicpower.com.

ElectriCities ofNorth Carolina, Inc. (ElectriCities), North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Number 1 (NCMPA1), North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency (NCEMPA) -- More than 70 North Carolina public power communities, municipally owned and operated electric systems, serve more than 500,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers inNorth Carolina. ElectriCities' members in NC, SC and VA serve more than one million customers. Most have been providing reliable electric service for 100 years or more. ElectriCities is the service organization that provides customer service and safety training, emergency and technical assistance, communications, government affairs and legal services to public power communities. ElectriCities provides management services to the state's two municipal power agencies: NCMPA1 and NCEMPA. NCMPA1 has 19 member cities in the western part ofNorth Carolina and NCEMPA has 32 member cities in easternNorth Carolina. More information about ElectriCities, the Power Agencies and NC Public Power is available on the Internet at www.electricities.com or at www.ncpublicpower.com.

SOURCE ElectriCities ofNorth Carolina, Inc.

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