Duke Energy Indiana brings in hundreds of line workers
PLAINFIELD, INDIANA - Duke Energy has expanded its Indiana work force with an additional 500 field employees and contractors from the Carolinas and elsewhere. Another 60 contractors joined the effort September 17.
Most of the additional workers are Duke Energy employees from the companyÂ’s utilities in North Carolina and South Carolina. Contractors who typically work for the company in the Southeast and Midwest are also part of the group.
High winds from Hurricane Ike tore through Indiana and knocked out power to more than 300,000 Duke Energy Indiana customers. The company had approximately 82,000 customers out of service.
High winds caused extensive damage to power infrastructure, resulting in outages in virtually every Duke Energy district in the state. The hardest hit areas were Clarksville, Seymour, Connersville, Corydon, Madison, Bedford and Bloomington. The majority of those customers should be restored to service by September 19. Power restoration in Bloomington and Clarksville may continue into the following day.
Related News
NY Governor Cuomo Announces Green New Deal Included in 2019 Executive Budget
ALBANY - New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the Green New Deal, a nation-leading clean energy and jobs agenda that will aggressively put New York State on a path to economy-wide carbon neutrality, is included in the 2019 Executive Budget. The landmark plan provides for a just transition to clean energy that spurs growth of the green economy and prioritizes the needs of low- to moderate-income New Yorkers.
"Climate change is a reality, and the consequences of delay are a matter of life and death. We know what we must do. Now we have to have the vision, the courage,…
