Power restored for more than 1,000 Duke Energy customers in Scotland County

Dennis Bright
·1 min read

SCOTLAND COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — Duke Energy has restored service to more than 1,000 customers who lost power Tuesday afternoon in Scotland County, the utility said.

The outage affecting 1,050 customers began at about 2:30 p.m., according to the utility’s website. The outage was the result of fallen trees and branches that damaged equipment.

The utility initially said on its outage website that crews had been assigned to make repairs, but that service was not expected to be fully restored until about 6 p.m.

The outage affected customers in East Laurinburg, Laurinburg and areas in the county as far north as the Wagram area.

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Dennis Bright is a Digital Producer at News13. He joined the team in May 2021. Dennis is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Follow Dennis on, Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here.

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