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CCEC Does Not Cut the Power Before a Storm

As hurricanes approach, we are frequently asked, "When are you going to turn off the power?"

We typically do no do that; Mother Nature does.

Power also will be off if Duke Energy Progress has damage to its transmission lines that feed our substations. In that event, we will work to repair damages to our lines and equipment when it is safe so we are ready when transmission service is back up.

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Generator Safety is Key to Preventing Damage, Injury or Death

When the power goes out during a hurricane, portable generators can save a freezer full of food and supply electricity to a limited number of other appliances. But if generators are used improperly, they can kill you and the people restoring power to your home or business.

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Turn off HVAC, as many appliances as possible before you evacuate

With Hurricane Florence headed our way, here is an important announcement:

Emergency management officials are urging all residents to evacuate. Before you go, please turn off as many appliances in your home as possible, especially the air conditioner and water heater.

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Medical Priority Members Need to Plan for Outages

With Hurricane Florence heading toward the East Cost and two other named storms following behind, it is critical for those on the co-ops “medical priority” list to have a backup plan for outages.

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Co-op Returning $3.2 million to members, former members

The CCEC Board of Directors has approved returning $3.2 million in margins to current and former members. The retired margins, what we call capital credits, are for the years 1992 through 2017.

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Sign Up for Email, Text Alerts

Our new Member Alerts tool puts power in the palm of your hands.

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Meet Our Accounting Team

Meet the cooperative’s Finance and Accounting crew. This department has a tremendous responsibility for all things financial, from the materials we use on our electric distribution system to payroll, invoice payments, the annual budget, and so much more.

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New Outage Management System Saves the Day!

When a lightning strike in July disabled the phone system and radios at Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative (CCEC), employees in training for a new outage management system were able to keep trucks and crews rolling to outages.