Durham power outage Duke Energy | More than 10,000 without power in east Durham
Black snake may be to blame for power outage to over 10K customers in Durham, Duke Energy says
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 3:39PM
Thousands of Duke Energy customers were without power overnight in Durham.
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — Power has been restored for over 10,000 people in Durham Tuesday morning.
The outage occurred Monday around 11 p.m. at a substation serving east Durham near Ashe Street, with most of the impact affecting the Hidden Hollow neighborhood.
A spokesperson with Duke Energy said it may have been caused by a snake.
“Crews found a black snake had come into contact with power lines in the substation, which is believed to have been the cause of the outage,” the statement said.
Power was restored around 1:30 a.m.
The outage comes just days after thousands were without power Friday afternoon after a driver hit a utility pole downtown.
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