Nearly 1,700 Duke Energy customers without electricity in Kings Grant area

WECT · last updated June 11, 2026 – 4:27 PM

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) — Lights went out across the Kings Grant area Thursday evening, leaving nearly 1,700 Duke Energy customers without power.

The outage was first reported at 5:03 p.m., but the cause remains unknown, according to the Duke Energy Outage map.

Crews have been assigned to the area. The utility estimates power will be restored by 8 p.m.

WECT has reached out to Duke Energy. This is a developing story.

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