Surry-Yadkin EMC gets state grant for grid

Surry-Yadkin EMC gets state grant for grid

With memories of Hurricane Helene’s devastation still fresh in everyone’s minds — including power outages — a state agency has awarded grants for grid improvements including to a local utility.

Power outage times expected to improve in Ocracoke

N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke Island . Photo: NCDOT A project to reduce power outage time on Ocracoke was recently awarded state funding to improve North Carolina’s electric grid. Tideland Electric Membership Corp.’s Project Ocracoke Resiliency will entail the installation of underground electrical lines and equipment, and relocating aerial lines to areas where they are less likely to be disrupted. The project, which will also support the island’s…

NCDEQ selects 7 projects to receive more than $20 million to enhance the electric grid’s resiliency

Contributed RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) State Energy Office has selected seven projects to receive more than $20 million to improve North Carolina’s electric grid. The selected projects will update grid infrastructure to increase load capacity and resilience against severe weather, resulting in a more affordable and reliable electricity supply for North Carolinians. “We know that storms will keep comi…

DEQ selects 7 projects to improve state’s electric grid, including Ocracoke Island project to relocate power lines

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) State Energy Office has selected seven projects to receive more than $20 million to improve North Carolina’s electric grid. The selected projects will update grid infrastructure to increase load capacity and resilience against severe weather, resulting in a more affordable and reliable electricity supply for North Carolinians.“We know that storms will keep coming with increasing freq…