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RALEIGH, N.C. — More than 45,000 customers in Moore County, North Carolina, were affected by a power outage Saturday night, and more than 33,000 remained without power Monday morning.

About 40,000 residents without power on Saturday night after two stations were struck with gunfire

RALEIGH, N.C. — Widespread power outages caused by vandalism of electrical substations in Moore County continued on Sunday, with electricity shut off to nearly all residences and businesses, and estimates for restoration of power stretching possibly into Thursday, officials say.

The authorities are investigating the mass power outage across Moore County as a criminal act after power substations were damaged by gunfire. The county implemented a nighttime curfew.

Moore County declared a state of emergency, issued a curfew and closed county schools on Monday.

The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of the U.S. West’s most spectacular predators, the golden eagle

Texas is known for fiercely promoting its oil and gas industries, but it’s also the No. 2 renewable energy producer in the country after California. In fact, more than a quarter of all the wind power produced in the United States in 2021 was generated in Texas.

Duke Energy Corp (NYSE: DUK) recently announced that the board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $1.005 per share, thus rewarding its shareholders with a 2% hike.

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) has observed the following analyst ratings within the last quarter:

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Duke Energy's (NYSE:DUK) short percent of float has risen 14.81% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 7.14 million shares sold short, which is 0.93% of all regular shares that are available for trading.