BY MILES LAYTON
COLUMBIA — What caused Monday’s power outage that affected folks in Tyrrell and Hyde counties?
Was the power outage caused by a squirrel fighting with an alligator over what is the best-tasting North Carolina barbecue when they knocked over a utility pole? No.
Answer – Eastern NC’s vinegar-based barbecue is the best.
Cherise M. Newsome, Senior Communications Specialist/Media Relations for Dominion Energy, offered a better, simpler explanation — crossbeam failure — as to why 287 customers lost power around 3:30 p.m. Monday. She said a crossbeam is the horizontal beam at the top of power poles that helps hold up power lines.
Power was restored to all customers around 9:30 p.m. Monday.
Dominion Energy serves more than 127,000 customers in North Carolina, with a service area of about 2,600 square miles in northeastern North Carolina, including Roanoke Rapids, Ahoskie, Williamston, Elizabeth City, and the Outer Banks.
Dominion Energy serves Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates, Hertford, Bertie, Martin, Northampton, Halifax, Warren, Nash, Granville, Person, Edgecombe, Pitt, Beaufort, Washington, Tyrrell and Dare counties.
In case anyone was wondering whether it is safe to touch a live wire, Dominion Energy encourages customers to stay away from downed or sagging power lines. Customers can report such conditions and their outage by calling (866) DOM-HELP or by using the Dominion Energy app.
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