When the power goes out during a hurricane or tropical storm, follow these simple tips from AccuWeather to stay safe: Avoid downed power lines. Beware of power lines hidden in floodwaters, which can ...

When bad weather is in the forecast, you'll often want to take steps to prepare for a severe storm. Severe weather is one of the leading causes of power outages, although equipment failure, human ...

All of the north’s electricity went out on Friday morning after an explosion at a substation caused the grid to completely collapse. The explosion occurred at around 5am at a substation near the ...

To report an outage, call 866-710-8222 or go to the company's website. Use Homeworks' power outage map here. You can report downed power lines by calling 800-848-9333. To report an outage, either ...

When the grid goes down, EV owners have a few options to keep their vehicle powered or to use their vehicle as backup power. Power outages happen, but it’s not the end of the world. When the grid goes ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Storms moving through Hampton Roads and northeast North Carolina knocked out power for thousands of Dominion Energy customers on Tuesday. Dominion Energy officials say in Norfolk’s ...

The latest Consumer Price Index shows that the average electric bill went up more than 5% from September 2024 to September 2025. That's faster than the inflation rate for the same period. Conventional ...