https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/outage-resolved-after-thousands-of-people-lost-power-in-cary-and-morrisvilleContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/outage-resolved-after-thousands-of-people-lost-power-in-cary-and-morrisvillehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/outage-resolved-after-thousands-of-people-lost-power-in-cary-and-morrisville#u57556Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:55:36 +0000Power has been restored to thousands of residents in Cary and Morrisville following a significant outage in Wake County. Duke Energy identified a helicopter as the cause of the disruption, which damaged power lines and left thousands of people without electricity during high temperatures. The utility company investigated the damage to the infrastructure before resolving the outage.Why it mattersThe outage impacted multiple municipalities within Wake County, leaving residents exposed to heat without climate control. Damage to critical power lines necessitated a technical investigation by Duke E