Duke Energy apologized to customers Tuesday and explained what caused rolling blackouts that left hundreds of thousands of people without power over Christmas weekend during frigid weather in the Carolinas.

Duke Energy officials presented the findings of their investigation to the North Carolina Utilities Commission, saying a “unique chain of events” led to the blackouts during the extremely cold weather that brought frigid temperatures to the state on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Duke said the rotating outages were the first in company history, and the preventative measure was necessary to avoid potentially larger outages across the grid. Approximately 15% of Duke Energy customers, roughly 500,000, were impacted.

Duke Energy appearing in front of the North Carolina Utilities Commission Today to discuss the rolling blackouts That left thousands of residents without Power over the Christmas weekend the CEO And Executive Vice President apologizing To customers in a public statement they Say the incident is their first time Having to execute rolling blackouts this Comes after heavy criticism on the Handling of all these outages just last Week Duke Energy admitting to some big Failures here saying several generating Units were either offline or not Responding

Charlotte North Carolina

Charlotte is a city in South Central North Carolina. It is the largest city in both Carolinas. The city is located east of the Catawba River, named after the Catawba Indians.

Charlotte’s economic base is diverse. It grew as an industrial center, trading center, and wartime industrial site. But as the nation entered the Great Depression, the rate of expansion declined.

In the late 19th century, Charlotte became an important textile and manufacturing center. It was also an important center for trade, wholesaling, and wholesale distribution. During this time, the city benefited from its proximity to railroad ties that connected it to the national economy.

Although the onset of World War I put a stop to most civilian construction, Charlotte’s economy was able to grow. The paved highways and the mass transit system helped the city develop into a major trucking and transportation hub for the southeastern U.S.

After the war, the city’s population grew from a little over 1,000 to over 2,000. Throughout the decade, the Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company became a leading force in the development of the city.

Edward Dilworth Latta, a descendant of Mecklenburg County plantation owner James Latta, opened his first clothing store in Charlotte in 1876. He later expanded into pant manufacturing and eventually founded the Charlotte Consolidated Construction Company, which became the prime agent in urban development in the early twentieth century.

Charlotte’s prosperity was an important part of the nationwide boom that began after the Civil War. A number of architects arrived in the city during this period.