Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative

Crews have successfully replaced the damaged insulator and the island has been returned to normal transmission power. If your power did not come back on, please call 866-511-9862. Thank you for your continued patience throughout this repair.

OUTAGE ALERT: CHEC crews will replace a failing transmission insulator at 3PM today, Thurs 10/29. Rodanthe, Waves & Salvo will have a power outage for approx 1 hour from 3PM-4PM. Avon will have a blink at the beginning & end of work at 3PM & again at 4PM.

The island-wide power interruption we experienced @ 9AM this morning (Thurs) was due to a failing insulator north of Avon. While there are no outages now, crews are on the scene making a plan to replace the equipment before it fails again. We will update you with plan shortly.

Update: Repairs are complete and power has been restored to all of Hatteras Island. If your power did not come back on, please call 866-511-9862.

OUTAGE ALERT: Hatteras Island will have a power outage at 11PM tonight (Saturday 10/10) for approximately 30 minutes for crews to repair a broken guy wire between Avon and Buxton. Thank you for your patience!

Power has been restored to all of Hatteras Island. If your power did not come back on please call 866-511-9862.

Outage Update: Crews are making good progress on repairs to damage caused by the earlier vehicle accident and hope to have power restored to Hatteras Island by 7:00AM.

Outage Update: Crews are continuing to work at the site of the vehicle crash to make repairs to the damaged equipment. We appreciate your continued patience.

Outage Update: The vehicle accident damaged a terminator and crews are onsite working to correct the issue now. Thank you for your continued patience.

The current outage has been caused by a vehicle vs pole accident in Rodanthe. Crews are on their way to assess the situation.

We are currently experiencing a power outage affecting all of Hatteras Island. Crews have been dispatched and we will post more information as it becomes available.

8:45AM Update: Repairs on the Buxton North Circuit are complete and power has been restored. If your power did not come back on, please call 866-511-9862.

OUTAGE NOTICE: The Buxton North Circuit will have a power outage at 8:40AM for about 15 minutes while crews work to fix a loose wire. Thank you for your patience.

Outage Notice: On Thursday evening, our contractor will work to replace a transmission pole & reconductor near the Avon substation, requiring outages in Avon, Rodanthe, Waves & Salvo. Thank you for your patience as we complete these important transmission upgrades. #OBX

Sunday morning update: We have scattered outages across the island and now that conditions have improved slightly, crews are heading out to begin restoration. Thank you for your patience as we work as safely as possible.

Power has been restored to Salvo. If your power did not come back on, please call 866-511-9862.

Salvo Outage Update: (3:25pm) crews have turned power off to the Salvo circuit and are working to make necessary repairs. Thank you for your continued patience.

Outage Alert: SALVO will experience a power outage at approximately 3PM so that our crews can repair a broken insulator. Repairs should take less than an hour. Thank you for your patience.

Planned Outage Notice: On Tues 1/6 & Wed 1/7 work on the transmission system will require Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo and Avon to experience a brief power outage at 6AM and 6PM on both days. Thank you for your patience as we work to complete important system upgrades! #OBX

Tuesday 12/9: Our office phones will be down from 12pm to 1pm today while Brightspeed makes a repair. Please call the outage line (866-511-9862) to report any power outages.