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FROM DUKE ENERGY Sept. 28:

As workers continue performing damage assessments, Duke Energy plans to communicate additional information regarding restoration times to customers through

CINCINNATI, OH. – Duke Energy has restored power to more than 60,000 customers who were affected by the high winds that moved through the Greater Cincinnati area Friday, causing more than 140,000 power outages. Approximately 71,000 remain out of service as of 9 AM. The storm initially caused outages in 17 counties due to the high winds ranging between 50-70 miles per hour. Crews have been making repairs while assessment is still underway to determine the full scope of damage. Duke Energy will provide estimated power restoration times once there is more information from damage assessment. Extended outages are possible, however, in the hardest hit areas. The company is responding to broken poles, trees in power lines and spans of wire down. Duke is also bringing off system resources – over 400 personnel – to support our restoration efforts. “This was a significant storm event that affected much of the Eastern United States and our area of the Midwest. We are moving personnel and resources to the areas of our service territory in Ohio and Kentucky that have seen the greatest impacts from Hurricane Helene,” said Duke Energy OH/KY President Amy Spiller. “Our top priority is always to restore service safely and rapidly, and we appreciate our customers’ patience while we respond to a rapidly-evolving situation. This has been a particularly challenging storm for national and global forecasts to predict. We now have a full complement of crews out in the field that are working tirelessly to restore power."