NORTH CAROLINA — As of Monday afternoon, 2,511 homes and businesses across North Carolina are without electricity, according to the latest outage data. That represents approximately 0.04% of the 5,872,455 customers tracked statewide.
North Carolina currently ranks seventh in the nation for the total number of reported power outages and 12th nationwide for the percentage of customers affected.
Out of the state’s 100 counties, Wayne County has the highest number of outages, with 877 customers without power. Wayne is also the hardest-hit county by percentage, with about 1.42% of its customers affected…