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Power restored for thousands in west Charlotte, Duke Energy confirms

Power was restored for over 3,000 customers on Thursday afternoon.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy officials are investigating after over 3,000 customers lost power in west Charlotte Thursday afternoon.

The outage was reported just after 3:30 p.m. in the area near Billy Graham Parkway, not far from West Tyvola Road, officials said.

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Power was restored for over 3,000 customers on Thursday afternoon as of 5:30 p.m., according to Duke Energy.

WCNC Charlotte has reached out to Duke Energy for more information on what caused the outage.

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