Dive Brief:
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Georgia Power and Georgia cooperatives reported that about 360,000 customers in Georgia were without power Thursday morning as a powerful storm raced up the East Coast.
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Meanwhile, Duke Energy reports about 190,000 outages in North Carolina and South Carolina.
- Utilities along the East Coast were bracing for the storm, which has cut power to more than 550,000 people. More than 100 million people are under some level of winter storm watch.
Dive Insight:
It's been a rough winter across the U.S. We've had vortexes, snow storms and ice storms. Through it all, utility crews have working overtime to restore power and to keep it running. When this is all over, utilities and state regulators will likely be reviewing storm preparations and tree trimming schedules.