And I want to add as an Electrical Contractor firm as well here in NC, I made quite a stink few years back to top Execs at Duke who had some regional exec from Hickory Office contact me referring electrical service upgrades and residential properties then. Seems all these ancient "Zinsco" crap meter/breaker panels on outside of millions of NC homes Duke installed for free 40-50 years ago to get people onto DUk's system, the NC Utilities Commission has NOW made them fully liable for any type of damage, fire, explosion resulting to properties which these Zinsco meter entrances are still on. They want people to update their services and get away from that equipment, so DUK is no longer liable to that residence, but most local people in my region are of the mindset "My electricity working now, why should I pay $thousands to upgrade my service entrance"???
So we fight this here all the time. Just had another one yesterday in high $$$ area of Hickory, NC from 1962, and owners there think Duke will take care of it if they call them- NO! Duke provides only service lateral or drop to service equipment. The service entrance & equipment has to be replaced & rewired to current Code by licensed electrician and that Homeowners have to pay for - so most of them do not and let things stay as is on their homes... I have photo taken late yesterday even, of Duke's underground lateral coming up into old Zinsco service equipment, and it was installed with EMT conduit underground, with that EMT so rotted, corroded, etc you can see open feeder conductors and all it will take is for someone to bump/hit that rotted area, cut into those unfused service lateral conductors, and we got an explosion and/or loss of life !! But that new homeowner argued with me, and said they will call Duke to fix it- NO they will not, UNLESS you are upgrading your entire service to your home...
Point is, here in NC, many people look at DUKE like a God or Nascar Racer seriously... So Proud.... They got Duke University, etc, and anything surrounding the name "DUKE" so many just support, praise, go along with whatever they say- just like the lost Democrats of today behind a party that no longer exists in America...
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