Duke Power Outage: Fortress, Hammer, and CMS Storage Going Offline
Link to update at July 31, 2026 8:54am EDT UPDATE:
Power was restored late last night, and work continues today to return impacted services to normal. We will provide another update once all services are stable and operating as intended, or sooner if we have additional information to share.
Link to update at July 30, 2026 7:21pm EDT UPDATE:
Duke is now reporting that power will be restored at 1:00 AM EST.
Link to update at July 30, 2026 5:35pm EDT UPDATE:
Duke now reports that the power is supposed to be restored at 6:45 PM EST.
Link to update at July 30, 2026 3:50pm EDT UPDATE:
Update to add that Duke estimates restoration of power at 5:30 PM EST today.
Link to original posting ORIGINAL:
Due to a Duke Power outage, Fortress, Hammer, and CMS storage need to be brought offline. These systems are currently on battery backup.
There is no ETA for restoration at this time. We will update as soon as we have more information or if the power is restored.