Randolph County, North Carolina (WGHP) — On Thursday morning, EnergyUnited will replace a transformer damaged by gunfire in Randolph County on Tuesday.
None of the 1,500 customers served by the substation lost power because the crew was able to transfer the load to another nearby substation.
The FBI is working with law enforcement agencies in Randolph and Moore counties to determine if the two incidents are related. is enough.
Rep. Neil Jackson, who represents Randolph and Moore counties in the North Carolina legislature, said:
Jackson and his colleagues are discussing laws that would give tougher penalties to those who attack substations.
Jackson works in two areas of the state where these crimes have occurred in the last two months.
“The fact that someone would harm our citizens, do evil, hurt us, and take away one of our essentials at such a critical time was just alarming,” he said. said.
Jackson lives in Moore County and saw firsthand the damage after someone opened fire on two substations there. Over 40,000 homes and businesses lost power for several days.
“There were no lights,” Jackson said. “It was very eerie to be in a dark place.”
That darkness is prompting leaders closer to home to plan ahead in case an attack like this happens again in Randolph County.
Randolph Electric Membership Corporation CEO said in a statement: For security reasons, we cannot speak to the specific security measures we have in place. “
The High Point crew has the same conversation. They often practice responding to outages caused by storms. It is more difficult for them to prepare for these attacks that come without warning.
Ryan Ferguson, City Marketing Manager, said: “We take what we learn from those situations and apply it to the plans and ideas you know.”
While energy companies draw up plans to prevent these attacks, Raleigh lawmakers continue to call for change on their part.
“This is neither a Republican problem nor a Democrat problem,” Jackson said. “This is in the interests of North Carolina…so we’re going to come together and take bipartisan action.”
Guildford County Emergency Management Leaders are also in talks with these energy companies in case they have to respond to an emergency related to a power outage. They are ready to provide shelter for people and have over 120 partner agencies that can provide other resources.
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