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Hurricane Irene aftermath in Duck, N.C., Aug. 28, 2011.

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Updated: Monday, 29 Aug 2011, 7:38 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 29 Aug 2011, 7:38 AM EDT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina electric utilities report progress on getting service restored after Hurricane Irene.

About 330,000 customers remain without electricity early Monday, down from a high of more than 600,000.

Progress Energy reports about 100,000 customers without power, with some being told it may be several days before all power is restored. Dominion Power had 59,000 customers in North Carolina without electricity.

North Carolina's electric cooperatives and municipal power agencies don't have updates on progress since Sunday night. The electric cooperatives reported 76,000 outages and cities and towns reported 95,000 customers with no power.

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