How new technology is keeping the power on in NC during major storms

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — With hurricane season now underway, Duke Energy is confident they are more prepared than ever to handle incoming storms.

For more than two decades, Anthony Gibbs has worked to keep the power on at homes across the state. He's a senior distribution operator at Duke Energy's power distribution control center and is known there as the 'mayor'.

"You can come in on a sunny day and say, you know, hey, I'm going to sit back and nothing's going to happen. And then the whole world explodes. Thunderstorms come through in the evening," Gibbs said about his daily work.

Information put into online outage maps and information that crews receive in the field comes from the control center. Customers calling in with power issues could very well be speaking with someone in the faci