Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) is making progress in its efforts to restore power to customers in the Carolinas in the wake of Hurricane Helene. The Charlotte-based utility said it still has 455,000 customers there without power after the devastating storm.

Duke Energy said they restored nearly 1.6 million customer outages in the Carolinas following Helene and expect to restore power to those with remaining outages by Friday night.

The energy company said 90% of customers in North and South Carolina will have power restored by Friday, Oct. 4. In South Carolina, Duke Energy said 134,000 customers will get power by Friday evening and 85,