Henry Kovacs, left, and Hayden Wilson, right, volunteers with the Footprint Project, load two Tesla Powerwall batteries to deliver to communities impacted by Hurricane Helene in Mars Hill, N.C. on Oct. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Gabriela Aoun Angueria)
October 13, 2024
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October 13, 2024 9 a.m.
Volunteers bring solar power to Hurricane Helene's disaster zone
About 23,500 of the 1.5 million customers who lost power in the region still lacked electricity on Sunday. Without it, they can't keep medicines cold, pump well water, recharge their phones or apply for federal disaster aid.