FWIW, channel 2 in Atlanta led with the Delta story at 6, and their chief engineer showed their reporter what one of the switchgears looked like (as TV stations have them as well, as well as backup generators in case of a power failure). Their engineer said a failure at a place like Delta would be a big deal.

The RDU situation I saw around 12:30 p.m. probably happened quite a bit, i.e. they were trying to get people to rebook for the next day but people didn't want to throw in the towel just yet. The certain $200 voucher wouldn't be enough to sway 'em.