Several thousands Goldsboro area residents are without electricity at this time.  A power outage has affected an area on the east side of Goldsboro leaving over 7,000 Duke Energy customers in the dark.  According to the Duke Energy outage map, the places affected includes Berkeley Boulevard and areas along E. New Hope Road and Highway 111.  As of 11 AM, some power had been restored and only about 2.400 customers were still without their electricity.  The Duke Energy website currently estimates the power will be restored by 2:30 PM.