Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is providing an update to customers in Labrador West about the extended power outage planned for Sunday, September 8, 2024 from 7am – 7pm.

The work being completed will allow Hydro crews to safely perform critical annual maintenance and equipment upgrades at the Wabush terminal station, on the transmission lines from Churchill Falls and on the distribution system in the Labrador West area.

During this work, all customers in the town of Wabush will experience a power outage for the duration of the work (7am – 7pm). Customers in Labrador City will be supplied through backup power from Hydro Quebec. Power may need to be dropped for some customers in Labrador City if the electrical load becomes more than can be supplied through the HQ feed. We will notify customers through our social media channels on Facebook and Twitter should this be required. (Please Note: a short outage for Labrador City will be required to tie-in the back-up supply from HQ – further details will be provided on the timing of this).

To help us avoid the need to rotate power, we are asking customers in Labrador City to adjust their electrical usage by doing things such as :

• Limiting hot water usage (dishwashers, clothes washers, long showers)
• Limiting use of clothes dryers
• Reducing use of air conditioners
• Unplug unused small appliances or equipment
• Pay particular attention to use during peak times of 7-10 a.m. and 4-7 p.m.
• More conservation tips here

We understand the impact these outages have on customers. Our teams are always working to find solutions to help mitigate these outages wherever possible, as we were able to do with the June maintenance work.

Thank you for your continued understanding as we complete this essential work on the electricity system to ensure continued reliability for Labrador West.

Click here to learn more about why these annual outages are planned in Labrador West.

For outage information any time, visit www.nlhydro.com/outages, call us at 1-888-737-1296, or follow Hydro on Facebook and Twitter.