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Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) has begun work on its annual maintenance program across the provincial electricity system. Hydro’s annual maintenance season generally begins in April when customer electricity demand begins to decline and extends to November in preparation for the winter months. During this time, Hydro maintains, replaces, and upgrades electricity equipment throughout the…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising that two generating units at the Bay d’Espoir Hydroelectric Generating Facility have been removed from service to complete annual summer maintenance. Units 5 and 6 will be offline until early May while annual maintenance is completed. There is no anticipated impact to customers as a result of this work.…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) has again received complaints from concerned people who have received messages from callers pretending to be Hydro customer service staff regarding overdue bills. These calls are not from Hydro and we do not ask for credit card or payment information over the phone. What to do if you are contacted:…

Update (May 1):  Tower installation has been completed between Chapel Arm and  Come By Chance.  The wire stringing process in this area has started and will be completed mid-May. Hydro is asking motorists to continue to obey signage, reduce speeds, and watch for workers in this area. The next tower installation phase is expected to start…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising residents in the Holyrood area that an on-water training exercise will be taking place today (April 11) and tomorrow (April 12).  Water resources and equipment will be mobilized on Indian Pond, which is near the Holyrood Generating Plant, during the exercise.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising that a generating unit (Unit 2) at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station will be removed from service this evening  to complete maintenance work. The unit is expected to be returned to service on April 23. Generation reserves are sufficient and there is no customer impact as a result of this work. This advisory…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers in the Coast of Bays region that there will a planned power outage this Sunday (April 9, 2017) to accommodate critical maintenance work on the electricity system. This power interruption will affect customers in Bay d’Espoir, Fortune Bay and the Connaigre Penninsula (with the exception of McCallum)…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is reminding residents across the province to be cautious around high snowbanks near overhead power lines and electrical equipment. The large accumulation of snow across the province this winter, particularly on the Northern Peninsula and in Labrador, has covered some equipment and created large snowbanks that could potentially reach power…