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Equipment Advisory: Units at Holyrood Thermal Generating Station
Read More: Equipment Advisory: Units at Holyrood Thermal Generating StationMarch 24, 2016 – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising that the generating units at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station are currently operating at reduced capacity due to required maintenance. Generation reserves are sufficient and there is no customer impact as a result. Maintenance on the units will be carried out when conditions are suitable for system operations.
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Hydro warns customers of telephone scam
Read More: Hydro warns customers of telephone scamNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) has received several 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:…
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Update: Equipment Advisory – Transmission Line to Avalon
Read More: Update: Equipment Advisory – Transmission Line to AvalonUpdate (Mar. 14, 4:00 p.m.) – The transmission line between Come by Chance and Western Avalon has been returned to service. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising that one of the transmission lines servicing the Avalon Peninsula (between Come by Chance and Western Avalon) is offline. Crews are currently patrolling the line to investigate the cause.…
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UPDATE – Power Watch Lifted
Read More: UPDATE – Power Watch LiftedUpdate March 13, 9:30AM – Power Watch Lifted Hydro is advising that there are no longer any power alerts for the Avalon Peninsula. The Power Watch has been lifted this morning. System generation is adequate to supply customers and the transmission line from Bay d’Espoir to the Avalon Peninsula, which was damaged during Saturday’s Hurricane…
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Update – Power restored for Burin Peninsula customers
Read More: Update – Power restored for Burin Peninsula customersUpdate (as of March 13th – 8:10 p.m.) – Power was restored to all Hydro customers on the Burin Peninsula at approximately 8:10 p.m. Thank you to our customers for their patience during this extended outage. Update (March 13th – 10:00 a.m.) – Crews have been making steady progress on repairs required to the two…
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Power Outage Advisory: Power in some communities on the Burin Peninsula will remain off overnight
Read More: Power Outage Advisory: Power in some communities on the Burin Peninsula will remain off overnightNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising that power in some communities on the Burin Peninsula will remain off overnight. Weather and highway conditions are extremely poor on the Burin Peninsula. Due to safety concerns, crews hope to start power restoration efforts for impacted communities again at first daylight. Weather permitting, crews will patrol the…
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Update: Equipment Advisory – Stephenville Gas Turbine
Read More: Update: Equipment Advisory – Stephenville Gas TurbineUpdate (Mar. 7, 5:00 pm): The Stephenville gas turbine has been returned to service. Previous Advisory (Mar. 7, 2017): Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers that the Stephenville gas turbine will be removed from service for maintenance today at 12:00 p.m. and is expected to be back online at approximately 4:00 p.m. There are no…
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Equipment Advisory – Upper Salmon Hydroelectric Generating Unit
Read More: Equipment Advisory – Upper Salmon Hydroelectric Generating UnitNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising that the Upper Salmon Hydroelectric Generating Unit is currently offline for maintenance. Generation reserves are sufficient and there is no customer impact as a result of this work. This advisory is part of Hydro’s commitment to keep customers informed on the status of the electricity system and significant…
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Update: Equipment Advisory – Combustion Turbine Removed from Service
Read More: Update: Equipment Advisory – Combustion Turbine Removed from ServiceUpdate (Mar. 2, 9:00 a.m.): The combustion turbine at the Holyrood plant has been returned to service. Previous Advisory (Mar. 1, 2017): Previous Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers that the combustion turbine at the Holyrood plant has been removed from service to complete maintenance work, and is expected to return to service…
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Equipment Advisory – Holyrood Unit 1
Read More: Equipment Advisory – Holyrood Unit 1Update – Feb 27 – Unit 1 was returned to service as scheduled after maintenance work was completed. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising that a generating unit (Unit 1) at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station will be removed from service this morning (Feb 26) to complete maintenance work. The unit will be returned to…