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The Quebec Superior Court has dismissed Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s (Hydro) motion for a judicial review of the Régie de l’énergie’s (Régie) decisions related to Hydro’s complaints regarding Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie (HQT) stemming from Hydro’s request for transmission service in January 2006. Hydro’s request for a judicial review does not affect the Muskrat Falls development and…

July 30, 2013, St. John’s, NL – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) filed a General Rate Application (GRA) today with the Newfoundland and Labrador Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (PUB) to set electricity rates effective January 1, 2014. This is the company’s first application since 2006 and will adjust rates to reflect current costs…

July 30, 2013 – Representatives from Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) will be available to members of the media on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 for a technical briefing to provide an overview of Hydro’s General Rate Application, which will be filed today with the Newfoundland and Labrador Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities. The briefing…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is joining The Canadian Electricity Association (CEA) in recognizing June as National Electricity Month. In communities all across the country, CEA member utilities are using the month to engage with the public and share information about how the electricity systems operate.   “We work hard every day to ensure a…

May 3, 2013, St. John’s, NL – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro’s (Hydro) St. Anthony Occupational Health and Safety Committee (OH&S) has been named the Newfoundland and Labrador Occupational Health and Safety Association’s (NLOHSA) Occupational Health and Safety Committee of the Year. John Hollohan, Manager of Safety and Health, Nalcor Energy congratulates all the members of…

Hydro launches community safety event

April 3, 2013 – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) today filed a capital budget application with the Newfoundland and Labrador Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (Board) for restoration of Unit One at the Holyrood Generating Station. The application also includes several investigation reports. Unit One at the Holyrood plant shut down due to an…

February 18, 2013, 1:00 p.m. – Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is reporting that crews are continuing to restore power to some customers on the Great Northern Peninsula. Power has been restored to the majority of customers. Crews are working to repair some broken poles and downed power lines due to the extreme high winds…

February 17, 2013, 9:30 p.m. – Newfoundland & Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is reporting power outages to some customers on the Great Northern Peninsula. Due to a severe winter storm creating unsafe working conditions for crews, approximately 5400 customers north from Sally’s Cove will experience an extended into tomorrow. Intermittent outages began in this area late…

January 29, 2013 – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) today launched an electricity educational resource, Power Your Knowledge. The program is designed to educate youth on the importance of electricity, and how electricity is generated and delivered to homes, businesses and institutions such as hospitals and schools. Most importantly, it teaches them how to be…