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Public Safety Advisory – Controlled Release of Water
Read More: Public Safety Advisory – Controlled Release of WaterOctober 10, 2016 – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that, due to the significant precipitation being experienced in the central and southern areas of the Island portion of the province, there is a potential for water releases in the following areas: Burnt Pond and White Bear River areas of…
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Grand Falls Dam – New Inflatable Spillway
Read More: Grand Falls Dam – New Inflatable SpillwayNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) will be undertaking extensive rehabilitation work to modernise the dam at the hydroelectric plant in Grand Falls-Windsor over a three year period, starting this month. The primary work includes the reinforcement of the existing concrete structure and the installation of a new 1 meter high inflatable spillway on the crest of the dam. This work will stabilize…
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Utilities Warn: It’s Only a Matter of Time
Read More: Utilities Warn: It’s Only a Matter of TimeSpike in electricity system vandalism could lead to serious injury or death (St. John’s, NL): Newfoundland Power and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) are extremely concerned about the increasing number of acts of vandalism to the province’s electricity system. There have been multiple warnings provided by both utilities regarding the serious safety risk of entering…
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Equipment Advisory: Transmission Line Work
Read More: Equipment Advisory: Transmission Line WorkNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising two transmission lines have been removed from service to complete annual maintenance. The transmission line from Come By Chance to Western Avalon has been removed from service until October 5. As well, the transmission line from Bay d’Espoir to Stony Brook has been taken offline until Sept 29. There is…
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PUBLIC NOTICE – CAT ARM ROAD – September 15th
Read More: PUBLIC NOTICE – CAT ARM ROAD – September 15thSEPTEMBER 15 8AM – 4PM Members of the public are requested to avoid Cat Arm Road, in Jackson’s Arm and use alternate route, if possible, on September 15th between 8AM and 4PM. A new transformer is being moved into the Cat Arm Generating Station via a large truck and trailer along the 24 kilometers of…
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Equipment Advisory: Holyrood Unit 1
Read More: Equipment Advisory: Holyrood Unit 1Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising that a generating unit at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station has been removed from service to complete annual maintenance. Unit 1 has been removed from service until the beginning of November. There is no anticipated impact for customers as a result of this work. Hydro’s annual maintenance season generally begins in…
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Equipment Advisory – Holyrood Unit 3
Read More: Equipment Advisory – Holyrood Unit 3Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising that Unit 3 at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station will be offline for a period of 5 days to complete a repair. Generation reserves are sufficient and there is no customer impact as a result of this work. If there are any changes to the status of the electricity system, Hydro will…
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Power Outage Advisory – Postville
Read More: Power Outage Advisory – PostvilleCustomers in Postville are advised of two scheduled outages this weekend – August 13 and 14 from 8:00AM – 2:00PM both days. These outages are required in order to change transformers at the Postville plant and ensure continued customer reliability. Hydro apologies for any inconvenience this outage causes customers. For information on how to plan…
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Public Safety Advisory – Vandalism and theft at Stoneybrook Terminal Station
Read More: Public Safety Advisory – Vandalism and theft at Stoneybrook Terminal StationNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) has reported an act of vandalism and theft at the Stoneybrook Terminal Station in Central Newfoundland to the RCMP. Vandals recently broke into the terminal station by cutting a hole in the fence and stole copper grounding wire connected to energized high voltage electrical equipment. This type of activity is concerning and dangerous.…
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Hydro to invest $271.4 million in capital projects in 2017 to strengthen aging grid
Read More: Hydro to invest $271.4 million in capital projects in 2017 to strengthen aging gridNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) plans to invest $271.4 million next year in capital projects as part of its ongoing capital plan to strengthen the provincial power grid and boost reliability for customers Hydro filed its annual Capital Budget Application for 2017 on July 29 with the Newfoundland and Labrador Board of Commissioners of Public…