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Equipment Maintenance Notice – Happy Valley Goose Bay and Sheshatshiu
Read More: Equipment Maintenance Notice – Happy Valley Goose Bay and SheshatshiuNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) will be performing equipment maintenance on a transmission line which runs between Churchill Falls and Happy Valley Goose Bay on Sunday, October 25th between 2:00AM and 10:00AM. There may be an opportunity to start the outage earlier, at midnight, if the electrical load will permit. This will be evaluated every…
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Equipment Maintenance Notices – Happy Valley Goose Bay and Sheshatshiu
Read More: Equipment Maintenance Notices – Happy Valley Goose Bay and SheshatshiuUPDATE 11:00AM – Update: 11:00AM – Some additional customers will be impacted by an outage due to this work. For full list see here: https://my.nlhydro.com/portal/PreLogOutages.aspx UPDATE 9:30AM – Equipment outage delayed by approximately three hours due to a temporary issue with the back-up gas turbine. Work beginning at 9:00AM. Due to heavy load on the…
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Equipment Advisory (UPDATED) – Hydro advises of transmission line maintenance work
Read More: Equipment Advisory (UPDATED) – Hydro advises of transmission line maintenance workUPDATE November 12, 2015 – Work on the transmission line is complete and the line has been returned to service. ————————————————————————————— October 6, 2015 – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising of planned maintenance activities on one of its transmission lines servicing the Avalon Peninsula. Work began on October 5 and will continue until…
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UPDATED Equipment Advisory – Hydro advises customers that Hardwoods Gas Turbine offline for maintenance
Read More: UPDATED Equipment Advisory – Hydro advises customers that Hardwoods Gas Turbine offline for maintenanceUPDATE October 9, 2015 – Repairs on the Hardwoods Gas Turbine, located in Paradise, were completed earlier than anticipated and the unit is available for service. Previous Release October 6, 2015 – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers that the Hardwoods Gas Turbine located in Paradise, is being taken offline to allow for repairs…
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UPDATED Public Safety Advisory – Controlled Release of Water
Read More: UPDATED Public Safety Advisory – Controlled Release of WaterUPDATE October 13, 2015 – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that the potential for water releases at its systems is ended for now. People are advised to continue to use reservoir areas with great caution as water levels and flows are unpredictable Previous Release October 2, 2015. Newfoundland and Labrador…
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Public Safety Advisory – Controlled Release of Water
Read More: Public Safety Advisory – Controlled Release of WaterNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that there is still a potential for water releases at its systems. In the Star Lake area of Central Newfoundland the potential for release of water at Star Lake Spillway into Star Brook and then Red Indian Lake is over for now. In the…
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Public Advisory (UPDATED) – Notice for customers on Avalon Peninsula
Read More: Public Advisory (UPDATED) – Notice for customers on Avalon PeninsulaUpdate: 3:45 pm – Repairs have been completed. The Holyrood combustion turbine is available for service. Previous Release: As part of our commitment to keep the public informed on the status of the electricity system, Hydro is informing customers that the Holyrood combustion turbine has been taken offline this morning to complete repair work. We…
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Repairs completed on Goodyear’s Dam; over 23,000 salmon safely transported
Read More: Repairs completed on Goodyear’s Dam; over 23,000 salmon safely transportedNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) has completed repairs on Goodyear’s Dam on the Exploits River in central Newfoundland. Hydro also successfully transported over 23,000 fish around the breached dam during the 2015 salmon run to ensure their safe passage. Adult salmon normally migrate past Goodyear’s Dam through fishways in the dam. However, significant damage on…
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Public Safety Advisory – Potential for Controlled Release of Water (Central NL)
Read More: Public Safety Advisory – Potential for Controlled Release of Water (Central NL)Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cabin owners and travellers that there is a potential for water release in the Star Lake area of Central Newfoundland. The Company may soon begin to release water at Star Lake Spillway into Star Brook and then Red Indian Lake. People are advised to use these areas with…
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Equipment Advisory (Updated): HVGB gas turbine available for service
Read More: Equipment Advisory (Updated): HVGB gas turbine available for serviceUpdate: Repairs have been completed on the Happy Valley-Goose Bay gas turbine and it is now available for service. Previous Advisory: Sept 11, 2015 – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers that the gas turbine in Happy Valley- Goose Bay is currently offline for repairs. The gas turbine, which is used for back- up power generation, is expected…