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Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro received the interim report from the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (PUB) today on the power system disruptions in January 2014. “We have begun implementing the actions that have been outlined and we will continue to work closely with the PUB as we move forward,” said Rob Henderson, Vice-President, Newfoundland…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) filed an application today with the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (PUB) to approve the construction of a new 230 kilovolt (kV) transmission line from Bay d’Espoir to the Avalon Peninsula. The proposed Bay d’Espoir – Western Avalon line will reinforce the stability of the interconnected system once the…

Ed Martin, president and CEO of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, welcomed the findings of an independent review released today on the provincial electricity system. The Liberty Consulting Group was commissioned by the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (PUB) to conduct an independent assessment on the power system disruptions in January, 2014. “Hydro is a…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) today submitted an application to the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities Board (PUB) for approval to purchase a 100MW(megawatt) combustion turbine generator to be in service by the end of the year, located adjacent to the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station. “Several years ago, Hydro identified that there would be…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is preparing for another severe winter storm forecast by Environment Canada to hit parts of the province on Monday afternoon and continue into Tuesday and Wednesday.

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) today released its review on the January supply disruptions and submitted its report to the Public Utilities Board. “This was an extensive review which included both internal resources and external experts,” said Ed Martin, President and CEO. “The findings showed that fundamentally the system worked as it should have during…

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is correcting inaccurate and ill-informed statements made by Danny Dumaresque on Monday, March 17, regarding the operations of the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station and its fuel supply. Contrary to the speculation undertaken by Dumaresque, the quality of the fuel burned at the Holyrood plant over the past year had no…

Hydro advises that the peak for the Hydro System tonight night was 1398MW at approximately 7:16 p.m. The temperatures are forecast to rise tomorrow and into the weekend, returning to more seasonal temperatures. Therefore, the request for conservation is no longer required. Hydro wishes to thank both our residential and business customers for their conservation…

Hydro advises that the peak for the Hydro System last night was 1,472MW at approximately 8:20 p.m. and the peak this morning was 1,482MW and occurred at approximately 7:15 a.m. Current generating capacity on the Hydro System is 1,575 MW. “We experienced very high loads on the system last night and this morning due to…

Hydro advised today that the peak for the Hydro System this morning was 1,406MW and occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m. Yesterday, Hydro was forecasting a morning peak for today of 1,450MW. “It appears that customer conservation efforts helped reduce the peak we saw on the system this morning,” said Dawn Dalley, VP Corporate Relations. “Every…