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Hydro is forecasting very high electricity demand on the Island Interconnected System for the next three days, March 4‐6.  As a precautionary measure, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is requesting that customers on the island take steps to conserve electricity where possible. Hydro has 1,575MW of generation available on its system, and peak loads over the…

October 18, 2013 – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is reminding the public of the importance of adhering to all warnings, signage and fencing around our hydroelectric sites and structures. It has come to our attention that recently, a member of the public climbed a ladder on one of the Surge Tanks at the Bay d’Espoir…

October 3, 2013 – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) today released the final root cause analysis and report on the incident with Unit One at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station in January 2013. The company also filed its report with the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities. “The incident in January had a significant impact…

September 20, 2013 – Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) and Newfoundland Power are urging the public, contractors and heavy equipment operators to take a moment to identify the location of overhead and/or underground power lines before beginning work. In 2012, Hydro and Newfoundland Power recorded 136 power line contacts by the public and contractors. So…

Hydro hosts Prime Power Diesel Inter-Utility Conference

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…