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Public Safety Advisory – Controlled Release of Water, Upper Salmon Area
Read More: Public Safety Advisory – Controlled Release of Water, Upper Salmon AreaHydro wishes to advise that the potential for water releases in the Upper Salmon area of Central Newfoundland has ended for now. Snow melt continues and more rain is forecast for all areas this week so people are advised to use these areas with caution as water levels and flows may become higher than normal and…
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Public Advisory – Hydro advises that Unit 2 at Holyrood being taken offline for routine maintenance
Read More: Public Advisory – Hydro advises that Unit 2 at Holyrood being taken offline for routine maintenanceNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising that Unit 2 at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station will be taken offline for routine maintenance overnight tonight. The unit will be offline for a period of approximately four hours. Reserves on the system are strong and there is no customer impact from this equipment outage. Hydro’s maintenance…
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Public Safety Advisory – Controlled Release of Water – North & South Twin Lake Area
Read More: Public Safety Advisory – Controlled Release of Water – North & South Twin Lake AreaNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising residents, cottage owners and travellers of a controlled water release starting on Wednesday, April 22nd in the North and South Twin Lake area in Northeastern Newfoundland. Hydro advises of a controlled water release at the North and South Twin Lake spillway structures. This will result in higher than normal…
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Hydro advising customers that Power Watch for Avalon no longer in effect
Read More: Hydro advising customers that Power Watch for Avalon no longer in effectApril 19, 2015 Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers that Unit 2 at the Holyrood plant will not be taken out of service this evening and a Power Watch is no longer required for the Avalon Peninsula. Initial assessment indicated the unit would have to be taken offline for several days this week…
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Additional Holyrood unit required offline for repair – Power Watch in effect
Read More: Additional Holyrood unit required offline for repair – Power Watch in effectNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers that Unit 2 at the Holyrood plant will be taken offline this evening for a necessary repair. It is expected to be back in service within a week. Hydro previously notified customers that Unit 3 is offline for several weeks for routine maintenance as our annual maintenance…
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Update: Unit 2 in Holyrood returned to service
Read More: Update: Unit 2 in Holyrood returned to serviceNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising that Unit 2 at the Holyrood plant has been returned to service. It was taken offline shortly after midnight due to an oil leak. Repairs were completed and the unit was brought back online at 5:20 a.m. this morning. There were no customer impacts. This advisory is part of Hydro’s…
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Unit 2 in Holyrood offline
Read More: Unit 2 in Holyrood offlineNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro is advising that Unit 2 at the Holyrood plant was taken offline shortly after midnight due to an oil leak. As Unit 3 is also offline due to annual maintenance, the combustion turbine was brought online to ensure sufficient reserves. Crews are on site completing repairs and Unit 2 is expected to be returned…
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Equipment Advisory – Hydro advises customers that Stephenville Gas Turbine offline for seasonal maintenance
Read More: Equipment Advisory – Hydro advises customers that Stephenville Gas Turbine offline for seasonal maintenanceNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers that the 50MW Stephenville Gas Turbine is being taken offline for annual seasonal maintenance to ensure continued safe and reliable service for customers. Hydro’s annual maintenance season generally begins in April when customer demand on the system begins to decline and extends to November in preparation for…
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Equipment Advisory – Hydro advises customers that Holyrood Unit 3 offline for seasonal maintenance
Read More: Equipment Advisory – Hydro advises customers that Holyrood Unit 3 offline for seasonal maintenanceNewfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) is advising customers that Unit 3 at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station has been taken offline for annual seasonal maintenance to ensure continued safe and reliable service for customers. Hydro’s annual maintenance season generally begins in April when customer demand on the system begins to decline and extends to November…
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Update on Hydro employee injured at Holyrood Thermal Generating Station
Read More: Update on Hydro employee injured at Holyrood Thermal Generating StationApril 13, 2015 – As an update to the information provided regarding an employee injured at the Holyrood Thermal Generating Station on Friday, April 10; Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro (Hydro) can confirm (with the consent of the employee’s family) that he is in serious but stable condition at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s.…