Overloaded power grid blamed for west-end power outage
Posted Jun 2, 2023 05:03:35 PM.
Last Updated Jun 2, 2023 05:08:20 PM.
Hydro Ottawa said Thursday’s major power outage in the west-end was caused by an overload on the city’s power grid.
The outages caused more than 8,500 homes and businesses to lose power. The utility said on Twitter, power sub-stations were overloaded and they suspect that was because of the increased use of air-conditioning, during the extreme heat that day.
“We are re-routing loads to other stations, so homes are being restored as their area load is redistributed, but we have to do them in succession,” said Hydro Ottawa in a tweet. “It is confirmed that it is an overload; we can only speculate about the reason, but increased AC use is likely.”
Power was fully restored to the area Thursday night.
OUTAGE UPDATE: Power is expected to be restored for outage in Kanata South, Kanata North, Stittsville ward by June 2, 2023 3:00 AM. https://t.co/G2Dc54Y4mC #OttawaOutage
— Hydro Ottawa (@hydroottawa) June 2, 2023
