Optimism abound as power outage affecting fewer and fewer
Posted Sep 23, 2018 07:07:00 PM.
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Hydro crews in the region remain extremely busy, but there looks to be a light at the end of the tunnel for many affected customers.
As of 1 p.m. Sunday, the utility said the two largest power outages in its service area were Nepean (28,000 customers affected) and the Lincoln Heights area (24,000 customers affected).
An update was given again at 4:30 p.m. by Hydro Ottawa, listing 70,000 still without electricity.
The utility has given specific updates for a couple local neighbourhoods as well, saying broken poles are still being replaced in Arlington Woods. The area is also affected by loss of the provincial power supply. Its best estimate for power restoration there is Monday evening.
Crews in the Glebe are waiting on Hydro One transmission supply to be restored. No restoration time estimate is being given for that area.
Barrhaven City Councillor Jan Harder announced earlier Sunday that she had received word that power could be restored to her ward sometime Sunday evening.
Kitchissippi's Jeff Leiper was equally optimistic.
Meanwhile, in Gatineau, recovery efforts are going very well.
Around 9 a.m. Sunday, Hydro Quebec said nearly 95% of its customers affected by the blackout had returned to service.
Of the 11,000 still down in its area, more than 8,000 were in the Outaouais.
Hydro One has also been busy, getting its number of affected customers down to 55,000.
As soon as its crews complete one job, they are being dispatched to a new one.
The Merivale Road Hydro One transformer which was destroyed in the storm is the biggest concern for residents in Ottawa, and there has yet to be an update on its status.
