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Orangeville, Ontario
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
Wow you all are quick! We are aware of the outage in Orangeville. Current issues and restoration time are unknown. Once we know more we will update you all!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Power restored once again to all customers. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we worked to restore power through the night.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
We’d also like to take this time to thank the families of our Powerline Technicians for sharing them with us so that we can restore power to our community 🏡🥰
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Call it a Christmas miracle or call it hard work 🤷‍♀️power has been restored to all customers! Enjoy your night everyone!!!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
🧵If you’re joining us for the first time tonight we’ll catch you up to speed. There is a downed wire on C Line- to restore power safely we’ve had to turn off power to a large portion of our customers. If you’re one of them, not to worry, we are aware and in control.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
We are aware of the outage in Orangeville. Two feeders are locked out. Line staff are patrolling the feeders to find the problem.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Power will be restored to you and your family by 10 pm. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and recognize that outages suck, truly we know. We are working as quickly (and safely) as we can to restore power
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
We have located a downed wire on Highway 9, @OrangevilleFire and @OPP_CR are on scene with our line staff. Power will be restored by 1am!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Well...we made it this far... Power outage affecting customer in Orangeville since 6:10PM. The feeder is locked out. Line staff are patrolling to look for the root cause. If anyone out there sees any poles down, branches on wires, car accidents...let us know!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Almost there. Repairs made. A few last steps to make the site safe to energize. Thank you for your patience.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
@OrangevilleFire @OPP_CR Everyone go to bed, and when you wake up the power fairy will have restored your power ✨✨
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
The cause of the issue has been located on Centennial Road. Lines staff are working on restoring power. The estimated time of restoration is 4:30AM.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
Outage is affecting approximately 5000 customers. Crews have been dispatched and are patrolling the area
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
We are responding to a downed wire call on Fead St. @OrangevilleFire race you there (this is obviously a joke we will be proceeding with caution)
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
We are aware of the power outage currently happening in Orangeville. We are working on locating source of the outage!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
We are aware of the power outage affecting customers in Orangeville. Crews will patrol the feeder to find the cause.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
5 years
Our crews are patrolling the feeder. This is taking longer as the road conditions are very slick. Thank you for your patience while our staff work safely.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
🧵 In order to restore power safely a larger outage is required, as a result additional customers will go down. The estimated restoration time is 10pm
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Another outage is required to repair switched on Dawson Road. Crews are on working on the repair now.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Updated restoration time is 5:30AM.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
We are aware of the power outage affecting 5000 customers. Crews are investigating the source of the outage
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
Approximately 4000 customers are without power. Rumour has it there’s an important game tonight?? 🤫 We’ve got some hardworking line technicians who’d much rather be settling into their couches in prep for the game.. trust me, they’re working extra hard for you (and them)
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
Hi all, me again 👋 Thank you for your patience as our Line Staff continues to patrol the lines looking for the cause. Once we know more, we will update you immediately!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
We are aware of the power outage affecting approximately 700 customers. Crews are responding, updates to follow!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
4 years
OUTAGE UPDATE: The cause of the outage was an upstream broken @HydroOne pole in Amaranth. When the pole broke, it opened the switch causing all downstream customers to lose power. Orangeville Hydro customers should be restored by 10:35PM.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
5 years
At 10:36pm, switching operations were completed to back feed the feeder and restore power to all of our customers. Thank you to @HydroOne for your assistance in the control room and in the field this evening. Those are some slippery conditions tonight.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
6 months
Not saying this is our lineman.. but also not .. not saying that
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
4 years
We are aware of the outage in Orangeville. Updates will be posted as more information is known.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
The feeder servicing the west side of orangeville has been locked out due to the storm. Crews are patrolling the feeder. Expected restoration time is 11pm. More updates will be posted as information comes in from the field!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
Estimated restoration time is 1 hour for most customers. Those in the surrounding area may take a little longer to restore. Thank you everyone for your patience!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
We are aware of the outage in Grand Valley. The cause of the outage is a broken pole on 5th side road, we are working with Hydro One to repair. Estimate restoration is one hour.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
We understand the timing is not ideal🍝 Once we know the issue we will let you know! Thankful for the nice-ish weather and BBQs!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
The direct cause of the outage is currently unknown. Once we know the cause we will have an estimated restoration time. More updates to follow!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
We are aware of the power outage affecting 3,440 customers in Orangeville. The power outage started at 5:25AM. Lines staff are patrolling to the feeder to determine the cause.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
We are aware of the power outage affecting the westside of Orangeville. Hydro One and Orangeville Hydro staff are patrolling the feeder to determine the root cause.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Estimated restoration time is 30 minutes.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
6 months
We are aware of the outage in Orangeville. Crews are dispatched and will begin patrolling, once we know the cause we will be able to provide a restoration time!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 month
Update: the cause of the outage is an excavator coming into close contact with a hydro line. Estimated restoration time is 1 hour!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
11 months
What a start to the day! We are aware of the outage affecting approximately 3000 customers! Once we know the cause and restoration time we will update you all!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
4 years
Power was restored to all customers at 10:38PM. Thank you for your patience while @HydroOne and Orangeville Hydro field staff work safely to restore power.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
A tree has fallen on the lines near Dufferin Garden Centre. Lines staff are working to remove the tree and restore power. Estimated restoration time is 11pm
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Found one! The quick outage (or two) at 4:09PM was likely caused by this large fallen branch on Faulkner Street. On it’s way to the ground, it made contact with the 27,600 Volt conductors. Now it’s just hanging out on the low voltage wires.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Behold .. the cause of the outage!!! Power has been restored to all customers, if you are still without power please contact the office at 519-942-8000. Thank you for your patience and understanding while we worked to resolve the outage!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
We are aware of the outage in Orangeville, at this time we do not know the cause but crews are patrolling to determine the issue. Updates to follow!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
🚨💡We are aware of the outage affecting the West Side of town as well as some Hydro One customers. Crews are patrolling to determine the cause, no estimated restoration time at this moment. Updates to follow
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
The outage is a result of a motor vehicle accident in Amaranth. We are working with @HydroOne to restore power to those in Orangeville. Switching processes are underway to restore sections of the Westside of town. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
The pole in question, keeping everyone on their toes this snowy night!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
4 years
The Government of Ontario ( @ONenergy ) is providing temporary 45-day emergency relief to support Ontarians. As of Tuesday, March 24, 2020, households and small businesses who pay time-of-use electricity rates will be charged off-peak rates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Wow...these are strong winds. A couple of our feeders experienced short/momentary outages for a few seconds atd 3:40PM. Lines staff will be patrolling the main sections of the feeders while there is still daylight to search for the cause.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
You might have seen quick flick of light, and no it wasn’t the line staff messing with you… or maybe they were?? Line staff are completing switching operations to determine the location and isolate the outage.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
6 years
Thank you so much for your patience while our crews patrolled the feeder in the dark of night. This is a large outage affecting 2,300 customers in Orangeville. Staff are making their final look prior to re-energizing the feeder. Please give us another 15 minutes.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
6 years
Lines staff continue to patrol the lines to determine the route cause of the power outage. Thank you for your patience while staff work to restore power safely. We will ensure everyone’s power and heat is restored quickly this freezing evening.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
4 years
We are aware of the power outage in Orangeville. Crews are investigating. More details to be posted shortly.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
@JoshuaDrakes2 Joshua on his way back to his Minecraft server once the power returns
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
11 months
@JulieJCWilson Great news Julie, Starbucks was not impacted by the outage! And while you’re there… Grande Pumpkin Spice Latte pleaseeeee and thank youuuuu
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
11 months
AH HA the problem has been located! The outage was caused by a failed metering tank! We are currently working with @HydroOne to restore power, estimated restoration time is 10:30am
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
Power has been restored to the majority of customers. Switching operations were completed to isolate the area. A few customers on Centennial Road will be without power for little while longer while the tree is removed!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Update from the field. Everyone involved in the incident is okay. Although the damage to Hydro Ones equipment is significant, @OPP_News , @OrangevilleFire , and @HydroOne are working together to control the scene and keep everyone safe.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
Happy 3rd Birthday to one of our customers! 🎈 Sorry to see that you lost your balloons. Our lines staff have been dispatched to retrieve them.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
You better believe we are ready to fight the good fight if the power goes out (in other words, our crews are ready to respond) but let's hope we don't have to! #ONStorm
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
5 years
Thank you for your patience while our staff restore power in these icy conditions.
@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
5 years
At 9:16PM, we have lost power on a shared feeder with @HydroOne . Both utilities will be patrolling the feeder to determine the cause an restore power. This is affecting Orangeville Hydro customers on the western side of Town.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
@MattWDB You’re one of the lucky ones Matt🍀 Hey everyone, I think Matt’s offering up his cooked dinner 😉
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
@orangevilleont @JoeSmity583 Everything’s fine over here👍🏻
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
The source of the outage is a pole that has caught on fire, located on Broadway!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
There was a pole fire at Hydro Ones Station. If you’re not aware, Hydro One feeds our power supply, sometimes when they go down, we go down!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
The first phase is complete! Second phase customers will be restored by 12:30 💡
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
6 years
As per the many comments on Twitter, power was restored at 11:30PM. The likely cause was galloping conductors affecting both Hydro One’s and our feeders. Thank you to @HydroOne for their support both in the Control Room and in the field.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
@xSangrex We tried plugging it back in, didn’t seem to work🤔
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
Another great action shot of our crew working to restore the power😊
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Estimated restoration time is 10pm. Thank you for your patience while we work to resolve the outage!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
@JustinGibsson No luck! I’m waiting for 11:11 to make a wish.. my wish is that the power comes back on and we can all go to sleep 😴
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
Power has been restored to all customers! Thank you for your patience
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
4 years
A big shout out to all of our staff for continuing to work during COVID-19 and keep delivering electricity. We appreciate your commitment to your work and your community.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 month
Approximately 3500 customers are without power. Not an ideal start to everyone’s morning, but fear not we are sending power line technicians to the rescue! (Disclaimer; they are moving faster than this.. hopefully)
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
4 years
A power outage affecting 4,029 customer in #Orangeville began at 3:14PM. Lines staff are patrolling the feeder to determine the root cause of the outage.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
Power has been restored to all customers.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
@Suppy86 A-Well-a everybody's heard about the bird! Bird bird bird, b-bird's the word. Nothing from the field staff as of yet. They continue to patrol the lines looking for the cause!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
6 years
We are aware of a power outage affecting many of our customers in Orangeville. Our lines staff have begun the patrol and we are in contact with @HydroOne ’s control room. More updates to come once information is received from the field.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
6 months
The cause of the outage has been determined, and power has been restored! If you are without power please call us at 519-942-8000
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Power has been restored to all customers! Thanks @HydroOne for your quick response 👍
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
5 years
The pole that was destroyed earlier today has been replaced. This is how it’s supposed to look (all in one piece). Centennial Road has been reopened to the public.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
Switching operations will continue to restore power to additional customers. As part of the switching process, additional outages may occur to customers that have had their power restored.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
@RyanBurd12 Hey Ryan, I’m just waiting to hear back from the technicians on the front line! Once they provide me with a time I will send it out in a riddle and you have to decipher the code … Jk I’ll provide it to you!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
We are aware of the outage affecting customers on Meadow, Passmore, Kensington, and College. Lines staff have been dispatched to investigate the cause.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
Power has been restored to most customers. Customers at 620 Broadway will be restored within 30 minutes!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
4 years
There are approximately 4,000 customers without power. The outage began at 12:51PM. Line staff are patrolling the affected feeder to determine the cause of the outage.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
Great action shot📸thanks for the picture Ian!
@Reel_Goose
Ian Turgoose
3 years
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
Power has been restored to the majority of customers. Switching operations have occurred to isolate the faulted section of the feeder. Customers in the below area will remain without power as the root cause is still being investigated.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
11 months
@lisa_posty I see you have them in comfort mode, don't forget to flip them into sport mode before your next trip to the bathroom! #SafetyFirst
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
4 years
With increasing concerns around the COVID-19 virus, Orangeville Hydro is taking additional measures to support our customers that are experiencing economic uncertainty.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
We do not have an estimated restoration time, but once we do we will notify everyone!
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 year
There is a power outage in Grand Valley from a motor vehicle accident. We have lost our supply from Hydro One. Hydro One is completing switching processes to isolate the problem and restore power to all Orangeville Hydro customers.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
4 years
We are aware of the power outage in #GrandValley . Lines staff are on the way to investigate and restore power. More details will be available at 11:30AM.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
3 years
The outage in Grand Valley is caused by a Loss of Supply upstream of our service area. We are working with @HydroOne on determining the cause of the outage and a restoration time. Thank you for your patience while @HydroOne works safely to restore power.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
4 years
The outage is affecting the majority of the west side of Orangeville. @hydroone customers in East Garafraxa are affected as well.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
4 years
If you need to pick up your phone while driving, please pull over. Our line crew often work on the street and we want to keep them and you safe. #NationalSafeDrivingWeek #DistractedDriving
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
4 years
We have heard your concerns regarding Time-of-Use rates. We look forward to working with all Ontario utilities, the Ministry of Energy, and the Ontario Energy Board on implementing rate relief measures.
@OntEnergyBoard
Ontario Energy Board
4 years
We are listening to your concerns about time-of-use pricing. @ONenergy is looking at programs and policies to best support electricity customers during this difficult time. More information will be available in the coming days.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
1 month
We are aware of the power outage currently happening in Orangeville, crews are patrolling the lines to determine the cause. Once we know the cause we will be able to provide a restoration time.
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@OvilleHydro
Orangeville Hydro
2 years
Power has been restored.. a few minutes longer than expected, but back on. Enjoy your night everyone, and thank you to the crew at @HydroOne for working to restore power ❄️💡
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