Electricity Conservation

Toronto Hydro would like to reinforce the imporance of electricity conservation while their systems are being repaired. Hydro One, the provincial transmission agency, is working on repairing significant damage to their west end Manby Transformer Station, which will take some time. In the meantime, everyone's cooperation and support is appreciated.

For more information for how to conserve electricity in your home, please click here.

For business owners, please click here.

Toronto Hydro - Project MORBANK

Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited would like to update you of Project MORBANK designed to help improve the electricity system in our ward. The boundaries include Beswick Park Court (North), Morbank Drive (East), McNicoll Avenue (South), and Birchmount Road (West). The work is expected to begin in early July and continue till December 2013. For more information, click here for a notice that will be sent by Toronto Hydro to residents in the affected area.

Hydro Toronto - Project RIDGECREST

Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited would like to update you of Project RIDGECREST designed to help improve the electricity system in our ward. The boundaries for the project include McNicoll Avenue (North), Warden Avenue (East), Sheppard Avenue East (South), and Victoria Park Avenue (West). The work is expected to begin in late April and continue into 2014. For more information, click here for a notice that will be sent by Toronto Hydro to residents in the affected area.

Toronto Hydro: PowerUP project update

Toronto Hydro will be distributing the below flyer to residents affected by their, Bridletowne / Brookmill, Bridletowne L'Amoreaux, Glen Springs, and Victoria Park infrastructure renewal projects. If you have not received your copy, please click the link below to download a copy.

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Toronto Hydro: PowerUP

Minor power outages in the Heathwood Subdivision

Our office has been made aware of several power short outages (or "flashoevers") in the Heathwood subdivision of the ward (between Birchmount and Kennedy, Steeles and McNicoll). Our office has contacted Toronto Hydro who are working actively to solve the issues. Below is an excerpt of Toronto Hydro's communication to our office, updating us on the issues at hand and the solutions they are providing:

The main issue is with a feeder. In the past it has been underground cable failures.

Late on December 21st (shortly after the outage at 11:30 PM reported by the Heathwood Community customer), a forced outage occurred that was found due to a severely burnt conductor lead, which has since been repaired. This may explain the multiple momentary outages that have occurred recently.

Our System Reliability staff will continue to monitor for further outages, and is pro-actively inspecting pad mounted switches to determine if flash-overs from those devices may also have contributed to these outages.

Our response staff believe they have found the problem equipment and will be ice blasting it on the 29th. To replace the equipment will take 4 to 8 hours to complete. Due to the cold weather the plan is to do this work next week. In the interim, staff are putting together a list of customers that will be effected with this planned outage repair work. When a firm date has been determined, notices will be couriered to these customers.

Toronto Hydro - Save ON Energy

Toronto Hydro has sent out an e-newsletter to let residents know about some of its latest developments and programs, as well as for providing some tips on how to save energy and money in your household. Click here to view the newsletter.