We are doing everything possible to respond to each of these power emergency events. Our crews continue to make repairs from the storm so that when electric generation is available it can be delivered. We urge any customer who is experiencing a life threatening or emergency event to please call 911. Oncor phone lines and reporting systems are experiencing a record influx of inquiries as a result of these two events, which may prevent customers from getting into contact with one of our agents.Ĭustomers do not need to report their outages at this time. In addition, we are responding to separate outages caused by the record-breaking winter storm that continues to impact our entire service territory. We are asking all Oncor customers to be prepared to be without power for an extended period of time. These outages are taking place across the service territory and ERCOT has said they could be required through Tuesday. The length of these controlled outages have been significantly extended due to the current emergency grid conditions and severe cold weather.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has requested Oncor and utilities across the state to implement controlled power outages to reduce high demand and protect the integrity of the electric grid.
“Waiting for tree to be cleared from primary lines outside the Essex Powerlines area in order to restore the remaining customers.The Texas power system is currently facing an unprecedented shortfall of electric generation. “Crews conducted switching to partially restore power to as many customers as possible,” said a post on the Essex Powerlines website at 5:30 a.m. Essex Powerlines Outage Map on Thursday, Feb. ESSEX POWERLINES CORPORATIONĮssex Powerlines reported outages in Amherstburg, LaSalle and Tecumseh on Thursday. Call Enwin at 51 to report a downed power line. WHAT TO DO IF YOU SEE A DOWNED POWER LINEĮnwin reminds their customers to avoid downed power lines and anything with which they may come in contact with, such as puddles of water and fences. The largest remaining outages are located in the South Walkerville and University areas.Įnwin offficals say crews continue working to restore power, however, some outages may persist well into Friday due to the nature of the damages. about 2,100 customers remain without power. “The Enwin team is committed to restoring service to those areas in a safe and timely manner,” said the unility.Īs of 4 p.m. However, isolated pockets were still affected on Thursday. I’m no expert but I don’t think this is good #ONStorm /WCUdluoOFW - Wrong Way Jay FebruWHEN WILL POWER BE FULLY RESTORED?Įnwin teams worked throughout the night, removing line obstructions, and restoring feeders, returning power to the majority of customers.
A tree brach landed on the roof of a house during an ice storm in Windsor, Ont., on Thursday, Feb. This repeatedly caused issues throughout the night as branches continued to fall. The primary cause of the outages was falling branches and trees due to the weight of the ice upon them across power lines. WHAT CAUSES THE OUTAGES?ĭue to the weather, Enwin says outages were caused by a variety of issues. “Although outages were noted across the city, the region’s areas that were affected by the most outages were the South Windsor, Roseland, East Riverside, and Walkerville communities,” said a statement from Enwin. February 23, 2023Įnwin says frontline teams working diligently to correct remaining outages and restore power. Remember if you encounter a downed powerline stay at least 10 metres away and report it to ENWIN at 51 /BJBvqRSQ2M - ENWIN Utilities Ltd. We thank you for your patience as our crews continue to work to restore power to affected areas across the city.
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