News from Hydro One in Ontario, Canada
Posted October 9th, 2024 on Niagara At Large
With Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall in Florida this week, our employees are once again answering the call for mutual assistance.
Hydro One workers gathered in Niagara earlier this month, before crossing Canada/U.S. border and heading south to help restore power after Hurricane Helene. They will now stay to help American hydro crews restore power following Hurricane Milton, expected to be one of the most destructive storms of its kind in a century
While many of us prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, 150 team members will be away from their families, in position to restore power safely once Hurricane Milton has passed alongside crews from Florida Power and Light.
The 100 power line workers who were assisting Georgia Power after Hurricane Helene have been released and are being redeployed to support Florida Power and Light as well as an additional 50 Hydro One forestry workers, who are currently on route.
Our highly skilled employees are trained to work on both transmission and distribution systems making them incredibly valuable to other utilities.
As part of the North Atlantic Mutual Assistance Group, Hydro One has reciprocal agreements in place with North American utilities to provide assistance during significant power outages.
In these mutual assistance situations, all costs are covered by the utilities receiving help. Hydro One has received 14 emergency response awards from the Edison Electric Institute for its storm recovery efforts, including mutual assistance restoration work following the California wildfires and the nor’easter storms Riley and Quinn in 2018 and Hurricane Irma in 2017.
To read related news recently posted on Niagara At Large about Hydro One workers heading south of the border to help address the massive electrical outages following Hurricane Helena, click on – https://niagaraatlarge.com/2024/10/04/ontarios-hydro-one-sending-100-highly-skilled-line-workers-to-help-restore-power-in-storm-ravaged-united-states/
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