Comments on: Power Outages, BELCO Working To Restore

By: Sands

Sands — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 13:39:24 +0000

Grateful Belco got things up and running this morning, but in the meantime we got maybe 2 hours of sleep last night and hundreds of dollars in groceries have spoiled.

By: Oh,I see now

Oh,I see now — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 11:51:27 +0000

Good work you guys.I bet some members of the public will see one of you taking a five minute break and accuse everyone of sitting on their a$$es and getting paid for it.You gotta love we moes when whe’re desperate for A/C and Internet.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 07:04:03 +0000

Sounds to me like BELCO is trying to get out of claims for appliances that get burned out in power surges by warning people to turn off their breakers. If you don’t have power nor a cell phone nor internet, how are you supposed to know to heed this warning???

BELCO and ONLY BELCO is responsible for the existing aging grid in Bermuda. They put money in the shareholders pockets for over 100 years instead of investing in UPGRADING its existing dinosaur infrastructure, nevermind putting everything underground for hurricane protection, which people have been asking for for DECADES!

Bermudians needs to race towards 100% renewable energy. You think times are tough right now just wait until our only utility is under water from rising sea levels as they are in a low lying area of Pembroke.

By: Dark star

Dark star — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 02:05:42 +0000

Anybody asked why a 60 yr old cable is underground? Think about it……….

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 01:30:32 +0000

Lucky we dont have many tourist’s here !!

By: Sister Nancy

Sister Nancy — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:45:36 +0000

I hope they give a discount to all house holds that have to sweat it out in this heat tonight. Just shameful that the cables are 60 years old. With the prices we pay for electricity all equipment should be maintained to a high standard.

By: Me

Me — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:42:42 +0000

BELCO should feel ashamed that they have 60 year old equipment and cables. They turnover HUGE profits every year and they cannot keep the cables and equipment updated. Just pathetic!!! Especially with the price we pay for electric. That’s why they need competition. shame on you BELCO

By: hair

hair — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:41:35 +0000

I so hear you! Operating a hair salon, ouch..

By: Hmmmm

Hmmmm — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 00:00:38 +0000

Fault to a 60 year old cable that we knew was a problem!!! All you can do is laugh at the incompetence!!!

By: Boz

Boz — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:43:52 +0000

Businesses can’t afford this right now…

By: Bring_it

Bring_it — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:30:49 +0000

They should give us 20% off our belco bill. I was cooking and my lights just cut out, very f*#@g convenient.