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BELCO Offer $500 Prize For E-Billing Users

BELCO Offer $500 Prize For E-Billing Users

In honour of Earth Day, BELCO announced a prize draw for a $500 BELCO gift certificate for customers who use e-billing. A spokesperson said, “BELCO is committed to sustainability and is working to change the Company’s business practices including reducing paper use. Every month more than 12,400 bills are printed and mailed, and customers can... Read more of this article

Government Issues RFQ For 150,000 LED Bulbs

Government Issues RFQ For 150,000 LED Bulbs

The Government has issued a Request for Quotations [RFQ] for supply, store and delivery of 150,000 LED bulbs. The Government website said, “This Request for Quotations [RFQ] is an invitation by the Government of Bermuda to prospective respondents to submit non-binding quotations for Supply, Store and Delivery of 150,000 LED bulbs, as further described... Read more of this article

Column: Caines On BELCO, Neighbours, More

Column: Caines On BELCO, Neighbours, More

[Opinion column written by BELCO President Wayne Caines] At BELCO, our entire team cares about the challenges our neighbours have faced since the commissioning of the North Power Station [NPS]. Our staff are also a part of this community – they live and work here, and we have built relationships with our neighbours over the years. Our Occupational... Read more of this article

BELCO Crews Working To Restore Power

BELCO Crews Working To Restore Power

BELCO crews been dispatched and are working to restore power following outages caused by the high winds this evening [March 7], with the outage list showing around 120 customers out as of just before 10pm. The Bermuda Weather Service [BWS] previously issued a Gale Warning valid for late this afternoon until Wednesday morning and noted that “an... Read more of this article

Minister: LED Bulbs To Create Savings For Public

Minister: LED Bulbs To Create Savings For Public

The LED initiative “proposes to distribute an initial 150,000 LED light bulbs over the coming months to the Bermuda public,” Minister Walter Roban said, adding that they are bringing in enough bulbs so “that each household can have four” and “for four bulbs, that savings is about $592 over their usable lifespans –... Read more of this article

Regulatory Authority Statement On Power Outage

Regulatory Authority Statement On Power Outage

“Such a national inconvenience is never a good thing and the best that can be done now is to use what transpired to reduce the risk of future events,”  the Regulatory Authority said following the island-wide power outage on Friday. The Regulatory Authority [Chief Executive Abayomi Carmichael said, “On Friday afternoon, every Bermuda... Read more of this article

BELCO Provide Update On Island-Wide Outage

BELCO Provide Update On Island-Wide Outage

BELCO provided an update following a “preliminary investigation” into the island-wide outage that occurred on Friday, February 3rd. A spokesperson said, “At approximately 3:20pm an equipment fault occurred at the BELCO central plant, which caused safety mechanisms, designed to protect critical infrastructure and generating assets... Read more of this article

BPS Thank Public For Co-operation During Outage

BPS Thank Public For Co-operation During Outage

The police have thanked the community for working with the Bermuda Police Service during the outage, noting “there were no calls for service in relation to any major incidents requiring police attention during or, as a result of, yesterday’s power outage.” A police spokesperson said, “Around 3:20 pm on Friday, 3rd February, 2022, the... Read more of this article

Minister Extends Appreciation Following Outage

Minister Extends Appreciation Following Outage

Following Friday’s mass power outage, the Minister of National Security, Michael Weeks said, “By now, all power has been restored to the island and Belco’s teams continue to monitor the situation. I want to take this opportunity to extend thanks to all of the Belco engineers and Belco support teams who worked tirelessly around the clock... Read more of this article

Live Updates: Island Wide Power Outage

Live Updates: Island Wide Power Outage

[Updating] There is what BELCO has termed a “mass-outage affecting the island” right now [Feb 3] and BELCO said “crews are currently working to restore power.” We — who also lost our phone connection — will update as able. The police have noted that “with traffic lights out due to the island wide power outage... Read more of this article

BELCO Working To Restore Power

BELCO Working To Restore Power

[Updating] BELCO crews are working to restore power this afternoon [Jan 14] with power outages occurring in multiple parishes. The BWS had previously issued a Gale Warning and Thunderstorm Advisory, and also issued a Severe Weather Warning valid for this afternoon. Their forecast states, “Severe Weather Warning issued – strong to gale force... Read more of this article

RA Announces Decrease In 2023 Retail Tariff

RA Announces Decrease In 2023 Retail Tariff

The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda announced that effective January 1, 2023, “approximately 85% of all customers classes will experience a decrease in the 2023 Retail Tariff, which is part of the BELCO bill.” A spokesperson said, “Specifically, on average, residential rates will decrease by 0.25%, commercial rates by an average of... Read more of this article

BELCO To Implement New Rates On Jan 1st

BELCO To Implement New Rates On Jan 1st

BELCO will implement new rates for all customers beginning January 1st, 2023, and the company said the “average residential customer using 650 kWhs per month will see a $6 decrease in their bill.” A spokesperson said, “Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited [BELCO] will implement new rates for all customers beginning January 1st, 2023.... Read more of this article

BELCO Working To Restore Power In Warwick

BELCO Working To Restore Power In Warwick

[Updated] A BELCO crew has been dispatched and is currently working to restore power in Warwick in the Belmont area. BELCO tweeted, “We are aware of an outage affecting a large number of our customers in Warwick in the Belmont area. Our crew has been dispatched and is currently working to restore power. “To ensure safety, please exercise extreme... Read more of this article

BELCO Crews Working To Restore Power

BELCO Crews Working To Restore Power

According to the BELCO outage map, hundreds of customers have lost power and the company said a crew has been dispatched and is working to restore power. This evening, BELCO company tweeted, “We are aware of an outage in Hamilton Parish in the area of Sleepy Hollow Drive. Our crew has been dispatched & is working to restore power. To ensure... Read more of this article

BELCO Working To Restore Power In Sandys

BELCO Working To Restore Power In Sandys

BELCOs crews are working to restore power in Sandys after an outage this evening [Oct 4]. This evening the company tweeted, “We are aware of an outage affecting some of our customers in Sandy’s Parish in the area of Butterfield Lane. Our crew has been dispatched and is working to restore power. To ensure safety, exercise caution when driving... Read more of this article