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Alex Smith Wins Energy Conservation Award
Dr. Grant Gibbons, Minister of Education and Economic Development, today [Dec 16] presented awards to the winners of the 2013 Energy Conservation Contest for realizing the largest reduction in their electricity bill over the course of the year. Mr. Alex Smith received the first place award and a travel voucher for $600 from Meyer Travel. Ms. Stephanie... Read more of this article
Public Invited To Comment On Streetlight Project
Minister of Public Works Trevor Moniz said that an LED streetlights pilot project — which if instituted effectively could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs by approximately 50% — launched on Friday. Both BELCO and the Ministry have encouraged the public to comment on the pilot project, which is being conducted by the... Read more of this article
18000 Customers Lose Power After Engine Fault
[Updated:] Some 18,000 customers woke up this holiday morning [Nov 11] to find they were out of power, after an engine fault triggered a load shed. BELCO moved into action, and power was restored a short while later. A BELCO spokesperson said, “At approximately 8:25am, an engine fault triggered a load shed, which affected some 4000 customers on... Read more of this article
Sandys 360 Email: “Regret The Circumstances”
Sandys 360 — whose electricity is cut off for non payment — sent out an email blast today [Nov 7], saying they regret the circumstances they are in, and did not contact everyone earlier as they “anticipated this matter would have been resolved.” The email said, “To our valued Customers, Members, and Supporters; The Directors... Read more of this article
Sandys 360 Electricity Cut Off For Non Payment
[Updated] The Sandys 360 Community Sports and Aquatic Centre have had their electricity shut off for non payment, which followed after a “protracted period of discussion” about the outstanding account balance. While noting that their customer confidentiality policy prohibits disclosure of account details, BELCO did confirm that electricity... Read more of this article
BELCO To Accept Debit & Credit MasterCards
BELCO announced as of Tuesday [Oct 1] MasterCard cardholders will be able to make their monthly payments with their credit and debit cards, as well as take advantage of making recurring payments. MasterCard is the only card service to offer the option of use for payment of BELCO bills. The new payment option is the result of a recent upgrade of BELCO’s... Read more of this article
TS Gabrielle Pre-Storm Tips From BELCO
Bermuda Electric Light Company [BELCO] is prepared for Tropical Storm Gabrielle to reach the Island as forecast, and will keep the public informed of restoration progress through Facebook, its web site, www.belco.bm, and via the local news media. BELCO offers the following energy-related tropical storm information: Prepare for Storm-related Outages: BELCO... Read more of this article
Planned Power Outage At MWI This Weekend
The Bermuda Hospitals Board have advised that there will be a planned power outage at the Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute [MWI] between 6am on Saturday [Sept 7] and 1pm today [Sept 8]. The outage is required for a new generator to be installed for a data centre. The data centre services MWI and also be a backup for the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. While... Read more of this article
BELCO Issues Storm Preparation Advisory
Bermuda Electric Light Company Limited [BELCO] is preparing for Tropical Storm Gabrielle, which is forecast to have an impact on the Island early next week. A spokesperson said: “At BELCO, before a storm reaches the Island, a command centre is established in the C. Eugene Cox Operation Centre to manage electricity restoration work. The company’s... Read more of this article
BELCO Restores Power After Lightning Strike
At approximately 2:56pm today [Aug 30] a lightning strike caused a power outage in the Ord Road area of Paget and Warwick. Approximately 950 customers were affected, however BELCO crews quickly responded and restored all power by 3.30pm. This is the second time this month power has been knocked out by a lightning strike, following an incident which... Read more of this article
Lightning Strikes, 1300 Lose Temporarily Power
[Updated: All power restored] Due to what appears to be lightning strike in the west end at around 9am this morning [Aug 15], approximately 1300 customers are without power at this time. The Bermuda Weather Service issued a Thunderstorm Advisory valid for this morning through this afternoon, and the island is presently being hit with a spate of thunderstorms. Unofficial... Read more of this article
BELCO Wins CARILEC Best Performing Utility
Over 200 Electricity Utility Executives, Engineers and Vendors from 31 countries converged in Trinidad from July 28 – 31 for the 2013 CARILEC Engineering and Geographic Information Systems [GIS] Conference. This is CARILEC’s premier technical forum for Engineers in power system planning and operation. This year’s conference was hosted... Read more of this article
Electricity Restored After Driver Smashes Pole
[Updated] Some Southampton residents woke up yesterday morning [Aug 4] to discover their power was out, as a car driver had smashed into a pole on Middle Road resulting in the car laying on its side with the pole perched on top of it. A BELCO spokesperson said, “At approximately 4:50 AM on Sunday, 4th August, BELCO lost service to some 250 customers... Read more of this article
BELCO’s Income Falls, Customers Decrease
BELCO’s net income fell $1.4 million to $13.2 million for 2012, with the company saying for the first time in its 107-year history, they saw their customer base decrease “due to the departure of non-Bermudians, Bermudians relocating to other countries, and commercial customers closing, reducing activities or moving operations…” The... Read more of this article
Ascendant Responds To Electricity Rate Criticism
The Ascendant Group, the parent company of BELCO, responded to recent statements made by Finance Minister Bob Richards about the cost of electricity, saying that the high cost is primarily driven by the cost of fuel oil and also noting that the Customs Duty paid to Government on BELCO fuel is over $15 million annually. Speaking in recent interviews... Read more of this article
High Winds Cause 875 Outages Across Island
[Updated] The high winds this morning [Apr 7] contributed to power outages across the island in which approximately 875 customers were affected, BELCO said. The Bermuda Weather Service issued a Gale Warning valid for this morning, saying that a low center to the near northeast will bring gales and showers throughout the morning. Starting at approximately... Read more of this article
