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BELCO Explains Recent Power Outages
BELCO said they wish to “assure the public that it has more than adequate capacity to meet expected load on the system this summer, and that outages on Saturday and Monday were unrelated to increased summertime electricity demand.” This past Saturday almost 16,000 customers lost power for a few hours, which was followed by another brief... Read more of this article
15,800 Customers Temporarily Lose Power
[Updated] There are unofficial reports of power outages across the island today [July 14] with reports indicating that some areas in parishes including Somerset, Southampton, Warwick, Devonshire, and St George’s seem to have been affected. We are awaiting clarification from BELCO on the matter, and will update as able. Update 12.54pm: BELCO confirmed... Read more of this article
Power Outage Affects Some Hamilton Offices
[Updated] The Bermuda Housing Corporation is presently without telephone and email communication due to a BELCO power outage this morning [June 19] which impacted the Gibbons Company, Russell Eve and Crawford House buildings. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Housing Corporation [BHC] located at the Russell Eve Building, 21 Church Street, Hamilton... Read more of this article
BELCO: Decision Puts Reliability Into Jeopardy
The Minister’s reluctance to allow a rate increase during these tough economic times “puts reliability of electricity supply into jeopardy,” BELCO President Andrew Parsons said yesterday [May 17]. On May 9th 2012 the Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Marc Bean rejected an appeal from BELCO to raise rates for... Read more of this article
Energy Nationalization Rumours Refuted
The Minister of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Marc Bean issued a statement refuting any rumours that his Ministry has any plans to Nationalize Bermuda’s Energy Utility. The Minister’s statement follows yesterday’s newscast on VSB which reported that some sources are suggesting that Government is seeking to Nationalize the Energy... Read more of this article
Accident Cuts Power In Paget
[Updated - driver arrested] Following an accident which damaged a utility pole at approximately 11am today [Feb.22], 281 customers were without power for a while longer. BELCO started restoring power a short while later, and 34 homes remain without electricity. A BELCO spokesperson said, “Following the accident and ensuing outage at 11:02 am near... Read more of this article
Valentine Balloon Causes Power Outage
Approximately 125 customers were out of power briefly this evening [Feb.14] in the Langton Hill, Pembroke area, with a BELCO spokesperson confirming it was caused by a big aluminum Valentine’s Day balloon coming into contact with the main line out of the St John’s substation. The outage occurred at approximately 8.40pm, and BELCO crews had... Read more of this article
Power Outage: 300 Without Electricity
[Updated] At approximately 6:30pm this evening [Jan.5] a power outage occurred in the Smith’s and Devonshire area. A BELCO spokesperson said that approximately 300 customers were without power when the outage occurred, with the majority restored soon after, while 56 customers at St James Court were left without power. BELCO said that crews are... Read more of this article
Power Outage After Car Smashes Pole
[Updated] Some West End residents woke up this New Year’s Day to find their electricity off due to an accident overnight which saw a car smash into a utility pole. BELCO managed to restore power to all of the 140 households left without power by at 11:41 am. The accident occurred at sometime around 3am this morning [Jan.1], and resulted in the... Read more of this article
Father: “I Keep Thinking He’s Alive”
A father who lost his only son in a tragic Christmas Eve accident said it hasn’t quite sunk in yet, and he keeps thinking his son is still alive. Speaking with Bernews last night, Carlos Ledo, 47, said he was still in shock over the death of his 18-year-old son Kevin Ledo. On Saturday morning [Dec.24] Mr Ledo and his son were doing landscaping... Read more of this article
Police Name 18-Yr-Old Accident Victim
This evening [Dec.26] the Bermuda Police Service named the young man who died on Christmas Eve as 18-year-old Kevin Gonsalves Ledo of Pembroke. On Saturday morning [Dec.24] Mr Ledo was doing landscaping work at a Warwick residence when he received an electrical shock after an accident. He was rushed to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital via ambulance,... Read more of this article
Industrial Accident: 18-Yr-Old Dies
In a tragic start to the Christmas holiday, an 18-year-old Pembroke man died this afternoon [Dec.24] after receiving an electrical shock. The police have now confirmed the death of the 18-year-old landscape worker following an accident at 11.45am today at a Smiths Avenue, Warwick residence. Police said there does not appear to be any suspicious circumstances,... Read more of this article
Power Outage For Devonshire Residents
Hundreds of Devonshire residents lost power last night [Dec.18], due to problems with a utility pole. Power went off in the Glebe Road, North Shore and Derwent Lane area early yesterday afternoon, and then again for a brief period yesterday evening. BELCO workers are pictured below repairing a pole at the junction of Glebe Road and Derwent Lane at... Read more of this article
Energy Efficient System’s Local Launch
Canada’s Smartcool Systems Inc. today [Dec. 8] announced that Bermuda Engineering Co. Ltd. has registered very positive results on initial testing of its ECO3 system with local architectural firm Cooper Gardner in partnership with Air Care Ltd. “The ECO3 installation on our office air conditioning unit will cut our electricity bill by over $550... Read more of this article
Energy Limbo Contest Fully Subscribed
The Department Of Energy’s contest – Energy Limbo: How Low Can You Go – is now fully subscribed. Furthermore, due to the overwhelming response from the public, they have expanded the contest to include 25 contestants, rather than the original 20. The contest is an energy cutback competition which sees participants compete for the biggest... Read more of this article
‘Energy Limbo’ Competition Launches
This week the Department of Energy launched ‘Energy Limbo: How Low Can You Go?’– an energy cutback competition which sees participants compete for the biggest reduction in their electricity use over the course of almost a year. They are currently seeking volunteers who wish to compete in the challenge, which features a $600 travel voucher as the... Read more of this article
