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Jul 16, 20 •
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Entegrus has scheduled a planned outage that will affect Wheatley (765 customers) on Sunday The power will go off between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m., Entegrus officials said. The purpose of the outage is to replace electrical equipment. All affected customers will...
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Mar 25, 20 •
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The Ontario government is providing temporary 45-day emergency relief to support Ontarians impacted by the global COVID-19 outbreak. As of March 24, households, farms and small businesses who pay time-of-use electricity rates will be charged off-peak rates...
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Feb 26, 20 •
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Entegrus wishes to advise its customers of a Hydro One Planned outage to take place this Sunday, March 1, affecting the Town of Merlin. The outage will occur from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m., affecting approximately 320 Entegrus customers. Entegrus is notifying its...
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Nov 8, 17 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • Bruce Corcoran • 1 Comment
Not happy with your electricity bill? Imagine if you were a major power user such as the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance. Over the past five years, the CKHA has seen its annual electricity costs rise by nearly a quarter of a million dollars, from just over $1.23...
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Apr 29, 16 •
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While Ontario Hydro has cranked up the price of electricity in the province, local distributer Entegrus is cutting its distribution costs on residential customer bills. The cuts take place May 1. In Chatham-Kent, the cut is $1.60 per month for a household...
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Feb 24, 16 •
0 Views • Feature Story, Local Sports • Jim Blake • 1 Comment
Despite unanimous support for his bill to eliminate stray electrical current in rural Ontario, Chatham-Kent-Essex MPP Rick Nicholls says the battle is far from over. “I need to keep the pressure on to make sure the bill doesn’t get lost in committee,”...
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Dec 29, 15 •
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There are still a few people without power in Chatham-Kent following Monday’s freezing rain and high winds. Entegrus’ Randy Klyn said there are perhaps 100 customers without hydro this morning, “There are still a few out. It’s changing, as the winds...
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Nov 18, 15 •
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Erieau will lose power for a couple of hours next week for a planned outage. Entegrus officials say the lights will go off Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The outage will allow Hydro One to connect new equipment to the grid...
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Aug 26, 15 •
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Coffee, cookies and confusion were served up in equal measure during last night’s public meeting to discuss a proposed wind farm north Wallaceburg. The Otter Creek Wind Farm Project backed by Renewal Energy Systems and Boralex Inc. will contain...
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Aug 19, 15 •
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There are now five firms vying for the right to build what will likely be the final 20 to 50 wind turbines to be located in Chatham-Kent. Chatham-Kent council recently supported The Otter Creek Wind Farm Project backed by Renewal Energy Systems and Boralex...