If youB次元官网网址檙e wondering what exactly caused the all-day North Island power outage back on Saturday, Dec. 9, hereB次元官网网址檚 the answer.

After the power went off to the entire Woss-north region around 10:40 in the morning, it was listed online as a B次元官网网址渢ransmission circuit failureB次元官网网址� before finally being restored around 11 p.m.

B次元官网网址淭here was a tree on the line just north of Gold River, so that unfortunately impacted the entire North Island,B次元官网网址� said Ted Olynyk, BC HydroB次元官网网址檚 spokesperson for the region. B次元官网网址淲e couldnB次元官网网址檛 fly right away [due to bad weather] so crews had to manually patrol the line, and considering how strong the winds were reported off the north coast of the island [150 to 170 knots], to have only one tree come down on the line is quite surprising.B次元官网网址�

Once crews learned where the tree was resting on the line, they went in to remove it and then had to reset the line by taking the grounding off at the substation so the line could eventually be re-energized.

Olynyk noted that all the hard work BC Hydro crews have done with updating old equipment and vegetation management has B次元官网网址減aid off.B次元官网网址�

He added while itB次元官网网址檚 unfortunate thereB次元官网网址檚 only one power line for the entire North Island region, thereB次元官网网址檚 no plans to add another one at this time.

B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檇 have to go through some of the most challenging terrain in North America [to install a second line].B次元官网网址�

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