ENWIN Utilities Ltd. Reports Multiple Outages Throughout the Night Due to Severe Storms

Frontline teams worked throughout the night to restore power to the community.

Windsor, ON: Due to the storms witnessed across Southern Ontario, ENWIN Utilities Ltd. (ENWIN) experienced multiple electrical outages, affecting approximately 20,000 customers across our service area.

Although outages were noted across the City, the region’s areas that were most affected were the South Windsor, Sandwich, Riverside, and Pillette communities.

Outages were caused by a variety of issues.  However, branches and trees across power lines were the primary cause.

ENWIN teams worked throughout the night, removing line obstructions, and restoring feeders, returning power to the majority of customers.  However, isolated pockets remain affected.

The ENWIN team is committed to restoring service to those areas in a safe and timely manner. Currently, there are approximately 1500, customers remaining without power and crews will continue to work until these issues are resolved.

ENWIN reminds their customers to avoid downed power lines and anything with which they may come in contact, such as puddles of water and fences.  Please call ENWIN at 519-255-2727 to report a downed power line.

ENWIN is aware of all remaining neighbourhood outages, and we kindly ask that phone lines be kept open so that emergency calls may be able to come through.

We thank the members of our community for their cooperation and patience during this difficult time.

About ENWIN: ENWIN Utilities Ltd. (ENWIN or EWU) is a regulated subsidiary of Windsor Canada Utilities Ltd. (WCU) and a licensed electricity distribution company, serving customers in the City of Windsor. ENWIN also maintains a contract of service with the Windsor Utilities Commission (WUC) to manage WUC’s administrative and operational functions, and to supply water to the residents of Windsor, Tecumseh and LaSalle. ENWIN works with Windsor to provide a safe, reliable source of electricity and water for our community.

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Media Contacts:
 

Costin Beliciu
Manager Corporate Communications, ENWIN Utilities Ltd.
Tel: (226) 280-8600
Email: cbeliciu@enwin.com