ENWIN Utilities Ltd. Updates Regarding Power Outages

Frontline teams continue to restore power to residents affected by last night’s storms.

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

At the peak of the outages, approximately 20,000 customers were without power.  As of 10 a.m. this morning, the number had been reduced to 1,000 customers. As of 5 p.m. Friday afternoon, fewer than 600 customers are still without power.

Crews will continue to work throughout the night to ensure all power is restored. It is estimated that the majority of outages will be resolved by midnight tonight, with the remaining single service outages restored before 5 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.  

ENWIN reminds customers to stay at least 10 metres away from downed power lines, which is about the length of a school bus.  If you encounter a downed power line please call ENWIN at 519-255-2727 to report it.

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 support as we work to restore service.

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