Power outage reported in Burlington

More than 200 customers of Burlington Hydro were without electricity for a few hours on Monday evening — and it was expected to last past midnight for a few.

A tweet from the utility sent around 5 p.m. said the power outage was in the Fairview/Appleby area, near the area of Robert Bateman High School. The source of the outage was a defective switching cubicle that needed to be replaced. That work posed a challenge that resulted in a longer outage for some customers.

“Because of the complexity of repair in replacing a switching cubicle the current outage will extend into the early hours for some customers,” said a tweet posted at 9:41 p.m.

SE Burlington Outage Update: Because of the complexity of repair in replacing a switching cubicle the current outage will extend into the early hours for some customers. Please continue to follow our outage map for the latest: https://t.co/Ds2ERp6rw6

— Burlington Hydro (@BurlingtonHydro) February 1, 2022

Officially, 204 customers were in the dark. As of 8:10 p.m., 121 customers’ power was restored, while another 83 had an expected time of resumption (ETR) of 9:45 p.m.

Customers in the Fairview/Appleby area are currently experiencing a power outage. Crews are investigating. No ETR at this time until more information is available. pic.twitter.com/152VIWpEOz

— Burlington Hydro (@BurlingtonHydro) January 31, 2022

We're sorry for the delay in updating customers without power in SE Burlington. Crews have located a defective switching cubicle that will need to be replaced. Still determining an ETR. Crews are working as quickly and as safely as possible. More to follow shortly.

— Burlington Hydro (@BurlingtonHydro) February 1, 2022

Outage Update for SE Burlington: 121 customers restored, 83 customers remain without power. Equipment replacement is now estimated to be completed by 9:45 pm. Follow our outage map for updates: https://t.co/Ds2ERp6rw6

— Burlington Hydro (@BurlingtonHydro) February 1, 2022