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Hydro One mobilizes to restore power to 100,000 customers in communities most affected by severe wind storm

January 9, 2008 — Severe winds gusting up to 100 km/hr that moved across parts of the province earlier today have resulted in approximately 100,000 Hydro One customers losing power.

Hydro One crews have been mobilized and deployed to assess and repair the damage resulting from the wind storm. Initial indications are that there are a significant number of downed poles and trees on lines. With the cooperation of the weather, the company expects to have most customers' power restored by 10:00 pm, however, some customers in the most impacted areas may remain without power overnight.

The most impacted areas include:

"The wind has caused and is continuing to cause significant damage to the electricity delivery system," said Myles D'Arcey, Senior Vice President, Customer Operations, Hydro One. "As always, we will deploy all available resources to the restoration effort so that we can minimize, to the extent possible, the impact of this recent outage on our customers. We thank our customers for the patience and understanding they show us consistently during these times."

Important Safety Information
Hydro One strongly urges people to take extra precaution near fallen power lines. Even if a fallen wire seems dead, it can be dangerous. People are urged to report to Hydro One the location of the fallen wires as soon as possible. Touching a vehicle that is in contact with a power line can be fatal.

Restoring Power to Customers with Customer-Owned Equipment
Hydro One advises customers that their privately-owned electrical equipment may have sustained damage in this week's storm. If you know that your customer-owned equipment is damaged, you will need to hire a qualified electrical contractor to undertake necessary repair work who will then arrange for the required ESA inspection and Hydro One reconnection to restore your power.

For the most recent information on power outages go to www.HydroOneNetworks.com.

Hydro One delivers electricity safely, reliably and responsibly to homes and businesses across the province of Ontario and owns and operates Ontario's 28,000 kilometre high-voltage transmission network that delivers electricity to large industrial customers and municipal utilities, and a 125,000 kilometre low-voltage distribution system that serves about 1.3 million end-use customers and smaller municipal utilities in the province. Hydro One is wholly owned by the Ontario Government.

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