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Hydro One sends "small army" of staff to assist in Florida power restoration

Sept. 9, 2004 — Hydro One is sending a "small army" of almost 270 lines staff in over 130 trucks to Florida to assist in power restoration following the devastation caused by recent hurricanes. Several million people remain without power in the state.

These crews are expected to be in Florida for up to two weeks. They were drawn principally from southwestern, central and eastern Ontario.

Convoys crossed the border at Windsor, Fort Erie, and Gananoque near Kingston this morning.

"Electric utilities have a long-standing tradition of helping each other in times like these," explained Hydro One President and CEO Tom Parkinson. "Hydro One has among the best lines staff in North America and we are pleased to help our American neighbours get power restored as soon as possible."

All costs of the restoration efforts will be paid by the host utilities (e.g. Florida Power and Light). Ontario electricity customers will not be required to subsidize these efforts.

Hydro One still has sufficient resources to draw on if storms inflict damage on its own system.

Hydro One owns and operates the province-wide electricity high voltage transmission network and largest low voltage distribution system in Ontario that serves over one million end-use customers. Hydro One is wholly-owned by the provincial government.

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For more information, contact Hydro One Media Relations 24 hours a day at 1-877-506-7584 (toll-free in Ontario only) or 416-345-6868. Our web site is www.HydroOne.com.