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Power restored to approximately 113,000 Hydro One customers following Friday?s severe summer storm

June 9, 2007 - Hydro One confirms it has restored power to 113,000 customers following Friday's severe summer storm. High winds, heavy rain and lightning resulted in a significant number of downed trees and wires and caused damage to power equipment.

Approximately 14,000 customers remain without power late Saturday afternoon.

Hydro One crews worked through the night and more crews were mobilized in the early morning to assess and repair the damage resulting from last night's storm. Helicopters have also been deployed to conduct aerial surveys of system damage in order to prioritize restoration activities. Restoration crews report significant numbers of downed poles and trees on lines. Additional restoration support is being providing by a number of local power utilities.

The company continues to redeploy crews from across the province to complete necessary restoration work. While it expected that the vast majority of customers will be restored today, approximately 3,000 customers may remain without power overnight.

The most impacted areas currently include:

"We have made significant progress over the last 24 hours in our efforts to restore power following yesterday's fierce storm," said Myles D'Arcey, Senior Vice President, Customer Operations, Hydro One. "We will continue to redeploy crews to where they are needed so that we can bring our remaining customers back on line as quickly and safely as we can."

Important Safety Information
Hydro One strongly urges people to take extra caution 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.

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Hydro One owns and operates Ontario's 28,400 kilometre high-voltage transmission network that delivers electricity to large industrial customers and municipal utilities, and a 122,000 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 Province of Ontario.