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Sep 22, 2016  Comment

Planned Outages in Parts of Central Yukon

There will be two planned power outages, each lasting no more than half an hour, on October 12th at some point between 12:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. These outages are necessary so crews can safely remove a tree that has the potential of falling on our transmission line. The outages will affect the following customers: South Fox Little Fox Braeburn Drury Creek Please call 1-866-926-3749 or (867) 393-5333 for further information. 
News, Energy Supply, Power Outage Updates, Reliability
Sep 27, 2016  Comment

Planned Outage for our Johnson’s Crossing Customers

We'd like to notify our Johnson's Crossing customers that there is a planned power outage in your area this coming Friday between 2 and 5 a.m. This outage is necessary so ATCO Electric Yukon can upgrade its system.  Please call 1-866-926-3749 or 393-5399 for more information.
News, Energy Supply, Power Outage Updates, Reliability, Safety
Oct 18, 2016  Comment

Planned Outage for a Section of Mendenhall

A notice to our customers on Harrison Road in Mendenhall: there will be a planned power outage on your street on Tuesday, Oct. 25th from 1 - 2 p.m. The outage is necessary so we can work safely on upgrades to the system.
News, Energy Conservation
Oct 18, 2016  Comment

Piloting the Nest

Do you have an electric furnace? Would you like to participate in a conservation program to help you save money on heating this winter? inCharge is offering you a chance to try a Nest thermostat. It's a thermostat that programs itself and then pays for itself. Follow this link to learn more and to sign up.
News, Energy Supply, Power Outage Updates
Nov 01, 2016  Comment

Outage at Jakes Corner

Here's a message from ATCO Electric Yukon that affects Yukon Energy customers at Jakes Corner: there is a planned power outage set for this Friday, November 4th from 3 - 5 a.m. for all customers along Alaska Highway South from McCrae Industrial & Sima up to Teslin (not including Teslin). The outage also includes the South Klondike Highway, all the subdivisions along both highways, Carcross, Tagish, Tagish Road, Judas Creek, Marsh Lake, Jakes Corner and the Teslin cottage lots. The outage is necessary to allow crews to safely do upgrades on the McCrae substation.
Partnerships, Safety
Oct 21, 2016  Comment

Operation Domino

Yukon Energy staff, along with first responders, had an opportunity earlier this month to test our emergency plan for the new LNG site. An emergency tabletop exercise was set up that involved several of our employees, the local RCMP, Whitehorse Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services, and the Yukon government's Emergency Measures Organization. The scenario presented to us was that a pipe on one of Yukon Energy's LNG storage tanks had failed. LNG started to pour into the containment trenches and began to collect into the containment pit. An alarm was triggered within our control centre. How would we respond? While everyone handled the situation well, this provided an excellent opportunity to identify any gaps in our plan. We will review our procedures with an eye to making them even better.

News
Jan 24, 2017  Comment

Scam Alert

They're at it again. It seems someone pretending to be a Yukon Energy representative is calling local residents telling them they must pay their electricity bill right away and they can do that by providing a credit card number over the phone. This is a scam. Please don't share your credit card information with anyone, and report any calls such as this to your local RCMP.
News, Community Involvement, Energy Supply
Jan 17, 2017  Comment

Final Round of 2016 Resource Plan Public Meetings

We are nearing the end of our work to develop a resource plan for the territory's electricity needs between now and 2035. After nearly a year and a half of working with and hearing from Yukoners, we are ready to share our proposal for addressing Yukon's electricity requirements over the next 20 years. Please join us for one of several public meetings. A light lunch will be served at each of the noon hour community meetings, and snacks will be provided at the Whitehorse evening session. Whitehorse – Jan. 30th at 7 p.m. – High Country Inn Carcross – Jan. 31st at noon – Community Curling Club Mayo – Feb. 1st at noon – Curling Club Haines Junction – Feb. 1st at noon – Da Ku Cultural Centre Dawson City – Feb. 2nd at noon – Downtown Hotel
News, Community Involvement
Dec 16, 2016  Comment

Sharing the Spirit

We are so grateful to the Whitehorse Fire Fighters Association for taking over the Share the Spirit campaign this year. The program provides food hampers and gifts for more than 200 Whitehorse families every year. Yesterday two of our staff visited one of the collection spots, The Feed Store, to make a corporate donation of more than $3,200, and to deliver toys for seven children. The toys were purchased with money raised by our employees. It's great to see so many people coming together to help make Christmas special for those who could use a little extra help at this time of year. In this photo, two Yukon Energy employees are surrounded by a number of the Share the Spirit firefighters.

News, Energy Conservation, Energy Supply, Reliability
Dec 13, 2016  2

Breaking Another Record

Yukon Energy hit a new all-time peak yesterday in terms of the amount of electricity generated at any one time. At 5:35 p.m. we were producing 84.33 megawatts of power, and that was with the Minto mine using about three megawatts less than normal. This broke the previous record of 83.69 megawatts set on January 5, 2015.  At times like this, we encourage Yukoners on the grid to be extra conscious of your electricity use, and conserve where you can. If you want to know when we are into periods of burning thermal (diesel and liquefied natural gas [LNG]), see the consumption charts on our website. The dark blue shown is hydro, and the orange thermal. Last night, and again this morning, we are burning about 17 megawatts of diesel and LNG.
News, Community Involvement, Energy Conservation, Partnerships
Nov 29, 2016  Comment

Shine a Light on Hunger

inCharge, the energy conservation arm of Yukon Energy and ATCO Electric Yukon, is inviting you to make this season a bit brighter for yourself and someone less fortunate than you. We'll have a booth set up at the Whitehorse Superstore on Wednesday, Dec. 14th from 3 - 7 p.m. We'll give a free LED lightbulb to anyone who comes to the store at that time and drops off a donation for the Whitehorse Food Bank.  The food bank's top five requested food items are: Mac and cheese Tuna Canned baked beans Canned fruit Individual packs of oatmeal porridge

News, Energy Supply, Power Outage Updates, Reliability, Safety
Nov 17, 2016  Comment

Planned Outages in Dawson City

To our customers in Dawson City: between November 25 and December 9, a crew will be working on the distribution system in Dawson. This will result in short power outages to small groups of customers on various dates during this period. Each household should only experience one 10 to 15 minute outage at some point during this time.       Staff will alert you on the day of your outage by knocking on your door. If no one is home at the time, we will proceed with the work. The outages will affect everyone in Dawson as far out as Rock Creek. For more information please call 993-5565.
News, Energy Supply, Reliability, Safety
Nov 15, 2016  Comment

Planned Outages for Drury Creek

For our customers at Drury Creek: There will be two brief (10-15 minute) power outages planned for the following days and times: First outage: Tuesday, November 22 at some point between 9 and 10:30 a.m. Second outage: at some point between Wednesday, November 23 at 9 a.m. and Thursday, November 24 at 4 p.m. These outages are necessary so crews can work safely on the equipment.
News, Community Involvement, Energy Supply, Partnerships, Reliability
Nov 14, 2016  Comment

Bringing You Up To Date On Our Energy Planning Work

Yukon Energy is continuing our work to develop a resource plan for the territory’s electricity needs between now and 2035. You’re invited to attend one of several information sessions where you will be brought up to date on the work so far and invited to provide input. Specifically you will receive a presentation of energy supply options and their financial, technical, environmental and socio-economic attributes, as well as the results of the energy values survey conducted earlier this year. Public meetings: Whitehorse – Nov. 22, 7 p.m. – Mount McIntyre Rec Centre Dawson City – Nov. 23, 7 p.m. – Klondike Institute of Art and Culture Mayo – Nov. 24, 7 p.m. – Mayo Administration Building Haines Junction – Nov. 29, 6:30 p.m. – Da Ku Cultural Centre Carcross – Nov. 30, 6:30 p.m. – Community Curling Club Teslin – Dec. 1, 6:30 p.m. – Recreation Complex
News, Safety
Nov 01, 2016  Comment

New Safety Features in Place

At Yukon Energy, safety is a part of every action we take and every decision we make. As part of our safety commitment to the public and our employees, we have implemented new safety features at our Whitehorse dam and Marsh Lake control structure. Effective immediately, a horn will sound and a light will flash to warn of a sudden increase in river levels as a result of water being release through our spillways. The horn will operate between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. The light will flash any time that water levels are about to rise. In each case, the horn and light will operate for 30 seconds. When this happens, please move well back from the edge of the river. Our decision to make these changes came as a result of input from Yukoners and a review of our dam safety practices. Please let us know if you have questions or concerns.

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