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Jul 24, 2015  Comment

Showing Off Our New LNG Facility

Thank you to everyone who took the time to come have a tour of our new LNG facility yesterday. More than 100 Yukoners toured the plant. Here are a few photos from the event. Poto credit: archbould.com. This last photo shows most of the Yukon Energy staff who have the tours. 
News, Community Involvement
Jul 24, 2015  Comment

Yukon Energy Displays Piece from the Yukon Permanent Art Collection

Yukon Energy received a very special delivery today: a beautiful painting done by well-known landscape artist Doris McCarthy. The piece, titled "Atlin, BC" was painted in 1980. It belongs to the Yukon Permanent Art Collection, which is managed by the Yukon Department of Tourism and Culture. The department displays various pieces from the collection in public places, and it has graciously loaned us the McCarthy painting for display in our reception area. We encourage Yukoners to come see it. The painting depicts a scene in Atlin, British Columbia. Doris McCarthy apparently loved Atlin, and made numerous trips there. In her later years, when mobility became an issue, she would have a helicopter take her into remote areas around Atlin. McCarthy lived to be 100 years old.  Art Curator Garnet Muething and Arts Program Assistant Emilie Meredith install the painting. A close up. We love the colours!
News, Energy Supply, Power Outage Updates, Reliability, Safety
Jul 27, 2015  Comment

Planned Power Outages for August

To our customers at Braeburn, Little Fox, South Fox, McGundy Creek, and Drury Creek… We would like to alert you about two planned power outages next month: a brief 15 minute outage on August 3rd Between 8 a.m. and 12 noon, and a second brief 15 minutes outage on August 14th between 1 and 5 p.m. The outages are necessary so we can work safely on our system. We apologize for the inconvenience.
News, Energy Supply, Environment
Aug 05, 2015  Comment

Latest Levels at Marsh Lake

Each summer, as a public service to property owners and residents of the Southern Lakes, we regularly post forecasts of what we expect the water levels to be on Marsh Lake. Here is the latest forecast of the season with actuals to August 5th. The thick solid blue line shows the water levels to date; the dotted line shows the expected levels for the rest of the year.  You will see that levels are now slightly above our Full Supply Level set in our water license. Let us know if you have any questions about this chart.
News, Community Involvement, Energy Conservation, Reliability
Aug 10, 2015  Comment

Update on the Stewart to Keno City Transmission Project

Over the spring and summer, Yukon Energy has been working towards the building of a new transmission line between Stewart Crossing and Keno City in the Central Yukon. Public meetings are planned for next week to update local residents on the progress we have made.  Aug. 18th - 7 p.m. - Mayo Curling Lounge Aug. 19th - 2 p.m. - Keno City Library Everyone is welcome, but if you cannot attend, this brochure gives details about the work that has been done to date on this project.
News, Energy Supply, Power Outage Updates
Aug 20, 2015  Comment

This Morning’s Outage

Crews are on their way to inspect our Faro transmission line after an early morning power outage. A fault on the line caused power to go out at 3:45 a.m., affecting Dawson, Faro, parts of Whitehorse, and south of Whitehorse as far as Teslin. ATCO Electric Yukon and Yukon Energy worked together to restore power to all customers by 5:40 a.m.
News, Community Involvement, Environment, Partnerships
Aug 20, 2015  Comment

Visitor Appreciation Night at the Fishladder

Thank you to everyone who came out to Visitor Appreciation Night at the Whitehorse Rapids fishladder! For those of you who couldn't attend, here are a few images. Enjoying the delicious cake, made by Fireweed Catering

News, Energy Supply, Reliability
Aug 24, 2015  Comment

Latest Levels on Marsh Lake

Each summer, as a public service to property owners and residents of the Southern Lakes, we regularly post forecasts of what we expect the water levels to be on Marsh Lake. Here is the latest forecast of the season with actuals to August 24th. The thick solid blue line shows the water levels to date; the dotted line shows the expected levels for the rest of the year.  You will see that levels are about three centimetres below the conceptual Full Supply Level as outlined in the Southern Lakes Enhanced Storage Concept. Let us know if you have any questions about this chart.
News, Community Involvement
Aug 25, 2015  Comment

Congratulations to This Year’s Yukon Energy Scholarship Recipients

Each year, Yukon Energy provides scholarship opportunities for Yukon students. These scholarships are a significant investment in our communities and symbolize our ongoing belief in the potential of the young people in the territory. We'd like to congratulate the 2015/16 scholarship recipients: Sean Balsillie - First Year General Kieran Halliday - Second Year General Olivia MacDonald - Trades Mary Elizabeth MacKay - Trades Quynh Nguyen - Second Year General Alejandro Peters - First Year General We wish them all the best in their studies. Three of the students came for a tour of our facilities today. Shown here are Quynh, Kieran, and Mary Elizabeth.

News, Safety
Oct 05, 2015  Comment

High Scores for Safety at Yukon Energy

Yukon Energy strongly believes than when it comes to safety, we must not just talk the talk but also walk the walk.  Our commitment to safety was recognized last week when we received word that we had scored 92 percent on an external audit done to maintain our Certificate of Recognition (COR). Yukon Energy became COR certified in 2009. External audits are done every three years to continue our certification.   We received high scores in all categories, and had perfect scores in several areas, including Safe Work Practices and Safe Job Procedures. The auditor said this was the first time he had ever awarded any company 100 percent in both those categories.  The  COR program is an occupational health and safety accreditation initiative that verifies a fully implemented safety and health program that meets national standards.   We would like to thank all our staff for their continued commitment to the safety program here at Yukon Energy.   Photo: staff luncheon in our diesel plant to celebrate our COR re-certification.
News, Community Involvement
Oct 02, 2015  Comment

Giving Back Through the United Way Campaign

Congratulations to all the organizers and volunteers at this morning's United Way breakfast in Whitehorse. This is a great cause that helps many people around the territory. Shown here is Yukon Energy's President and CEO Andrew Hall serving up bacon and sausages. Yukon Energy staff will be raising funds internally this month to donate to the United Way. We'll also be volunteering at the Whitehorse Food Bank next Thursday as a part of the campaign and our own corporate commitment to help improve the quality of life for Yukoners.

News, Energy Supply, Power Outage Updates, Reliability, Safety
Sep 30, 2015  Comment

HIgh Winds Causing More Power Outages

We are passing along the following information we received this morning from ATCO Electric Yukon: "ATCO Electric Yukon crews responded to more than two dozen power outage calls Tuesday night and Wednesday morning as strong winds caused multiple trees to fall on ATCO Electric Yukon-owned power lines in Whitehorse and communities south of the city. Power was restored to the majority of customers by midnight. Crews are still working to restore power in one power outage that is affecting customers on Gentian Lane." Note that yesterday morning's outage was caused by a tree on one of Yukon Energy's transmission lines north of Whitehorse. It has been an incredibly busy time for crews from both companies and we appreciate your patience as we work together to safely restore power. If you see any knocked-down power lines or trees on lines, please contact the utility from which you receive your power bill. Do not attempt to remove the trees from the power lines, as the line could still be energized and thus extremely dangerous.
News, Energy Supply, Power Outage Updates
Sep 29, 2015  Comment

Today’s Power Outage

Yukon Energy is investigating the cause of this morning’s power outage. The outage affected parts of Whitehorse and most communities north of the city. Power went out at just before 10 a.m. and Yukon Energy and ATCO Electric Yukon worked together to restore electricity to all customers except the Minto mine by just after 11 a.m.  Some areas were restored before 11 a.m. We suspect the outage was caused by a tree on one of Yukon Energy's lines, but won’t be able to confirm that until we can do an aerial patrol later this week. Winds are too high to safely do the patrol today.
News, Energy Supply, Environment
Sep 28, 2015  Comment

Investing in More Solar

Over the next several hours, we will be installing a solar energy system on the south facing wall of our main administration building in Whitehorse. The system, that includes 40 panels of 250 watts each, will be able to produce up to 10 kW of renewable energy. That will provide power for at least five percent of our load (we have quite a large load because of the servers we have to run our grid). This is the second time we have installed solar energy systems on one of our buildings. Three years ago, Yukon Energy added four solar panels (235 watts each) at the Whitehorse Rapids Fishladder to test solar technology on a residential scale, and to investigate the mechanics of feeding locally generated power back into the Yukon grid.

News
Sep 08, 2015  Comment

inCharge is Back!

The electricity conservation program inCharge is back for another season. This is a joint initiative between Yukon Energy and ATCO Electric Yukon. Get ready for fall and winter with rebates on LED lights (LEDs love the cold) and block heater timers. Visit the inCharge website for details. Photo credit: AMP www.alistairmaitland.com.

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