(Whitehorse) – Both of Yukon Energy’s Aishihik hydro generators are now operating again. While they are not yet up to full capacity, they are producing enough electricity to allow the energy company to turn off its back-up diesel generators in Whitehorse.
The two units shut down on Sunday afternoon, causing an outage throughout much of the southern Yukon. People from south of Whitehorse to Haines Junction and north to Faro and Ross River were without power for several hours while Yukon Energy worked to restore power using alternative hydro and back-up diesel generators.
The outage was caused when one of nine cables leading from the Aishihik generators to a transformer shorted out. Yukon Energy is still investigating the cause of the short.
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