Social Sharing. Power outage sweeps Ontario, northeastern U. Peter Mansbridge reports on the blackout 18 years ago Commuter chaos during the blackout 18 years ago In Ontario, nearly all electricity service east of Wawa was down, with small pockets of electricity service remaining in Niagara and Cornwall. Restoration efforts continued for the better part of nine days until the state of emergency ended on August The IESO directed the restoration of the Ontario grid as part of a co-operative effort with transmitters, generators and local distribution companies LDCs.
Restoration is a complex process, which starts with determining the extent of the disturbance, establishing restoration priorities, coordinating operations, and balancing generation and demand while maintaining frequency and voltage. The first stage was to bring generators back in service.
The next stage was to restore power to the remaining high voltage transmission lines and critical consumers. Stage three was the restoration of power to LDCs and other power users, who could then restore power within their respective distribution areas. For the remainder of the initial week, restoration work continued and the IESO issued daily public appeals to reduce energy consumption as generators throughout the province returned to service.
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Ten years after the fact, Kim Warren can still tell you to the minute when the lights went out in Ontario. It was p. He was in the hallway just outside the control room, talking to some co-workers, when the lights flickered.
Photo gallery: A look back at the blackout. But when I first went in the control room, all the indications of trouble were off the scale. How far off? The indicators showed that Ontario was short 8, megawatts of power. That wallboard we have was lit up like a Christmas tree. It was important to walk, because we have to remain calm. I remember walking to the door. As it turned out, Warren was able to sneak home for an hour at 2 a.
In Toronto — and other major cities around the lakes — civilized chaos was setting in. The blackout knocked out traffic lights and the subway in Toronto. Every intersection was a four-way stop. Subway travellers tramped home past the stalled traffic, arriving to powerless homes. In many neighbourhoods, spontaneous barbecues erupted as householders emerged from their houses in the dusk.
While most households had power back within a day, businesses across the province faced mandatory or voluntary power restrictions for a week, forcing cutbacks and shutdowns. A Canada-U. But Warren had more immediate matters on his mind that afternoon — especially when the blackout swiftly turned political.
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