Safety & Outages
Be safe with electricity, prepare for outages
We offer a wealth of power outages information, plus safety tips, access to workplace safety training and helpful information on trees and power lines.
Power outages
Report an outage, view a map or list of current outages or set up outage reporting on your mobile device. Get in-depth information on how to prepare for an outage at your home or business.
Safety
Tips and visual guides to help keep you and your family safe around electricity, and guides to how to work safely near distribution power lines. Also includes Call Before You Dig, power outage and emergency preparedness information.
Trees & power lines
BC Hydro carefully maintains the trees and plants that grow around our facilities and power lines to keep them secure and your service reliable. Know your power lines and the guidelines to planting the right tree in the right place.
