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Update: BC Hydro to provide power in rotations to Westside residents

Photo of July 2015 location of fire outside of Kelowna, from Google maps.
Red marker indicates location of the Westside Road wildfire near Kelowna.

Diesel generating units to provide temporary power to 1,000 residents

12:30 p.m. update, July 23

BC Hydro delivered diesel generating units to West Kelowna this morning to provide power, on a temporary basis, to about 1,000 customers who have been without electricity since Monday due to the Westside Road wildfire. BC Hydro crews are currently working on integrating the units into the power system and hope to have the units running on Friday.

The temporary units will provide continuous electricity to the customers that are receiving power on a rotational basis and the La Casa subdivision. Customers directly in the fire zone will remain without power until BC Hydro is permitted access to the area impacted by the fire.

Until the generating units are running, BC Hydro will continue to provide power on a rotating basis to customers. There are three rotations, each six hours long and providing power to 300 customers at a time. If system conditions permit, BC Hydro will add additional customers to these rotations.

BC Hydro is asking impacted customers to minimize their power usage until the wildfire has been contained and we are able to fully repair our system. Please plug in and turn on only what is necessary.

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