Animals to blame for recent power outages in Kitchener-Waterloo area | 24CA News
There have been plenty of posts on social media from individuals in Ontario’s Kitchener-Waterloo area complaining about energy outages of their houses.
On Reddit, individuals from Stanley Park and Idlewood in Kitchener in addition to Beechwood and Westvale in Waterloo all shared the identical grievance.
While some have speculated that the outages have been a results of air conditioners being in operation as a result of current spate of scorching climate, that isn’t the case, based on a spokesperson for Enova Power, which companies the 2 cities.
“Most of the outages were animal contacts which impact our equipment,” they mentioned in an electronic mail. “No outages have been caused by system loading, etc.”
The spokesperson additionally famous that whereas these incidents can happen at any time, they’re extra seemingly when hotter temperatures start to reach within the space.
“It’s more seasonal as wildlife, especially birds and squirrels are very active in the spring, early summer,” they famous.
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