23-09-2018 20:48 via ottawacitizen.com

Inside Hydro One's tricky problem: How to turn on the lights without a major power station

Ottawans in Kanata and Nepean who’ve been without electricity since a major storm Friday can hope to have power back by late Sunday afternoon, says a spokesperson for Hydro One.
The storm, which spawned two tornadoes and did massive damage in western Ottawa and in Gatineau, all but destroyed a major power substation near Merivale and Hunt Club roads, where Ottawa’s municipal power utility plugs into Hydro One’s provincial grid. Major lines serving Kanata and south Nepean have b
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