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www.durhamrcgion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, AUGUST 20, 2003 PAGE 5 Rolling blackouts and reductions a possibility for Veridian customers CLARINGTON - Energy conservation conservation is the oaler of the day as hydro distributers distributers maintain a fine balance between between supply and demand, says Veridian Corporation. 'ihe 90.000 Veridian Corporation customers in communities stretching from Pickering to Belleville, including Clarington, could see rolling blackouts plus five percent voltage reductions over the next lew days if energy demand exceeds exceeds available supply, says President and CEO. John Wicrsma. As of Tuesday, energy consumption has been below available supplies. "We've come through the weekend," says Mr. Wiersma, "but stringent conservation conservation is essential while new energy suppliers suppliers come onboard daily. If all goes well, we should be at the pre-blackout hydro supply by the weekend." Blackouts, if required, would be conducted conducted on a fair and equitable basis, he says. Residents could see power interruptions interruptions of a ball-hour to two hours in duration. There is a rotating schedule of 25 outages across the Veridian distribution distribution area. "Worst case scenario, half the residences residences could be affected... best case, none will be," he added. - Fossil-fuel generating facilities like the coal-fired Nanticoke Generating Station Station on Lake Erie and Lakeview Generating Generating Station on Lake Ontario as well as the gas-fired Lennox Plant near Picton have been powered-up and add additional additional power to the provincial grid. The Province has suspended all emission control regulations during the current energy shortage, he said. But the key to power generation in Ontario arc the nuclear generating stations, stations, he noted. As of Tuesday afternoon, all four units at Ihe Darlington Nuclear Generating Generating Station are producing power, says a spokesman for the Independent Electricity Electricity Market Operator (IMO). The IMO is the agency that regulates Ontario's wholesale electricity system, linking buyers and sellers while directing the flow of electricity on Ontario's transmission transmission system from generators and suppliers suppliers to local distribution companies and wholesale buyers. Three of the four units at the Bruce B Nuclear Generating Station are also online. online. None of the four units at the Pickering Pickering B Nuclear Generating Facility are synchronized to the power grid; there is no firm estimate when the units will be running. The IMO is not releasing which units were producing power at the time of Thursday afternoon's blackout. 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