MEDIA ADVISORY - Toronto Hydro Breaks Ground at the New Downtown Transformer Station

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TORONTO, May 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited (Toronto Hydro) will celebrate the start of construction on its new downtown transformer station. This is the first station built in the downtown core by Toronto Hydro since 1955 and will provide electrical service to buildings and neighbourhoods in the central-southwest region of Toronto.

Who:	Bob Delaney, MPP, Mississauga-Streetsville, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy Councillor Adam Vaughan, Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina Anthony Haines, President and CEO, Toronto Hydro David Williams, Chairman, Toronto Hydro
What:	A groundbreaking event to celebrate the start of construction on the new downtown transformer station.
When:	Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Where:	Roundhouse Park, 255 Bremner Boulevard (South East corner of Bremner Blvd. & Rees St.)
Why:	In downtown Toronto, there is an immediate need for additional capacity at Windsor Transformer Station (TS) in order to enable staged replacements of its end-of-life equipment. This new station, when complete, will provide this capacity, as well as additional capacity to serve new load in this high-density, high-growth area of Toronto.

 

SOURCE: Toronto Hydro Corporation

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Jennifer Link, Toronto Hydro-Electric System
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Emma Sharpe, Toronto Hydro-Electric System
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