Pole fires are a common cause of outages. Learn how and why pole fires occur in spring.
Restoring backup power downtown
Manitoba Hydro has replaced sections of damaged high-voltage cable beneath the Assiniboine River. The W9 River Crossing Replacement Project, which began just over a year ago, is about to wrap.
Where does electricity come from?
Learn how we create, harness, and transmit electricity. Find out more about alternative energy sources.
Wood poles — old-fashioned, or stands the test of time
Wood distribution poles are made of a renewable, abundant, strong, and inexpensive material, but there are pros and cons as to why it would be chosen over other options.
Powering new buildings
Manitoba Hydro Energy Service Advisors like Justin Morris work with developers to get power up and running. Osborne Terraces, a new building in the village, has been a project for the past year.
What’s up with those green boxes?
Manitoba Hydro has a lot of green boxes around, but not all green boxes belong to us. Some are telecoms boxes and we can’t fix those. Learn how to tell the difference!
Ice melting gone viral
Providing Energy for Life means coming up with innovative solutions to provincial problems. A long time ago, we figured out ice on power lines causes outages – so we came up with a made-in-Manitoba solution to keep the power on for our customers.
What’s up with purple street lights?
Street lights turn purple thanks to a manufacturing defect — and we’re not the only utility in the world dealing with the defect.
BANG: why we use implosion sleeves
Implosion sleeves are a specialized piece of equipment that uses a small detonation to permanently fuse power lines together. Manitoba Hydro crews recently used them on a transmission line in Brandon and filmed the process.
New transmission to Eastman in service
A new transmission line from south Winnipeg to the RM of Hanover (southeast of the city) was put into service late last year and now serves one of the fastest growing areas of Manitoba.