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Belco reported that some 6,000 residents were without power shortly after 1pm yesterday but it was restored just after 2.30pm. The outage followed a load shed caused by the shutdown of an engine. It was the second time within 24 hours that homes had ...

A utility pole is down in the road in the area of South Road and Cataract Hill in Paget. Belco has been notified and is in the process of rectifying the situation.

A power cut resulted in a fault at the sewage treatment plant at Grotto Bay Beach Resort and Spa, causing a stench around the area. Smoke was also seen emanating from the air-conditioning unit at the nearby Blue Hole gas station. The outage, caused ...

Bermudians will have their say on the future of the island’s electricity supply after Belco yesterday submitted its analysis of the options for the next 20 years. The utility filed its Integrated Resource Plan with the Energy Commission, laying out t...

Bermuda faces some important decisions on how to power itself over the next 20 years — and Belco today put forward detailed findings on the most likely energy-mix options to help the island decide. The Intergrated Resource Plan, which Belco as the el...

An error in Belco’s billing system has resulted in incorrect bills sent out by the utility company from June 1 through June 3. Customers were advised to disregard the bills, which are being corrected “as a matter of urgency”, a spokeswoman for Ascend...

Regulators have ordered Belco to phase out special discounts given to employees and hotels over the next two years, arguing that the public is effectively paying for them. The Energy Commission has also demanded the electricity provider scrap its “c...

Belco’s customers will feel the effects of some significant increases in electricity prices when higher tariffs kick in next month. But greater pain is likely in the coming months when the fuel adjustment rate — which has just hit a nine-year low — c...

Community groups have taken a cautious approach to Belco rate changes, saying they will look closely at how the move will affect the less fortunate. Starting next month, residential customers will pay 8.7 per cent more on their first 250 kilowatt hou...

Power charge increases by Belco will force up costs for hotels and grocery stores. Stephen Todd, chief executive of the Bermuda Hotel Association, said that rising power costs would impact his members. He added: “There are concerns — we have just now...

Belco will be conducting a series of small group discussions with its customers in an effort to “improve customer experience”. Total Research Associates, which will carry out the research in June, is creating discussion groups representative of Belco...

More than 1,000 homes lost power after a switch tripped in its circuit yesterday. Belco says 1,177 of its customers were affected in the Harrington Sound, John Smith’s Bay, and Knapton Hill areas shortly before 8pm. Power was restored shortly before ...