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Profits at the Ascendant group dropped by more than a third in the first six months of this year, the firm has revealed. The firm, which counts power firm Belco and Bermuda Gas among its operations, logged net earnings of $1.2 million to the end of J...

Belco has urged homeowners to tackle overgrown vegetation that is close to power lines on their property to prevent outages. The call comes after ‘overwhelming growth’ of vegetation across the Island this summer caused by the recent combination of su...

Businesses that put solar-generated electricity into the Belco grid are finally to be paid for their power. Belco CEO Walter Higgins yesterday revealed that the firm’s proposal to the Energy Commission to set up a temporary pay back scheme had been a...

Belco has donated $165,000 toward education for local students who showed themselves to be “gifted, dedicated and ready to make a real contribution to the Bermuda community”. Belco president and CEO Walter Higgins commended the 2014-2015 recipients o...

Almost 400 properties in the Prospect area lost power today after a switch tripped at the Belco substation — but all should have electricity again by 5pm. Bermuda Police Service was affected, as was the bus depot, Prospect primary and pre schools, Be...

A Maryland state pressure group opposed to the installation of smart meter technology has urged Bermudians to lobby the authorities to stop it from happening here. Bermuda’s electricity supplier BELCO has proposed installing smart meters in every hom...

The electricity utility could face a surge of opposition to controversial plans to install smart meter units in every Bermuda home — if experience elsewhere is anything to go by. Smart meter installations are one of the first things that Belco plans ...

The heart of Hamilton was hit by a power outage last night, forcing many bars and restaurants in the city to close early. The fault occurred at a city substation just after 7.30pm, just as scores of restaurant diners were sitting down to an evening m...