Power restored to parts of Ottawa campus

Posted on Saturday, July 21st, 2018

Saturday, July 21, 2018, 8:15 p.m.

Crews have been successful in their efforts to restore power to a large portion of the Ottawa campus. The College has been able to utilize one of its two high-efficiency co-generation natural gas plants, which together can generate enough power to cover the baseline power needs of the Ottawa campus.

As of Saturday evening, we have been able to supply power to all buildings except Buildings T, N, P and S — electrical systems for these buildings are being tested this evening and we are hopeful that power will be restored in these areas over the weekend. We do not yet have sufficient power to run the main chiller that provides cooling to most buildings, so while some buildings have full power for lighting, computers and washrooms, they do not yet have air conditioning.

The Residence has full power supplied by generators and is fully operational.

The ACCE Building is operating normally and all regularly scheduled activity there will continue without disruption.

Crews are now working to bring the second cogen plant online, but there are further programming changes required that are scheduled for Sunday. We are also bringing in additional generators.

We are unable to provide an ETA on the full restoration of power to all parts of the Ottawa Campus but are working on the assumption that it will be near full power with adequate climate control/air conditioning by Monday morning.

All regularly scheduled activities, programs, and services in areas of the Ottawa Campus other than ACCE Building remain suspended on Sunday and until further notice. Employees in non-essential roles are advised not to come to the campus.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your attention to this notice.

Please watch for updates on myAC and the College’s social media channels throughout the weekend.


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