50 days later, cause of Edmonton courthouse power outage still unknown yeg
The Edmonton Law Courts have gradually returned to normal operations after a Jan. 3 outage in the complex’s south tower forced a temporary evacuation of the building.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
However, “at this time, the exact cause for the power disruption has not been identified and is still being investigated.” Smith did not elaborate on the “permanent solution” that is being manufactured, but said it will “allow us to bypass the damaged section of the hardware and restore power to the impacted sections of the building.” He said it was too soon to offer a cost estimate for the fix.Article contentfor a new Edmonton court building, which throughout its 50-year lifespan has been plagued with leaks, drafts and capacity issues.
The initial outage affected lighting, IT services and power outlets in some parts of the south tower. Critical systems and backup lighting continued to operate with emergency generator power. Crews also installed temporary high-voltage cabling and a transformer to return power to other systems.
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