Ontario’s primary electricity provider says it’s extending a ban on disconnecting homes from the power grid until further notice.Hydro One first issued the ban towards the beginning of the province’s COVID-19 outbreak, saying customers needed to be able to rely on electricity while they were kept at home during the pandemic.
Hydro One reports $225M first quarter profit, up from $171M a year ago A spokesman for the utility says the ban was initially set to expire at the end of July, but has now been extended without a fixed end-date.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Hydro One says the move is necessary given the ongoing restrictions posed by the pandemic, as well as persistent hot weather across.