Newfoundland power outage explained as Labrador-Island Link trip triggers islandwide disruption
A trip on the Labrador-Island Link triggered widespread power outages across Newfoundland on Friday, with service expected to return within about 30 minutes, NL Hydro said. Newfoundland Power reported outages from St. John’s to Port aux Basques and is investigating. The event involved automatic under-frequency load shedding to protect the grid. Hydro has not said what caused the trip.