The Hydro Current
Energy news from Manitoba Hydro
The Hydro Current is our quarterly electronic newsletter for wholesale customers, regulators, legislators and other stakeholders who have an interest in or a relationship with Manitoba Hydro. Find the latest news of interest about our company and energy trends in the centre of our continent, from information about integrating renewable hydropower with wind and solar developments, updates on our latest generation or transmission projects, or policy developments that can affect utilities on both sides of the border. Contact us if you see something you like, don’t like, or want to see.
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Volume 6, Issue 1
Bearing it: wildlife hazards while on the job up north
At the risk of reinforcing a Canadian stereotype, some of Manitoba Hydro’s most northern staff deal with an unexpected on-the-job hazard: polar bears.
Inspections lead to controlled shutdown at Jenpeg Generating Station
On February 11, 2024, Manitoba Hydro took all six generating units out of service at Jenpeg Generating Station after a crack on the Unit 4 rotor was discovered during a repair in late January.
Manitoba Hydro appoints interim CEO as search for new one begins
On February 13, 2024, Manitoba Hydro appointed Hal Turner, the utility’s former Vice-President of Asset Planning & Delivery, as Interim President and CEO.
Rehabilitating Manitoba Hydro’s oldest operating power plant
With some of the hydroelectric works at Manitoba Hydro’s Pointe du Bois Generating station clocking in at over a century, it is the utility’s oldest operating power plant, having gone into service in 1911.
Volume 5, Issue 4
- 50 years of dependable power from the Nelson River
- Happy holidays from Manitoba Hydro
- Manitoba Hydro’s tugboat
- Spreading holiday cheer
Volume 5, Issue 3
- Ensuring reliability despite zebra mussels
- Floating peat island tests our employee problem solving abilities
- Great Falls Generating Station celebrates 100 years of reliable operation
- How Manitoba Hydro used drones to save birds
Volume 5, Issue 2
- How Manitoba Hydro fits into Minnesota’s clean energy bill
- Manitoba Hydro delegation visits MISO headquarters
- Manitoba Hydro unveils its Indigenous Relations Commitment Statement
- Why some of Manitoba Hydro’s buildings make it into movies
Volume 5, Issue 1
- Cameras on power lines help Manitoba Hydro quantify weather effects
- How an employee turned a social media idea into a charitable donation
- Keeyask ceremony marks significant milestone; work on project continues
- Manitoba Hydro signs power purchase agreement with first Indigenous-owned solar farm in Canada
Volume 4, Issue 3
- Celebrating Indigenous culture through language
- Enhancing cybersecurity protects our customers
- Milestones marked on Manitoba Hydro’s Integrated Resource Plan
- The storm that wasn’t: how preparing for anything safeguards our energy
Volume 4, Issue 2
- A legend on the Winnipeg River: Slave Falls Generating Station
- Icy innovation: supplying power under frigid conditions brings special challenges
- Manitoba Hydro employees raise a roof on their vacation day for Habitat for Humanity
- Watch the progress: six out of seven generating units at Keeyask now online; video highlights 2021 achievements
- Zebra mussels: what we’re doing to control them
Volume 4, Issue 1
- Manitoba Hydro receives high marks for community engagement on Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission Project
- Manitoba Hydro releases 2020-2021 annual report
- Sage harvested at Manitoba Hydro head office replenishes supply at local community organizations
- USITC report confirms value of U.S.-Canada grid connections
Volume 3, Issue 4
- Clear Connection of benefits on both sides of the border from interconnections
- Keeyask’s second unit brought online; Unit 1 certified for commercial service
- Manitoba Hydro’s Indigenous Awareness Circle carries on traditions through storytelling and sharing
- Modernizing and expanding Manitoba Hydro’s water inflow forecasting
- Working with the flow – Lake Winnipeg Regulation
Volume 3, Issue 3
- Keeyask generating station supplies power for the first time
- Manitoba Hydro answers MISO call as extreme cold disrupts power across United States
- Moving to net zero: Manitoba Hydro ready to meet Canadian federal guidelines
- Watch: transmission lines fused using implosion sleeves as Birtle Transmission Project nears finish
Volume 3, Issue 2
- Happy Holidays: a message from Manitoba Hydro
- Interconnections ensure dependable, reliable service
- Long Spruce Generating Station: a pivotal part of Manitoba Hydro’s environmentally responsible electricity system
- Manitoba Hydro releases first Corporate Social Responsibility Report
- One year later: what Manitoba Hydro learned from the October 2019 storm
Volume 3, Issue 1
- It takes a village: building a strong energy future requires a coordinated, united front
- Keeyask generating station achieves milestones in 2020
- Manitoba Hydro retires 60-year-old thermal station, further lowering utility’s carbon footprint
- New transmission line between Manitoba and Saskatchewan under construction
- Taking customer experience seriously in the digital age
Volume 2, Issue 4
- Kelsey Generating Station: First on the Nelson
- Manitoba Hydro’s response to COVID-19
- Manitoba–Minnesota Transmission Project complete
- Message from 1951 could have been written today
- Scams hit customers on both sides of border
Volume 2, Issue 3
- 2020 Update: the Manitoba–Minnesota Transmission Project
- A high voltage test facility focused on customer service
- Capacity vs. energy: horsepower vs. fuel
- Grand Rapids Generating Station
- Mutual aid partners recognized in event at Manitoba Hydro’s Winnipeg HQ
Volume 2, Issue 2
- Building Keeyask builds opportunities
- Keeyask Generating Station achieves major milestones
- Manitoba Hydro taking the lead on reservoir emissions research
- Providing power alongside some prehistoric pals: how Hydro works with Lake Sturgeon
- Sorry for the delay!
Volume 2, Issue 1
- 2019 CEA awards for electricity innovation
- Electric vehicles and the future of the grid
- Keeyask Generating Station building legacy of reliable, renewable energy
- Manitoba reservoirs are MISO’s rechargeable battery
Volume 1, Issue 3
- Five decades of Manitoba hydropower
- Jay Grewal starts her tenure as Manitoba Hydro President & CEO
- Manitoba Hydro joins Utilities United Against Scams
- Seasonal diversity capacity exchange: the northern advantage
- Water works: backstopping your supply with hydropower
Volume 1, Issue 2
- Canada is home to a vast hydropower resource
- Indigenous partnerships build relations; create legacy of mutual benefit
- Keeyask Generating Station nearly 60% complete
- Manitoba Hydro to sell 215 MW of renewable hydroelectricity to SaskPower
- New President and Chief Executive Officer appointed to lead Manitoba Hydro