Hydro One Establishes Farm Rapid Response Team
September 25, 2016
Hydro One’s Farm Rapid Response Team is ready to help farming customers identify, assess and mitigate on-farm electrical issues.
This approach, developed in partnership with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), provides Hydro One’s 13,000 farming customers in Ontario with a single point of contact to manage their specific on-farm concerns. Customers can call 1-888-405-3778 or email farmresponse@hydroone.com to connect with a member of the team.
“Uncontrolled electricity has plagued rural livestock farms for a very long time,” says Mayo Schmidt, President and CEO, Hydro One. “This customer-friendly process will improve outcomes for Ontario farmers and provide access to technical experts to help troubleshoot and find solutions.”
The Farm Rapid Response Team is an outcome of a working group comprising the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and Hydro One. The team will
• manage and investigate all stray voltage and related on-farm electrical issues
• do a full technical audit of all testing conducted
• have testing specialists in zones across the province
• conduct larger root cause investigations when needed
• run alternative testing/trouble-shoot on more complex issues and complaints • collect data centrally for further work/study
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