Outage Map & Information

Festival Hydro Outage Map

Reporting an Outage

Report an outage by calling Festival Hydro 24/7 via phone at 519-271-4700 or 1-866-444-9370 or via the Chat Widget icon (bottom right hand corner). 

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Unplanned Power Outages

We are proud to provide reliable and dependable service to all of our customers across our service territory. Although unplanned power outages can occur at any time for a number of reasons, such as adverse weather conditions, construction damage, fallen trees, traffic accidents, equipment failure, or loss of supply. Festival Hydro Inc. has measures in place to ensure that unplanned outages are minimal. If an unplanned power outage occurs, our experienced team of line workers is dispatched to investigate and restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

Planned Power Outages

Planned power outages are necessary for many reasons, such as to perform critical maintenance, repairs and/or infrastructure upgrades. When a planned outage is required, our operations team carefully schedules the outage to minimize the disruption to residents and businesses. Planned outages help to improve the safety and reliability of the electricity distribution system. 

Prior to a scheduled planned outage takes place, we make sure to notify all affected customers. We also contact facilities or businesses that may be particularly impacted by the outage, such as hospitals, long-term care homes, factories and grocery stores.

Current Planned Power Outages

1st Planned Power Outage

Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026 (Backup Date: Friday, May 22, 2026; same times)

Time: 9:00 a.m. (approx. 2.0 hours)

City/Town: St. Marys, ON

Location: Homefield Crescent and Southvale Road

Affected Customers: Informed customers of 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82 & 86 Homefield Street and 146, 150, 154, 158, 162, 166, 167, 170, 171, 174, 175, 178, 179, 182, 183, 186, 187, 190, 191, 194, 198, 202 & 211 Southvale Road

Reason for Outage: Replacement of transformers

*Notice to customers provided on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

2nd Planned Power Outage

Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026 (Backup Date: Friday, May 22, 2026; same times)

Time: 1:00 p.m. (approx. 1.5 hours)

City/Town: St. Marys, ON

Location: Jones Street East, Elizabeth Street, Queen Street East, Huron Street South, and Elgin Street East

Affected Customers: Informed customers of 403, 404 & 416 Jones Street East, 401 & 417 Elizabeth Street, 404 & 416 Queen Street East, 25, 29, 55, 64, 70, 97, 98 & 101 Huron Street South, and 413 & 416 Elgin Street East

Reason for Outage: Replacement of transformers

*Notice to customers provided on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

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Emergency Preparedness

Do you have everything you need on hand in case of a prolonged outage?