{"id":525318,"date":"2026-03-09T21:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/525318\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T21:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T21:11:13","slug":"power-returning-after-blackout-hits-over-6500-customers-in-brampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/525318\/","title":{"rendered":"Power returning after blackout hits over 6,500 customers in Brampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1,300 homes and businesses are still in the dark after an outage impacted some 6,500 customers in Brampton.<\/p>\n<p>The outage started around 2 p.m. in the area of McLaughlin Road and Potters Wheel Gate, Alectra said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The utility provider initially reported 6,520 businesses and homes were affected, but said in an update shortly after 3 p.m. that 1,352 customers were still in the dark.<\/p>\n<p>Alectra said the outage was caused by an \u201cequipment failure,\u201d and that repair crews are investigating.<\/p>\n<p>Full service restoration could take until 7 p.m., Alectra says.<\/p>\n<p>More than 3,300 homes and businesses in Mississauga were without power on Saturday in the area of Hurontario Street and Mavis Road.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773090672_828_awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu.jpg\" data-videoid=\"790139\" data-uuid=\"awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" data-muted=\"1\" style=\"width:100%\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-at-1.55.02-PM-1024x513.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>      <\/p>\n<p>Alectra said last month that some recent outages in York Region, particularly in Vaughan, and Peel Region are related to \u201csalt and other de-icing products used on roads\u201d due to the long stretch of cold and snowy weather in January and February.<\/p>\n<p>For updates or to report an outage, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/alectrautilities.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.alectrautilities.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To report a power outage, hazard or damage to Alectra Utilities equipment, call us at 1-833-253-2872 (option 1), submit a form online, or use our new web chat at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vRHTTkZ5EJ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/vRHTTkZ5EJ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alectra (@alectranews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alectranews\/status\/2023578542638875078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 32,356 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,253,823 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    1286 VOTES<br \/>\n    How often do you shop at brick-and-mortar clothing stores? 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