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Facilities has been made aware that an urgent power shutdown is required for the Central Plant Refurbishment project. This power shutdown means that there will be no power in University Hall (UH), University Centre for the Arts (UCA) and the Library (LINC).
This shutdown will take place on Thursday, May 19, from 6 to 7 a.m.
Who will be affected and how?
There will be no normal building power for UH, UCA and LINC. This means that all equipment such as computer, printers, house lights and everything that is on regular power will not function.
Equipment plugged into emergency power is not impacted and will continue to work as expected. Emergency lighting is also not impacted.
Why will this happen?
The power shutdown is required to energize the new chiller systems in Central Plant. It has recently been identified to safely connect electrical components, the electrical will need to be shutdown. Shutdown and de-energizing of the electrical equipment eliminates any arc flash hazard and mitigates shock and electrocution danger to those involved in performing this high voltage work.
How does it affect me?
Any equipment in your office will not work due to ‘no electrical power’. It is recommended to shut down computers prior to leaving for home today (May 18), so the computers do not have a hard shut down due to electrical power loss.
Contact:
Wim Chalmet | wim.chalmet@uleth.ca | 403-329-2602 | uleth.ca/facilities