Newsletter: May 2024

May 22, 2024

With early predictions of an above-average hurricane season for 2024, we must maintain our hurricane readiness to ensure safety and minimise destruction, danger and loss of power.

The most effective method of protecting your property and your loved ones is to trim your trees back so that they are at least ten feet away from power lines. Fallen tree branches can pull down power lines and even entire utility poles. These downed lines pose a serious electrocution and fire hazard.

Trimming your trees can also reduce the risk of one of the most inconvenient parts of a hurricane: losing your electricity. Most outages in Bermuda are caused by trees falling on power lines.

IMPORTANT
Power lines must be de-energised before trimming trees. Contact BELCO three weeks in advance via email at or via telephone at 295-5111 to schedule a  power shutdown so you can trim safely .

April Throwback

Kite Safety Competition Winners

The Best Overall poster was awarded to five-year-old P1 student, Raelyn Robinson from Saltus Cavendish. Raelyn received a $500 toy voucher and a $500 BELCO voucher.

The best Kite Safety Message poster was awarded to seven-year-old P2 student, Antonia Walker from Somerset Primary. Antonia received a $250 toy voucher as her prize.

The Most Beautiful poster was awarded to six-year-old P2 student, Anna Neuruer from Harrington Sound Primary who received a prize of a $250 toy voucher.

For more information on the 2024 Kite Safety Competition, visit: BELCO Kite Safety Poster Competition Winners Announcement | BELCO

BAMZ Turtle Scrub

Date: Friday, March 22, 2024

We were thrilled to volunteer at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo again to assist with their monthly turtle spa.

Fort Victoria

Date: Monday, April 22, 2024

To celebrate Earth Day, our team joined forces with The St. George’s Foundation to provide Fort Victoria with the love and care it deserves!

In The News

Call Before You Dig
Avoid hitting underground cables and keep your workers safe.

Please call (295-5111) BELCO at least one week before any digging or trenching. We’ll visit your site to locate and mark underground cables. This free service helps to keep workers safe and prevents the interruption of your electricity supply.

Trim Your Trees. Prevent Outages.
Did you know that falling branches cause most storm-related power outages?

Trim your trees at least 10 feet from power lines to reduce storm-related power outages. Call (295-5111) or email () us 3 weeks in advance to schedule a power shutdown so you can trim safely.

Energy Efficiency Tip

Paying attention to the temperature settings of high-energy consuming appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers, washing machines and dishwashers can have a big impact on reducing energy consumption.

BELCO Energy Efficiency Tips will help you save the environment, save energy, and save money!

To learn more, visit: Energy Efficiency: Setting Temperatures | BELCO

Living Sustainably

Through a partnership with Climate Wise, we have been offsetting the carbon footprint of each one of our employees in order to bring our entire team to a state of carbon neutrality. To date we are proud to share that we have been able to offset 4,591.47 tonnes of CO2, which is the equivalent to the emissions produced from driving a typical family car 22,191,096 miles.

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