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An aging substation caused Montreal’s latest blackout. Its replacement is still years away

January 27, 2026

The equipment failure that left thousands of Montrealers without power during this weekend’s bitter cold originated at a substation that Hydro-Québec has been aiming to replace since at least 2018.

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