Hydro One has announced a planned power outage in the Loyalist Township and Amherst Island areas later this month.

In a press release, the hydro company is notifying the public that they will be replacing hydro poles on Sunday, April 23 in those areas.

As a result, 1014 households will be off the grid for six hours, starting at 8 am with lights expected to come back on at 2 pm.

According to Hydro One, all customers impacted by this planned maintenance outage have already been contacted.