We cover news from public bodies and utility companies for UK households on power cuts, weather, water, health, safety and security. Each report includes the date and sources, with links to our guides.
SSEN has moved to Yellow Alert status in the north of Scotland ahead of Storm Boelo, with the Met Office warning of gusts up to 83mph and an Amber wind warning across Scotland.
The National Energy System Operator says new analysis expects Britain to have sufficient electricity supplies this winter, in a Winter Outlook published on 23 October 2026.
SSEN says engineers have restored power to more than 59,680 customers across central southern England after Storms Austen and Boelo, with 139 customers still waiting on Sunday evening.
National Grid DSO has announced Responder, a flexibility service that asks customers to shift electricity use ahead of forecast storms, procured in summer 2026 for delivery from September 2026 to…
Northern Powergrid says strong winds and rain across its operating area have caused some disruption to power supplies, with teams restoring electricity as the Met Office warning continues.
SSEN has begun delivering home battery packs at no cost to Priority Services customers who rely on powered medical equipment, the first scheme of its kind by a UK network operator.
SSEN and Policy in Practice have launched a partnership that prompts benefit advisers to offer Priority Services Register sign-up when a household's circumstances match the register's eligibility…
SSEN has returned to its heightened "Weather Warning" preparedness level in the north of Scotland ahead of high winds, low temperatures and further snow forecast for Sunday and Monday.
SSEN has moved to its Weather Warning preparedness level in central southern England ahead of gale-force winds from Storm Goretti forecast for Thursday evening and the early hours of Friday.
SSEN has moved to its Weather Warning level of preparedness in northern Scotland ahead of forecast snow, ice and high winds, with the status expected to remain in place through to Sunday.
The four UK Chief Medical Officers have published radio broadcast scripts giving public health advice on warmth, water, sanitation and food for use in the very unlikely event of a national power…
The UK Health Security Agency has published eight rapid evidence summaries, dated November 2025, on health topics relevant to a national power outage, covering water and sanitation, food and…
SSEN has cancelled Wednesday maintenance, doubled tree-cutting teams and texted nearly 180,000 Priority Services customers as Storm Bram brings potentially damaging winds to northern Scotland.
Storm Bram brought cancelled rail and ferry services, road closures, power cuts to several thousand properties and flooding including in Totnes, Devon, on 9 and 10 December 2025.
SSEN has moved to Yellow Alert preparedness status in the north of Scotland ahead of Storm Bram, which is forecast to bring winds gusting up to 90mph from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning.
SSEN has moved to its Weather Warning preparedness level in the north of Scotland ahead of forecast high winds on 27 and 28 November 2025, with gusts of up to 75mph expected.
National Grid Electricity Distribution says engineers have restored power to 171,129 properties after Storm Austen and Storm Boelo, with teams working around the clock on the remaining faults.
National Grid has listed eleven heated warm spaces across Cornwall for Sunday 25 October, as engineers work to restore power after storm damage to the network.
Severe wind warnings ended at noon on 5 October 2025 after Storm Amy, allowing SSEN to speed up reconnection work, with power restored to more than 71,000 customers and 17,000 homes still to…
Storm Amy brought gusts of over 92mph to north-western Scotland and Northern Ireland in early October 2025, leaving more than 90,000 properties without power and some homes off supply for several…