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.
Storm Lilian brought strong winds across Northern Powergrid's North East and Yorkshire network on 23 August 2024, affecting more than 72,000 customers, with all supplies restored by the following day.
A July 2024 fire risk assessment found the fire suppression system at North Hyde 275kV substation was still out of service, a review has said, months before a fire there cut power to more than 70,000…
SSEN has issued a weather warning for strong winds on Thursday 28 March that could affect the electricity network in central southern England, with gusts of up to 70mph on the coast.
NIE Networks opened seven Community Assistance Centres across Northern Ireland from 4pm to 8pm on Wednesday 24 January for customers affected by power cuts, warning that full restoration could take a…
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks says it is ready to respond to Storm Jocelyn on Tuesday and Wednesday, after Storm Isha left just under 800 customers in the north of Scotland without power…
Northern Powergrid restored the last customers left without power by Storm Isha on the afternoon of 23 January 2024, as Storm Jocelyn brought further disruption to the North East, Yorkshire and…
SSEN says it has restored power to 35,000 homes in central southern England after Storm Isha, with work continuing on 23 January for the final few properties still off supply.
The Met Office has issued an Amber weather warning for strong winds across the North East and Yorkshire for Sunday 21 and Monday 22 January 2024, with Northern Powergrid warning of possible disruption…
Storm Isha brought coastal wind speeds of over 80mph and inland gusts reaching 70mph across SSEN's central southern England network, and the operator says power has been restored to 35,000 homes.
UK Power Networks has begun Power Protect, a trial loaning free battery packs to registered customers who rely on medical equipment, in London, Maidstone, Canterbury and Bury St Edmunds.
SSEN Distribution restored power to more than 25,000 homes and businesses across the north of Scotland after severe weather on 21 December, with a permanent transmission repair due to finish on 22…
Storm Pia brought strong winds overnight and through 21 December 2023, cutting power to more than 47,000 Northern Powergrid customers across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, with…
Gale-force winds cut power to more than 25,000 homes and businesses in northern Scotland on 21 December 2023, with about 18,000 losing supply on the Western Isles and Skye after a transmission fault.
SSEN Distribution moved to Weather Warning status on 18 December 2023 ahead of strong winds forecast across northern Scotland from the early hours of Thursday, standing up additional teams under its…
SSEN Distribution restored power to 35,000 customers after Storm Ciarán brought gusts of almost 70mph to central southern England, deploying a 1,400-strong team and taking over 3,200 calls.
Electricity North West warned customers to be prepared as Storm Debi brought strong winds likely to cause power cuts across the North West on 1 November 2023, with emergency plans stood up and…
SSEN Distribution activated contingency plans and moved to Weather Warning status on 30 October 2023 ahead of Storm Ciaran, forecasting coastal gusts of 60 to 70mph and heavy rain across southern…
SSEN Distribution restored power to 37,000 customers in the north of Scotland after Storm Babet, fixing more than 450 network faults over three days, though around 150 properties in Brechin remain…
SSEN has restored power to 37,000 customers after Storm Babet, but around 150 properties in Brechin cannot yet be reconnected safely because of floodwater and damage inside homes.
Northern Powergrid says it has restored power to all 55,000 customers affected by Storm Babet across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire after the named storm brought high winds and…