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Power Cut Map Live

Every live power cut the electricity network operators publish, on one map: how many homes are off, where, since when and when power is expected back, with the official incident number. Search by postcode or incident, see what’s near you, and follow how the picture is changing.

Power cuts surging
Far more customers are off supply than on a calm day. About 17× a calm day.
Updated Sun 25 Oct, 02:20
Customers off now
41,931
across the networks reporting
Live power cuts
590
unplanned faults
Against a calm day
17×
calm day ≈ 2,469 off
New in the last hour
49
cuts reported
Restored (24 h)
67
5,318 customers
Typical time to restore
4 h 27 min
median, last 24 h
Past their estimate
34
restoration time passed
Off for over a day
126
cuts running 24 h+

started < 30 minolderbigger = more customers
Power cutsbiggest first

    The networks

    each operator publishes its own live faults
    UK Power Networks
    London, South East & East of England
    9,831 customers off · 132 cuts
    Official power-cut page
    NGED
    Midlands, South West England & South Wales
    11,866 customers off · 215 cuts
    Official power-cut page
    Northern Powergrid
    North East England, Yorkshire & northern Lincolnshire
    5,660 customers off · 44 cuts
    Official power-cut page
    SSEN
    Central southern England & the north of Scotland
    8,201 customers off · 130 cuts
    Official power-cut page
    Electricity North West
    North West England
    6,373 customers off · 69 cuts
    Official power-cut page
    SP Energy Networks
    Central & southern Scotland, Merseyside, Cheshire & North Wales
    Not connected yet (needs a free data key)
    Official power-cut page

    Customers off over time

    Live cuts over time

    New and restored, per hour

    last 48 hours

    How long current cuts have lasted

    Size of current cuts

    customers per cut

    Restoration

    last 24 hours

    Median time to restore: 4 h 27 min

    Slowest tenth took over: 8 h 56 min

    Back on by the estimated time: 84% (of 62 with an estimate)

    Live cuts with no estimate yet: 151

    Restoration times are worked out by watching each cut disappear from its network’s live list, so they start from when we first saw it if the network gave no start time.

    All live power cuts

    590 cuts
    CustomersAreaNetworkStartedExpected backIncident
    1,796NE48 2, NE48 3, NE19 1 +4 more · North EastNorthern Powergrid Sun 25 Oct, 02:13Sun 25 Oct, 03:43INCD-828020-A
    1,424CO10 9, IP29 4, IP29 5 +1 moreUK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 22:44Sun 25 Oct, 05:00INCD-641344-Z
    1,186Winscales, Allerdale · CA14 4, CA26 3Electricity North West Sun 25 Oct, 01:57Sun 25 Oct, 20:00INC 143014289
    877GU30 & GU35 Areas · Southern EnglandSSEN Sat 24 Oct, 21:30Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF1012
    854Currock & Upperby, Carlisle · CA2 4, CA4 0Electricity North West Sun 25 Oct, 01:16Sun 25 Oct, 20:00INC 143014242
    806S66 9, S81 8, S26 4 +9 more · YorkshireNorthern Powergrid Sun 25 Oct, 01:57Sun 25 Oct, 03:27INCD-828010-A
    757YO7 1, DL6 3, YO7 4 +5 more · North EastNorthern Powergrid Sun 25 Oct, 01:16Sun 25 Oct, 02:46INCD-827996-A
    684RH14 & RH20 Areas · Southern EnglandSSEN Fri 23 Oct, 19:47Sun 25 Oct, 23:00UF0676
    640IP22 4, NR16 1, NR18 0 +1 moreUK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 17:39Sun 25 Oct, 03:00INCD-641154-Z
    571BH25 & SO41 Areas · Southern EnglandSSEN Sun 25 Oct, 01:09Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF1149
    554TN33 0, TN33 9, TN38 8 +1 moreUK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 22:18Sun 25 Oct, 14:30INCD-466320-G
    544GU27 & GU28 Areas · Southern EnglandSSEN Fri 23 Oct, 13:21Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UE9841
    523BS24 0, BS24 9, BS24 8 +2 more · South WestNGED Sat 24 Oct, 13:43Sun 25 Oct, 02:00INCD-112656-l
    490Natland, South Lakeland · LA9 7, LA8 9Electricity North West Sun 25 Oct, 00:50Sun 25 Oct, 20:00INC 143014079
    480TN21 9UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 23:22Sun 25 Oct, 16:30INCD-466366-G
    471BR6 7, TN14 7UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 22:25Sun 25 Oct, 14:30INCD-466327-G
    470Whitehaven, Copeland · CA28 6, CA28 8Electricity North West Sun 25 Oct, 01:23Sun 25 Oct, 20:00INC 143014098
    457TR11 2, TR11 3 · South WestNGED Sat 24 Oct, 21:58Sun 25 Oct, 10:30INCD-113234-l
    445TR16 4 · South WestNGED Fri 23 Oct, 05:48Sun 25 Oct, 08:00INCD-109541-l
    434TN33 0UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 22:20Sun 25 Oct, 14:30INCD-466324-G
    433IV47 & IV48 Areas · North of ScotlandSSEN Sun 25 Oct, 00:13Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF1093
    415SN4 & SN3 Areas · Southern EnglandSSEN Sat 24 Oct, 19:54Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF0565
    409PA23 Area · North of ScotlandSSEN Sun 25 Oct, 00:56Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF1119
    369IP13 8, IP13 9, IP17 2UK Power Networks Sun 25 Oct, 01:18Sun 25 Oct, 07:30INCD-641406-Z
    367BN27 1, BN27 3, BN27 4 +2 moreUK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 18:35Sun 25 Oct, 13:30INCD-466199-G
    363TN32 5UK Power Networks Sun 25 Oct, 00:32Sun 25 Oct, 17:00INCD-466386-G
    331TN32 5, TN33 0UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 23:32Sun 25 Oct, 15:30INCD-466370-G
    331EX39 5, EX39 4, EX39 3 · South WestNGED Sat 24 Oct, 19:04Sun 25 Oct, 18:00INCD-113025-l
    299TR3 6 · South WestNGED Fri 23 Oct, 09:06Sun 25 Oct, 08:00INCD-112556-l
    298NP16 7, GL15 6, NP16 6 +1 more · South WalesNGED Sat 24 Oct, 19:07Sun 25 Oct, 00:00INCD-62993-f
    295IP2 8, IP6 0, IP6 9UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 23:42Sun 25 Oct, 06:00INCD-641376-Z
    293RH5 4, RH5 5UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 23:14Sun 25 Oct, 16:30INCD-466362-G
    292S44 6 · East MidlandsNGED Sat 24 Oct, 22:19—INCD-141797-h
    291BD10 0, LS19 6, LS19 7 +1 more · YorkshireNorthern Powergrid Sun 25 Oct, 02:10Sun 25 Oct, 03:40INCD-828018-A
    284WF4 2 · YorkshireNorthern Powergrid Sat 24 Oct, 21:46Sat 24 Oct, 04:00INCD-827886-A
    275GL6 0, GL6 6 · West MidlandsNGED Sat 24 Oct, 20:21—INCD-78567-m
    270WF4 4, WF4 3, WF4 5 · YorkshireNorthern Powergrid Sun 25 Oct, 01:27Sun 25 Oct, 03:38INCD-827974-A
    245TN15 0, TN15 8, TN15 9UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 22:38Sun 25 Oct, 14:30INCD-466333-G
    244RG7 Area · Southern EnglandSSEN Sat 24 Oct, 22:58Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF0986
    240PA29 & PA41 Areas · North of ScotlandSSEN Sun 25 Oct, 00:23Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF1096
    239GL4 8, GL53 9, GL3 4 · West MidlandsNGED Sat 24 Oct, 19:26Sun 25 Oct, 04:00INCD-78548-m
    227RG27 & RG40 Areas · Southern EnglandSSEN Sat 24 Oct, 21:52Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF0900
    226WR6 6 · West MidlandsNGED Sat 24 Oct, 19:22Sun 25 Oct, 02:00INCD-78545-m
    226PA28 Area · North of ScotlandSSEN Sun 25 Oct, 01:31Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF1167
    211BD13 3, BD15 9, BD15 0 · YorkshireNorthern Powergrid Sun 25 Oct, 01:21Sun 25 Oct, 02:51INCD-827998-A
    208TR20 9 · South WestNGED Fri 23 Oct, 13:04Sun 25 Oct, 08:00INCD-112501-l
    206CF37 1, CF72 8 · South WalesNGED Sat 24 Oct, 20:04Sun 25 Oct, 12:00INCD-63080-f
    205Radcliffe West, Bury · M26 3, BL2 6Electricity North West Sat 24 Oct, 21:55Sun 25 Oct, 20:00INC 143013958
    193TN22 3UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 21:04Sun 25 Oct, 09:00INCD-466284-G
    189TR14 9, TR15 3, TR14 8 +2 more · South WestNGED Fri 23 Oct, 14:08Sun 25 Oct, 08:00INCD-112045-l
    188RH13 6, RH13 7, RH13 9UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 23:14Sun 25 Oct, 15:30INCD-466361-G
    185NP26 3, NP18 2, NP16 6 +1 more · South WalesNGED Sat 24 Oct, 19:26Sun 25 Oct, 09:00INCD-63020-f
    184TN19 7, TN20 6, TN5 7UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 22:47Sun 25 Oct, 14:00INCD-466339-G
    182PH36 & PH38 Areas · North of ScotlandSSEN Sat 24 Oct, 23:16Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF1010
    180EX17 5, EX17 6 · South WestNGED Sat 24 Oct, 17:50Sun 25 Oct, 18:00INCD-112925-l
    178IP25 7, NR9 3, NR9 4UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 22:44Sun 25 Oct, 04:30INCD-641343-Z
    175Clayton-Le-Dale, Ribble Valley · BB2 7, BB1 9Electricity North West Sun 25 Oct, 02:01Sun 25 Oct, 20:00INC 143014300
    171WR7 4, WR10 2 · West MidlandsNGED Sat 24 Oct, 20:36Sun 25 Oct, 03:00INCD-78573-m
    169BN8 6, TN22 5UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 21:53Sun 25 Oct, 09:00INCD-466306-G
    168TR12 7 · South WestNGED Fri 23 Oct, 05:14Sun 25 Oct, 08:00INCD-109518-l
    168TR20 9 · South WestNGED Fri 23 Oct, 13:11—INCD-112525-l
    163RG25 & RG5 Areas · Southern EnglandSSEN Sat 24 Oct, 21:54Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF0853
    162DA1 5, DA4 0, TN14 5 +1 moreUK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 22:49Sun 25 Oct, 15:00INCD-466342-G
    158Arthuret, Carlisle · CA6 6, CA6 5Electricity North West Sun 25 Oct, 01:13Sun 25 Oct, 20:00INC 143014234
    156SA10 9, SA10 8, SA10 7 · South WalesNGED Sat 24 Oct, 19:09Sun 25 Oct, 00:00INCD-62995-f
    143Ravenstonedale, Eden · CA17 4Electricity North West Sat 24 Oct, 18:11Sun 25 Oct, 20:00INC 143013819
    142CF23 6 · South WalesNGED Sat 24 Oct, 23:32—INCD-63090-f
    141EX39 4, EX31 3 · South WestNGED Sat 24 Oct, 16:31Sun 25 Oct, 03:00INCD-112842-l
    140FK8 Area · North of ScotlandSSEN Sat 24 Oct, 22:56Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF0975
    140Stanwix Rural, Carlisle · CA6 4, CA3 9Electricity North West Sun 25 Oct, 01:31Sun 25 Oct, 20:00INC 143014106
    138TA11 6 · South WestNGED Sat 24 Oct, 07:55—INCD-24672-t
    138TR20 9 · South WestNGED Fri 23 Oct, 06:08Sun 25 Oct, 08:00INCD-109669-l
    137GU6 8, GU8 4, RH12 3UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 22:34Sun 25 Oct, 14:30INCD-466331-G
    134TA22 9, TA24 7 · South WestNGED Fri 23 Oct, 12:36Sun 25 Oct, 22:00INCD-111040-l
    132TR12 6, TR12 7, TR13 0 +1 more · South WestNGED Fri 23 Oct, 22:55Sun 25 Oct, 08:00INCD-112059-l
    129TA10 0, TA10 9 · South WestNGED Fri 23 Oct, 11:07Sun 25 Oct, 22:00INCD-110516-l
    127EX39 3 · South WestNGED Sat 24 Oct, 16:32Sun 25 Oct, 16:00INCD-112865-l
    127LD3 7, LD3 8 · South WalesNGED Sat 24 Oct, 17:59Sun 25 Oct, 03:00INCD-62939-f
    127HP14 Area · Southern EnglandSSEN Sat 24 Oct, 22:43Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF0957
    125IP13 8, IP19 0UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 23:24Sun 25 Oct, 05:30INCD-641368-Z
    124TR20 9, TR20 8, TR20 6 · South WestNGED Fri 23 Oct, 13:04Sun 25 Oct, 08:00INCD-112504-l
    122BA6 8 · South WestNGED Sat 24 Oct, 20:28—INCD-113128-l
    120CV5 8 · East MidlandsNGED Sat 24 Oct, 20:10Sat 24 Oct, 23:40INCD-141771-h
    119BA1 8, BA1 7 · South WestNGED Sat 24 Oct, 22:43Sun 25 Oct, 05:00INCD-113265-l
    117SO21 & SO51 Areas · Southern EnglandSSEN Sat 24 Oct, 21:42Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF0814
    117PA31 Area · North of ScotlandSSEN Sat 24 Oct, 21:02Sun 25 Oct, 12:30UF0695
    115Golborne And Lowton West, Wigan · WN7 3, WA3 1Electricity North West Sun 25 Oct, 01:16Sun 25 Oct, 20:00INC 143014248
    114TN33 0, TN33 9, TN39 5UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 20:58Sun 25 Oct, 09:00INCD-466281-G
    113NP20 2 · South WalesNGED Sat 24 Oct, 22:31—INCD-63082-f
    113GU27 & GU8 Areas · Southern EnglandSSEN Sat 24 Oct, 22:24Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF0918
    113PA35 Area · North of ScotlandSSEN Sun 25 Oct, 00:02Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF1075
    112BN8 5, TN22 5UK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 17:30Sun 25 Oct, 16:30INCD-106869-V
    112SA48 8, SY23 5 · South WalesNGED Sat 24 Oct, 20:19Sun 25 Oct, 03:00INCD-63050-f
    112TS12 3, TS12 2 · North EastNorthern Powergrid Sat 24 Oct, 23:21Sun 25 Oct, 02:30INCD-827929-A
    110TR20 9 · South WestNGED Fri 23 Oct, 13:11—INCD-112518-l
    106TR1 1 · South WestNGED Fri 23 Oct, 12:18Sun 25 Oct, 08:00INCD-111971-l
    106PA21 & PA23 Areas · North of ScotlandSSEN Sun 25 Oct, 00:22Sun 25 Oct, 20:00UF1080
    104Foulridge, Pendle · BB8 7Electricity North West Sat 24 Oct, 16:50Sun 25 Oct, 20:00INC 143013787
    102IP29 4, IP29 5, IP30 0 +1 moreUK Power Networks Sat 24 Oct, 22:54Sun 25 Oct, 05:00INCD-641352-Z
    101EX34 9, EX34 0 · South WestNGED Sat 24 Oct, 21:05Sun 25 Oct, 18:00INCD-113155-l

    In a power cut

    • Phone 105 (free, any network or mobile) to report a power cut or get an update. It connects you to your local network operator.
    • Check your network’s own power-cut page (links above) for the latest on your incident; quote the incident number shown here.
    • If you depend on power for medical equipment, or are elderly or disabled, join your network’s free Priority Services Register.
    • Stay away from fallen power lines and report them on 105, or 999 if someone is in danger.
    • Switch off appliances that could start up when power returns, and keep one light on so you know.

    How this works

    Every 10 minutes we read the live fault lists that the electricity distribution network operators publish: UK Power Networks, National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED), Northern Powergrid, SSEN and Electricity North West. SP Energy Networks (central and southern Scotland, Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales) is not included yet. Only unplanned cuts are shown. Where an operator gives no map position, we place the cut from its postcodes, and the details say so. A cut counts as restored when it leaves its network’s live list. Customer numbers are each operator’s own and can change as engineers find more.

    Data from UK Power Networks, NGED and Northern Powergrid open data (Open Government Licence or the providers’ open-data terms), SSEN PowerTrack and Electricity North West’s public power-cut list. Postcode positions from postcodes.io (Ordnance Survey and ONS data, OGL). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors and © Esri.

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