Why do they happen?
We have planned power cuts so our engineers can safely work on the cables that provide power to your property. Temporarily interrupting your supply is the safest way for our engineers to work.
These are some of the reasons why planned power cuts happen
Maintaining and improving the network
To meet the needs of our customers, we replace, repair and invest in our network. Our investment work will support changing technologies and customers expanding energy needs in the future.
New connections to the network
We connect 6,000 new customers every year and sometimes need to turn the power power off to safely add new connections to the network.
Tree cutting
Our team of dedicated tree cutters and planners work hard to ensure we provide you with a safe and reliable electricity supply. Our skilled tree cutters carry out the essential works to reduce the risk of branches touching power lines.
How to contact us
If you require any more information or any extra support during a planned power cut, please contact us on X (Formally Twitter) @ElectricityNW or call us on 0800 195 4141, option four. You can also use our contact us form.
You can see all of our planned power cuts on our live map.
Tree cutting
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Watch our tree cutting team on site to learn more about the work we do to continue to provide you with a safe and reliable electricity supply.