Power cuts in Great Britain

Live power cuts from the companies that run the local electricity networks. If your power is off, call 105 for free or use your network operator's own page below. This page is for information only. No operator watches it.

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Who runs the network where you live

Great Britain has 14 electricity distribution areas, run by 6 companies. They own the poles, cables and substations that bring power to your home, whoever your energy supplier is. For a power cut, contact your network operator, not your supplier. Each operator and its power cut page is listed at the bottom of this page.

About these figures

Each operator publishes its live power cuts as open data. This site checks them all about every 5 to 15 minutes. Planned work only shows once it has started. Northern Ireland's network is run separately by NIE Networks and is not shown.

Sources: the open data portals of National Grid Electricity Distribution, UK Power Networks, Northern Powergrid, SSEN, SP Energy Networks and Electricity North West. Area boundaries from NESO.

Report or check a problem

Gas

If you smell gas or think there is a carbon monoxide leak, call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. It is free and open all day, every day. Then check with your gas network:

  • Cadent: North West England, the West Midlands, East of England and North London. Smell gas?
  • Northern Gas Networks: North East England, Yorkshire and northern Cumbria. Smell gas or no gas supply?
  • SGN: Scotland and southern England. Smell gas?
  • Wales & West Utilities: Wales and South West England. Gas emergencies

Electricity

For a power cut, call 105 from any phone, free. It puts you through to your network operator, whoever your energy supplier is. Or check your operator's own page:

  • National Grid Electricity Distribution: West Midlands, East Midlands, South Wales and South West England. Power cut map
  • UK Power Networks: London, South East England and East England. Power cut map
  • Northern Powergrid: North East England and Yorkshire. Power cut map
  • Electricity North West: North West England. Power cuts
  • SP Energy Networks: Central and South Scotland, and North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire. Power cut map
  • Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks: North Scotland and Southern England. Power Track

Find your electricity network operator by postcode, on powercut105.com, run by the Energy Networks Association.

Grid Pulse is not connected to any of these companies and cannot pass on reports. Northern Ireland has its own electricity and gas networks, which are not listed here.