As power companies across the country report that storm damage is straining resources and creating unsafe conditions that hinder mitigation efforts, we are deeming all services currently at risk.
Prolonged power outages may exceed the reasonable duration supported by battery backup service level agreements, impacting service reliability.
Updates to follow on any affected services.
Incident Closed - Services no longer considered at risk.
Risk to services is now lowered from "High risk of Failure" to "at risk" in all areas. Updates to Follow
Services have been restored to all affected customers in Stone, Staffordshire. We continue to monitor services closely and services remain at high risk of failure for all areas
Services remain affected in Stone Staffordshire. The latest update from National grid is as follows:
"Active Power Cut Incident: INCD-34952-p
We are aware of the power cut affecting the ST15 area. The incident was raised at 5:23pm this evening and our engineers are working to get the power returned as quickly as possible. We are sorry for any inconvenience this is causing you.
There are currently 718 properties off supply
Reason for outage: There is currently a fault on our overhead network. Your supply may go off and on while we work hard to resolve this."
Services in Lincolnshire are currently considered at high risk of failure. We are ready to respond where possible to reduce outage times should services be impacted.
Statement from Northern Power Grid:
"Storm Darragh is impacting our network.
The strong wind and heavy rain is impacting our ability to safely assess the extent of the damage and restore power, meaning we are currently unable to provide estimated restoration times."
Customers in Stone, Staffordshire are currently without service due to a Power outage. Updates to follow