Haywards heath power cut

One user told The Argus: "I was having a nice relax in the steam room when all the lights went out. Users were told to leave the pool Image: The Argus.

Following the power outages last week I have sought additional clarity from UK Power Networks and the latest update on this is below. In the instance of an emergency isolation, UK Power Networks will always endeavour to provide advanced noticed wherever possible. In addition to this, a bespoke web page was designed to provide information to those customers. This is being updated with the latest information and can be accessed here: Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill ukpowernetworks. Engineers quickly and safely restored the power via switching which is a process that diverts power around the fault. While switching was being carried out remotely, engineers were also sent to the area to begin investigations into the cause of the outage.

Haywards heath power cut

At approximately 3. This impacted homes in Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and Hurstpierpoint but power was restored to the affected area within 22 minutes. At 10am, several thousand properties were isolated, and power was off for around 3 hours whilst safety checks and works were undertaken. On Sunday 12th March due to a severe and urgent safety incident supply had to be turned off in a number of areas so that the necessary safety checks could be carried out. UKPN informed me that, although on their map it may have appeared that a large area would be impacted by the planned power outage, it actually only impacted 11 properties. It looked like the outage would be over a wider area because their map only shows the first four letters of the postcode of the area affected, so as not to show the exact location of the properties impacted. To judge the scale of the outage, double click on the map and it will show the number of properties affected. A number of constituents have raised concerns about the mobile network outage. The fault at the substation unfortunately caused some of the mobile masts to be knocked out, resulting in the concerning communications blackout for some. I was reassured to learn UKPN are on track to complete the permanent repair by the end of the day and have had 50 people working around the clock to fix the issues at the substation since the first power outage last week in order to achieve this. The switch gear failure that occurred due to a fault with the equipment was rare and not something that can be prepared for in advance. From the end of Friday 17th, customers in Haywards Heath, Burgess Hill and the surrounding areas will have a more reliable supply on two electricity circuits, so if one goes out the other one will kick in.

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One user told The Argus: "I was having a nice relax in the steam room when all the lights went out. Users were told to leave the pool Image: The Argus. One customer said: "The shops did not have power but they must have generators because I was able to use the till as normal. The loss of power is related to a major outage earlier this week where more than 30, homes as well as several schools and businesses in West Sussex lost power for hours. A spokeswoman from UK power networks said: "We have temporarily turned off power in the Burgess Hill area so that we can carry out further safety checks, after a fault in a substation on March 9.

One user told The Argus: "I was having a nice relax in the steam room when all the lights went out. Users were told to leave the pool Image: The Argus. One customer said: "The shops did not have power but they must have generators because I was able to use the till as normal. The loss of power is related to a major outage earlier this week where more than 30, homes as well as several schools and businesses in West Sussex lost power for hours. A spokeswoman from UK power networks said: "We have temporarily turned off power in the Burgess Hill area so that we can carry out further safety checks, after a fault in a substation on March 9.

Haywards heath power cut

Thousands of homes across Sussex were without power after outages this morning March 9. Various outages were reported across both and East and West Sussex with the most impacted area being Burgess Hill. UK Power Networks earlier said that engineers were working to fix the issues and the Burgess Hill outage, which affected more than 5, homes, was resolved at around 1pm. The most notable outage in Burgess Hill, is said to have been caused by a fault at a substation in Burgess Hill. Engineers had to switch power back off to observe equipment at the substation before power was restored. SussexLive will provide updates on this ongoing power issue via the live blog below. If you have been affected, get in touch with us at news sussexlive. Get the latest news from across Sussex delivered straight to your inbox - find out more here. Thank you for following our live updates on this incident.

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The Packet - Falmouth. Edit Delete Report. I was reassured to learn UKPN are on track to complete the permanent repair by the end of the day and have had 50 people working around the clock to fix the issues at the substation since the first power outage last week in order to achieve this. Further information can be found here: Compensation: power cut lasting less than 12 hours UK Power Networks Every claim for compensation will be considered on its own merits. Please report any comments that break our rules. Submit Cancel. Engineers quickly and safely restored the power via switching which is a process that diverts power around the fault. This impacted homes in Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and Hurstpierpoint but power was restored to the affected area within 22 minutes. At 10am, several thousand properties were isolated, and power was off for around 3 hours whilst safety checks and works were undertaken. Customers have to be restored in stages to help minimise any further potential unplanned outages by overloading these sections of the electricity network. These decisions are made in the interest of safety and to ensure the reliability of supplies, preventing further unplanned power cuts. The outage in Haywards Heath today meant shoppers in Sainsbury's were left in the dark. A spokeswoman from UK power networks said: "We have temporarily turned off power in the Burgess Hill area so that we can carry out further safety checks, after a fault in a substation on March 9. Edit comment Cancel.

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Shoppers were left in the dark Image: The Argus. UKPN informed me that, although on their map it may have appeared that a large area would be impacted by the planned power outage, it actually only impacted 11 properties. Show more articles. This meant the power had to be turned off to several thousand properties at I was reassured to learn UKPN are on track to complete the permanent repair by the end of the day and have had 50 people working around the clock to fix the issues at the substation since the first power outage last week in order to achieve this. On Sunday 12 March at , UK Power Networks were required to turn the power off again due to a safety incident impacting several thousand customers in the same area. A major power cut has hit a leisure centre and supermarket. The loss of power is related to a major outage earlier this week where more than 30, homes as well as several schools and businesses in West Sussex lost power for hours. This was due to the local mobile masts also being without power. Someone said the town centre was out too. To judge the scale of the outage, double click on the map and it will show the number of properties affected. The Packet - Falmouth.