Power cut? Call 105 — free, 24/7, for any electricity network in the UK.

Operators & contact numbers

outages.uk aggregates data from these networks — we don't run any of them. If your power is off right now, use the number below or call 105, free and available 24/7 for any electricity network in Great Britain (Northern Ireland has its own number, listed for NIE Networks below).

UK Power Networks

London, Eastern, South Eastern

Call 105 (free, 24/7), or their own line: 0800 31 63 105

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National Grid Electricity Distribution

East Midlands, West Midlands, South Wales, South West

Call 105 (free, 24/7), or their own line: 0800 6783 105

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Northern Powergrid

North East, Yorkshire

Call 105 (free, 24/7), or their own line: 0800 66 88 77

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SP Energy Networks

Central & Southern Scotland, Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales, North Shropshire

Call 105 (free, 24/7)

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Electricity North West

North West

Call 105 (free, 24/7), or their own line: 0800 195 4141

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Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

North Scotland, Central Southern England

Call 105 (free, 24/7), or their own line: 0800 072 7282 (England) / 0800 300 999 (Scotland)

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NIE Networks

Northern Ireland

Call 03457 643 643

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Not sure who manages your connection? Your electricity bill or the Energy Networks Association's operator finder will tell you — see our About page for more on which networks we cover.