Is there a power cut in the Chelmsford postcode area right now?
1 live incident affecting the CM postcode area right now.
The CM postcode area covers Chelmsford and the surrounding postcodes.
Active incidents
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active UK Power Networks
CM19 5JZ, CM19 5JY, CM19 5JP, CM19 5JR, CM19 5JU, CM19 5
A fault has occurred on an underground electricity cable affecting the local area, we may have to dig up the road to carry out repairs.
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Planned work
No planned work currently affects the CM postcode area.
Recently restored
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restored UK Power Networks
CM15 0AR, CM15 0AU, CM15 0AT, CM15 0AP, CM15 0AX, CM15 0AN
A problem on the electricity network caused power to go on and off in the area.
Contains data from UK Power Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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restored UK Power Networks
CM77 6TL, CM77 6TN, CM77 6TQ, CM77 6TJ, CM77 6RD, CM77 6
We've had to turn off power in your area so our engineers can safely carry out emergency repairs to the network.
Contains data from UK Power Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0
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restored UK Power Networks
CM5 0SF, CM5 0TG, CM5 0SB, CM5 0SE, CM5 0SG, CM5 0
We were investigating an overhead electricity line fault which caused a power cut in the local area.
Contains data from UK Power Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0
Last 14 days
| Operator | Power cuts | Typical time to fix |
|---|---|---|
| UK Power Networks | 67 | 2h 39m |
| Total | 67 | 2h 39m |
Postcode districts in the CM area
| District | Current | Total (14d) | Planned (14d) | Last power cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southminster Southminster, Bradwell, Tillingham, Asheldham, Dengie, Burnham-on-Crouch |
0 | 1 | 0 | 29 Sept, 17:11 |
| Chelmsford Chelmsford, Writtle |
0 | 11 | 0 | 07 Oct, 13:22 |
| Chelmsford Chelmsford |
0 | 10 | 0 | 07 Oct, 03:33 |
| Chelmsford Hatfield Peverel, South Woodham Ferrers, North Fambridge, Cold Norton, Boreham, Maylandsea |
0 | 9 | 0 | 07 Oct, 12:11 |
| Ingatestone Blackmore, Fryerning, Ingatestone, Margaretting, Stock |
0 | 6 | 0 | 06 Oct, 17:15 |
| Ongar Chipping Ongar, High Ongar, Bobbingworth, Moreton, The Lavers, The Rodings |
0 | 5 | 0 | 08 Oct, 12:12 |
| Dunmow Great Dunmow, Felsted, Thaxted |
0 | 8 | 0 | 08 Oct, 09:04 |
| Braintree Braintree, Finchingfield, Great Bardfield |
0 | 7 | 0 | 08 Oct, 09:04 |
| Maldon Maldon, Tollesbury, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Tolleshunt Knights |
0 | 2 | 0 | 07 Oct, 08:03 |
| Billericay Billericay (East), Great Burstead |
0 | 6 | 0 | 30 Sept, 20:11 |
| Billericay Billericay (West), Little Burstead |
0 | 10 | 0 | 30 Sept, 11:04 |
| Brentwood Brentwood, East Horndon, Great Warley, Herongate, Hutton, Ingrave, Little Warley, West Horndon |
0 | 3 | 0 | 07 Oct, 08:33 |
| Brentwood Brentwood, Warley |
0 | 1 | 0 | 27 Sept, 10:48 |
| Brentwood Brentwood, Doddinghurst, Kelvedon Hatch, Mountnessing, Shenfield, Stondon Massey, Pilgrims Hatch |
0 | 1 | 0 | 08 Oct, 15:41 |
| Epping Epping, Theydon Bois, North Weald |
0 | 4 | 0 | 01 Oct, 13:15 |
| Harlow Harlow |
0 | 1 | 0 | 01 Oct, 11:20 |
| Harlow Harlow, Roydon |
1 | 1 | 0 | 07 Oct, 22:31 |
| Harlow Harlow, Gilston |
0 | 2 | 0 | 06 Oct, 18:52 |
| Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford, Sheering |
0 | 1 | 0 | 29 Sept, 14:35 |
| Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford, Thorley, Manuden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 30 Sept, 07:07 |
| Stansted Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted Airport |
0 | 2 | 0 | 01 Oct, 19:05 |
| Braintree Braintree, Great Notley, Rayne |
0 | 4 | 0 | 08 Oct, 12:02 |
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