Is there a power cut in the Shrewsbury postcode area right now?

3 live incidents affecting the SY postcode area right now.

The SY postcode area covers Shrewsbury and the surrounding postcodes.

Active incidents

active National Grid Electricity Distribution

SY3 7QW, SY3 7

Started: 08 Oct, 23:45

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~1
active National Grid Electricity Distribution

SY3 7QN, SY3 7QP, SY3 7QR, SY3 7QW, SY3 7

Started: 08 Oct, 20:20

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~19
active National Grid Electricity Distribution

SY7 8PP, SY7 8

Started: 08 Oct, 16:29

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~1

Planned work

No planned work currently affects the SY postcode area.

Recently restored

National Grid Electricity Distribution (2)

restored National Grid Electricity Distribution

SY5 8DE, SY5 8AE, SY5 8AA, SY5 8AG, SY5 8EF, SY5 8EG

Started: 08 Oct, 17:00

Restored: 08 Oct, 22:26

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~56
restored National Grid Electricity Distribution

SY6 6JW, SY6 6

Started: 08 Oct, 11:18

Restored: 08 Oct, 17:46

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~9

SP Energy Networks (1)

restored Planned work SP Energy Networks

SY22 6RR, SY22 6SA, SY22 6RP, SY22 6

Started: 08 Oct, 09:31

Restored: 08 Oct, 16:44

Contains data from SP Energy Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0

Last 14 days

Operator	Power cuts	Typical time to fix
SP Energy Networks	34	3h 46m
National Grid Electricity Distribution	23	4h 6m
Total	57	3h 56m

Postcode districts in the SY area

District	Current	Total (14d)	Planned (14d)	Last power cut
Shrewsbury SY1 Shrewsbury	0	1	0	02 Oct, 11:38
Shrewsbury SY3 Shrewsbury, Bayston Hill	2	5	1	08 Oct, 23:45
Shrewsbury SY4 Baschurch, Bomere Heath, Nesscliffe, Shawbury, Wem	0	13	2	07 Oct, 10:49
Shrewsbury SY5 Atcham, Cressage, Condover, Minsterley, Pontesbury, Westbury, Wroxeter	0	10	4	08 Oct, 17:00
Church Stretton SY6 Church Stretton, Cardington	0	5	1	08 Oct, 11:18
Craven Arms SY7 Bucknell, Craven Arms, Clun, Munslow, Lydbury North	1	6	2	08 Oct, 16:29
Ludlow SY8 Ludlow, Brimfield, Clee Hill, Culmington	0	6	3	06 Oct, 08:13
Oswestry SY10 Oswestry, Gobowen, Llansilin, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant	0	9	5	30 Sept, 15:45
Oswestry SY11 Oswestry, St Martin's, West Felton	0	6	3	07 Oct, 16:16
Ellesmere SY12 Ellesmere, Welshampton, Cockshutt	0	4	0	07 Oct, 16:16
Whitchurch SY13 Whitchurch, Whixall	0	11	2	07 Oct, 10:14
Malpas SY14 Malpas, Tilston, Bickerton, Cholmondeley	0	5	3	06 Oct, 12:00
Montgomery SY15 Montgomery, Abermule, Chirbury, Church Stoke	0	2	2	—
Newtown SY16 Newtown, Tregynon, Bettws Cedewain	0	7	3	05 Oct, 12:33
Caersws SY17 Caersws, Trefeglwys, Carno, Llandinam	0	1	1	—
Llanbrynmair SY19 Llanbrynmair, Talerddig, Staylittle	0	1	0	03 Oct, 15:56
Machynlleth SY20 Machynlleth, Corris	0	1	1	—
Welshpool SY21 Welshpool, Marton, Stockton	0	7	3	07 Oct, 12:40
Llanfyllin SY22 Llanfechain, Llanfyllin, Llanymynech, Meifod	0	15	7	02 Oct, 06:14
Aberystwyth SY23 Aberystwyth, Llanbadarn Fawr, Penparcau, Llanrhystud	0	13	1	08 Oct, 08:20
Borth SY24 Borth, Bow Street, Llandre, Talybont	0	1	0	03 Oct, 00:21

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