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Power cut affecting Harpenden and nearby areas

AL5 4ED, AL5 2RT, AL5 2RU, AL5 2, AL5 4

UK Power Networks Looking after the electricity network in this area.

Started

21 Oct, 08:14

Customers affected

~16 (operator's estimate)

Status

Restored 21 Oct, 08:57

Affected area (approximate)

What happened?

A fault occurred on an underground electricity cable affecting the local area.

Which areas are affected?

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

AL5 4ED, AL5 2RT, AL5 2RU, AL5 2, AL5 4

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Latest updates

  • 21 Oct, 08:23

    Power cut reported

    We are aware of an incident caused by LV UG Network Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 21-OCT-2026 09:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 21 Oct, 09:03

    Power restored

    We have repaired the problem with the electricity supply in your area. There may still be some tidying up to do, and any details have been passed to our Maintenance department, who will attend to it as soon as possible. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Information provided by UK Power Networks. Last updated: 21 Oct, 20:56. Contains data from UK Power Networks, licensed under CC BY 4.0.