Power cut affecting Stevenage and nearby areas

What happened?

An underground electricity cable faulted on our high voltage network, causing an area wide power cut.

Which areas are affected?

This incident is reported as affecting the following postcodes:

SG1 1HE, SG1 1PH, SG1 1PW, SG1 1PP, SG1 1PS, SG1 1QB, SG1 1QD, SG1 1QQ, SG1 1QG, SG1 1NT, SG1 1PL, SG1 1PN, SG1 1PY, SG1 1PZ, SG1 1QA, SG1 1PR, SG1 1PG, SG1 1PQ, SG1 1PE, SG1 1NB, SG1 1NL, SG1 1LT, SG1 1LU, SG1 1NA, SG1 1ND, SG1 1NE, SG1 1NH, SG1 1NJ, SG1 1LQ, SG1 1RL, SG1 1RW, SG1 1RP, SG1 1RR, SG1 1RH, SG1 1RJ, SG1 1RF, SG1 1RG, SG1 1RB, SG1 1RD, SG1 1RE, SG1 1QX, SG1 1QY, SG1 1QS, SG1 1QU, SG1 1QT, SG1 1NR, SG1 1NS, SG1 1HX, SG1 1HY, SG1 1HT, SG1 1HZ, SG1 1JD, SG1 1JY, SG1 1UG, SG1 1UD, SG1 1UE, SG1 2BB, SG1 1QE, SG1 1PJ, SG1 1PU, SG1 1PX, SG1 1NG, SG1 1RA, SG1 1QZ, SG1 1NN, SG1 1UL, SG1 1PT, SG1 1JX, SG1 1UU, SG1 1UH, SG1 1HS, SG1 2JY, SG1 1HD, SG1 1UJ, SG1 5HA, SG1 5BZ, SG1 2TS, SG1 1HB, SG1 5HB, SG1 5HH, SG1 5HR, SG1 5ES, SG1 5DB, SG1 5DD, SG1 5ET, SG1 5EU, SG1 5DF, SG1 5EX, SG1 5DQ, SG1 5DH, SG1 5DJ, SG1 5DR, SG1 5DS, SG1 5AB, SG1 5AD, SG1 5AF, SG1 5AG, SG1 5AQ, SG1 5AL, SG1 5AP, SG1 5AS, SG1 1WZ, SG1 1LY, SG1 1LJ, SG1 5BS, SG1 2FZ, SG1 5DE, SG1 5DG, SG1 5DL, SG1 5DN, SG1 5DP, SG1 5DT, SG1 5AA, SG1 5AE, SG1 5AJ, SG1 5AN, SG1 5AW, SG1 5AR, SG1 5DA, SG1 5DW, SG1 5AH, SG1 5HD, SG1 2BA, SG1 1LS, SG1 1LR, SG1 1LW, SG1 1LP, SG1 1LX, SG1 1LD, SG1 1NP, SG1 1, SG1 2, SG1 5

Latest updates

• 31 Oct, 11:55

  Power cut reported

  We are aware of an incident caused by 11kV UG Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 31-OCT-2026 14:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 31 Oct, 12:55

  Power restored

  We are aware of an incident caused by 11kV UG Fault affecting the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers are dealing with this and we estimate that most supplies will be restored by 31-OCT-2026 14:30. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 31 Oct, 13:55

  Power restored

  We are currently experiencing problems with the electricity supply in your area. Our engineers have attended the fault, and have made an emergency repair to restore power to as many premises as possible. It is our intention to return to make a permanent repair as soon as we can. I'm sorry, but we can't give you a time for this at present. Please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

• 31 Oct, 15:45

  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.