Major power cut leaves larges parts of England without electricity

[arista]

https://news.sky.com/story/large-parts-of-london-and-south-east-without-electricity-after-power-cut-11781338

[Northern Powergrid said 110,000 customers lost power on Friday evening.
The company supplies 3.9m homes in the North East as well as Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.]
[Western Power Distribution (WMD) which supplies the Midlands, the South West and Wales, also said they have a "major incident".]
["We believe this is due to a failure on National Grid's network, which is affecting our customers."]


Not good news at all/

[Beso]

London traffic lights are failing as well.....the russians...

[Oliver_W]

I didn't realise Lincolnshire even had electricity tbh ;)

[Beso]

I didn't realise Lincolnshire even had electricity tbh ;)

That's a bit uncaring and unfunny.

[Cherie]

M21 foretelling these power cuts

[Twosugars]

I'd imagine the government would make noise if the Russians hacked the system

[Beso]

M21 foretelling these power cuts

Hehe...

[Beso]

I'd imagine the government would make noise if the Russians hacked the system

Early days yet.

[arista]

Ch4HDnews reported folks stuck in trains.
National Grid is at fault.

[Beso]

Meanwhile, Vladimir has 4 bars on.

[Twosugars]

Ch4HDnews reported folks stuck in trains.
National Grid is at fault.

Not Arista covering up for Russians:o

[Vicky.]

People keep telling me its off all over the north east, but mines still on (luckily) so thats fake news!

QE hospital in Gateshead..their ****ing generator is off. So..people are going to die due to negligence. Bloody ridiculous tbh.

[arista]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EBiwNSnWsAASXfT?format=jpg&name=small

[Vicky.]

Hmm seems only London areas is actually news? As I siaid, much of the north east too. Including a large hospital which have been negligent enough to not maintain their emergency generator..:umm2:

[bots]

it could be a malicious hack into the national grid, we will need to wait and see what comes from it

[Kizzy]

Could it not be the freak weather? There's just been a massive storm here, shocked to hear about the hospital Vicky! That could be a catastrophe! :(

[Vicky.]

Could it not be the freak weather? There's just been a massive storm here, shocked to hear about the hospital Vicky! That could be a catastrophe! :(

I know, its ridiculous, should be first priority surely, having the backup generator bloody working. Fairly sure a large amount of people are going to..well die. Someones getting fired I think..

[user104658]

Could it not be the freak weather? There's just been a massive storm here, shocked to hear about the hospital Vicky! That could be a catastrophe! :(I was wondering that, we had some crazy thunder a few days ago (the house actually shook), there were a few power cuts in local villages after it (not here :hee: ) and there are now a few areas locally where there's no mobile reception at all and others where there's "basic" but no 3g/4g so it seems like it knocked out some mobile phone masts.

I'd guess a bigger storm in the wrong place could do some damage to the grid?

[Cherie]

I was wondering that, we had some crazy thunder a few days ago (the house actually shook), there were a few power cuts in local villages after it (not here :hee: ) and there are now a few areas locally where there's no mobile reception at all and others where there's "basic" but no 3g/4g so it seems like it knocked out some mobile phone masts.

I'd guess a bigger storm in the wrong place could do some damage to the grid?

not had any extreme weather in London?

[AnnieK]

not had any extreme weather in London?

Have you not had the storms today? Been bloody biblical level rain up here today

[Cherie]

Have you not had the storms today? Been bloody biblical level rain up here today

Nope :laugh: it rained over night, then a few showers in the afternoon, and the wind picked up about 4pm...in the main its been dry and sunny, rained heavy about 8pm but well after the power cuts

[Dogeatdog]

Ugh if only this could’ve happened say... in SE London... tomorrow morning... at about 6am when I start work :hehe:

[Cherie]

Ugh if only this could’ve happened say... in SE London... tomorrow morning... at about 6am when I start work :hehe:

there is still hope!

[Twosugars]

Ugh if only this could’ve happened say... in SE London... tomorrow morning... at about 6am when I start work :hehe:

6am on a Saturday? Big E, you work too hard :hee:

[Dogeatdog]

there is still hope!

Fingers crossed Cherie :fc:

6am on a Saturday? Big E, you work too hard :hee:

When it gets to the weekends at work though I’m lazy as anything. I need my energy for when I go out on the booze :hehe: