Why 1,521 homes in Sheffield neighbourhood were hit by major power cut
Residents were cut off for nearly two hours
Power bosses have explained why more than 1,500 homes were left without electricity across a large Sheffield neighbourhood.
A total of 1,521 homes were affected in the Stocksbridge area, leaving them without power for 1hr 40 mins.
Northern Powergrid today explained the incident as a safety interruption, caused by a low hanging power cable.
A spokesperson for Northern Powergrid said: “Due to reports of a low hanging overhead line, a safety interruption was performed at 4.50pm on Monday April 27 in the Stocksbridge area of Sheffield.
“The safety interruption resulted in a power cut affecting 1,521 customers. Engineers attended site to investigate and found it to be a third-party overhead line and not an electricity overhead line. All customers were therefore restored at 6.40pm.”
They added that they are currently aware of of reports of low voltage being experienced by some customers in the local area, a separate issue from last night’s power cut.
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They said this was due to investment works being carried out at a nearby substation serving the Upper Don area.
They added: “Later this year we will complete the cable replacement and investment works and the network will return to its normal configuration, reducing the number of customers affected by individual faults.
“We thank customers for their patience as we continue to monitor the network closely, prioritising remedial works and delivering planned investment to enhance the longer-term resilience of the Upper Don area.”