{"id":286,"date":"2025-08-29T15:21:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/?page_id=286"},"modified":"2025-08-29T15:21:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T15:21:37","slug":"power-cuts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/stay-safe\/stay-safe-content\/power-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>How to prepare for a power cut&nbsp;<\/strong><br>&#8211; Keep an eye on weather warnings which might cause power cuts&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Remember 105 as the number to call for powercuts. Your area is Northern Powergrid.<br>&#8211; Unplug non-essential electrical appliances. If you have crucial medical equipment, contact your electricity network as you may be added to the Priority Services Register.<br>&#8211; Prepare an emergency kit including essential items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Priority Services Register<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those that require extra support during a power cut, you may be eligible to be added to your energy supplier or network operator\u2019s Priority Service Register. For info or to register, visit www.northernpowergrid.com\/supporting-customers\/priority-services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay safe during a power cut<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re experiencing a power cut report the outage to your local power network. Call 105.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Switch off all appliances that shouldn\u2019t be left unattended, ready for when power is restored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leave a light on, so you know when the power is restored. (Use torches not candles if you can).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wrap up warm or close windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call the Priority Services Register if you\u2019re signed up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep fridges and freezers closed, they will stay cold for many hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Power cut checker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit Northern Powergrid website to check on power outages or report a power cut www.northernpowergrid.com\/power-cuts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Advice via British Red Cross<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/stay-safe\/stay-safe-content\/\">&lt;&lt; back to the list of contents<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to prepare for a power cut&nbsp;&#8211; Keep an eye on weather warnings which might cause power cuts&nbsp;&#8211; Remember 105 as the number to call for powercuts. Your area is Northern Powergrid.&#8211; Unplug non-essential electrical appliances. If you have crucial medical equipment, contact your electricity network as you may be added to the Priority Services [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":107,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-286","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=286"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":288,"href":"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286\/revisions\/288"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/kops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}