Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution is moving to Weather Warning status ahead of a period of strong winds which are being forecast on Thursday across northern Scotland.
SSEN’s current weather model shows a low-pressure system moving through the North Sea between Shetland and Iceland, which will bring strong winds across northern Scotland from the early hours of Thursday morning.
The Met Office has now issued a Yellow Weather Warning for Thursday. More details can be found here.
SSEN is continuing to monitor this weather front closely as it develops and will issue further updates depending on the forecast.
Ahead of this severe weather, SSEN is activating its well-rehearsed contingency plans and is standing up additional teams to deal with any damage to the network and subsequent faults, which may impact customers’ power supplies.
SSEN would like to remind you what to do if you see any damage to our equipment. Please stay back, don’t touch it and instead report it to us directly by calling 105, or via our Power Track website, and engineers will investigate as soon as possible.
Customers are also being encouraged to be prepared for the possibility of disruption to supplies by:
- Saving the emergency power cut number - '105' - to your phone to report any loss of supply or damage to the electricity network.
- Visiting our Power Track website to give you details of power cuts and restoration times. You can also report power cuts and network damage through Power Track.
- Visiting the Preparing for a power cut section on our website, where there is a wealth of advice and information, or to chat live to one of our advisors via the Webchat service.
Customers are also eligible for our Priority Services Register (PSR) if you:
- Are deaf or hard of hearing
- Have a disability
- Live with children under five
- Are blind or partially-sighted
- Have a chronic illness
- Use medical equipment/aids reliant on electricity
- Are over 60.
To find out more about the PSR, click here or call 0800 294 3259.