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SSEN Reports Local Power Cuts in Swindon and Bournemouth After Underground Faults

The operator says only some homes are affected during such faults, with updates and repair targets posted on its PowerTrack service.

Overview

  • In Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, an unplanned outage was logged at 5:23pm on December 10, affecting six postcodes and an estimated 29 people.
  • SSEN set a target restoration time of 11:30pm on December 10 for the Swindon incident, noting that estimates can change as engineers assess the fault.
  • In Bournemouth’s BH11 and BH12 areas, a separate outage was reported at 5:28am on December 11, with engineers on site shortly after.
  • SSEN aimed to restore power in Bournemouth by 11:00am on December 11 and reiterated that underground network faults typically leave only some properties off supply.
  • The company apologized to residents, explained that “one in three homes” may be affected in such cases, and directed households to follow PowerTrack for further updates.