SSEN moves to Weather Warning status for central southern England for 24 January
| Tuesday 23 January 2024 16:00 Last night SSEN restored power to 35,000 homes in central Southern England following the impacts of Storm Isha. Teams from across the licence area made excellent progress throughout the course of the day with restoration efforts focused on the final few properties that remained without power this morning. Ahead of a period of high winds which are forecast from 9pm tonight into the early hours of Wednesday morning as a result on Storm Jocelyn we are now moving to a Weather Warning status. Our teams remain in place to deal with any damage to the network and subsequent faults, which may interrupt customers’ power supplies. Our current weather model shows a low-pressure system, which is expected to bring windspeeds between 40-45mph inland and 50pmh in coastal areas, with some forecasts suggesting potential for gusts of up to 60mph. We will continue to monitor Storm Jocelyn closely as it develops, and we will issue further updates as required. 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 our engineers will investigate as soon as possible. To help prepare 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 they: 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. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us directly at stakeholder.engagement@sse.com Kind Regards, Lyndsey Stainton Head of Engagement Delivery, SSEN |