When will my power come back on?
As far as I can tell, everyone in Brightling now has water, but not electricity.
The information given out by UK Power Networks is at “postcode area” level, ie they lump all of TN32 5?? together and all of TN19 7?? together. These are the two postcode areas that Brightling falls within.
There are multiple faults associated with both areas. The following information is taken from https://www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/power-cut-list/ as at 11:00 am on Monday 21 February.
| Postcodes affected | Estimated time for power to be restored | Number of customers affected | Reference number | |
| TN19 7, TN32 5 | 21-FEB-2022 between 22:30 and 23:30 | We’re investigating a high voltage overhead electricity line fault which has caused a power cut in the local area. | 480 | INCD-266356-G |
| TN19 7, TN32 5 | 21-FEB-2022 between 16:00 and 17:00 | A fault has occurred on a high voltage electricity overhead line in the local area. | 1791 | INCD-266019-G |
| TN19 7, TN32 5 | 21-FEB-2022 between 22:30 and 23:30 | We’re investigating a high voltage overhead electricity line fault which has caused a power cut in the local area. | 341 | INCD-266311-G |
| TN32 5 | 21-FEB-2022 between 22:30 and 23:30 | We’re investigating a high voltage overhead electricity line fault which has caused a power cut in the local area. | 123 | INCD-266360-G |
| TN32 5 | 22-FEB-2022 between 15:30 and 16:30 | We’re investigating an overhead electricity line fault which has caused a power cut in the local area. | 20 | INCD-267244-G |
| TN19 7, TN32 5 | 22-FEB-2022 between 15:30 and 16:30 | We’re investigating a high voltage overhead electricity line fault which has caused a power cut in the local area. | 407 | INCD-13956-W |
| TN19 7 | 21-FEB-2022 between 15:30 and 16:30 | We’re investigating an overhead electricity line fault which has caused a power cut in the local area. | To Be Confirmed | INCD-319240-U |
| TN19 7 | 22-FEB-2022 between 15:30 and 16:30 | We’re investigating a high voltage overhead electricity line fault which has caused a power cut in the local area. | 121 | INCD-268299-G |
| TN19 7 | To be confirmed | A fault has occurred on a piece of our electrical equipment which controls the power to your home. | To Be Confirmed | INCD-268001-G |
| TN19 7 | 22-FEB-2022 between 22:30 and 23:30 | We’re investigating a high voltage overhead electricity line fault which has caused a power cut in the local area. | 128 | INCD-266298-G |
So the answer is: sometime between 4:00 pm Monday and 11:30 pm Tuesday. It goes without saying all these times are estimates. The full list shows that there are 100s of outstanding faults across the South-East.
Do contact me or any Parish Councillor if you know of anyone in particular difficulties. Contact details are on this web page.