View our real-time, historic, and planned outage data to learn about disruptions to the network. 

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Outage Management

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We are the electricity Distribution Network Operator (DNO) responsible for delivering power to over 3.8 million homes and businesses across central southern England and the north of Scotland. We serve some of the most diverse and unique geographies across the UK, and keep customers and communities connected whilst developing the flexible electricity network vital to achieving net zero.

Our skilled teams are based right across the regions we serve, from the bustle of West London to the smallest villages in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.  They are supported by engineering and customer service teams based in major offices and depots in centres like Reading, Portsmouth, Perth and Inverness.

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SSEN Distribution

NaFIRS LV Faults SEPD (CSV)

NaFIRS LV Faults SHEPD (CSV)

NaFIRS LV Faults

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NaFIRS HV Faults SEPD (CSV)

NaFIRS HV Faults SHEPD (CSV)

NaFIRS Methodology Statement

NaFIRS HV Faults

SEPD and SHEPD Licence Areas

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SSEN Data Triage record for Real Time Outage Dataset

This is the API link for our Powertrack tool which allows our customers to get access to near-realtime outage data on the SSEN Distribution Network. This includes Planned and Unplanned Outages as well as some supporting information on affected postcodes 

Power Track Real Time Outage API 

Data Dictionary showing the information available on the Real Time Outage application

Realtime Outage Data Attributes

Access to detailed UK weather data to provide users with insight into weather conditions that may impact the network. 

Relevant Third Party Resource - Met Office Weather and Climate Data

This is a link to the power cuts & safety resources on the SSEN website. These reports provide helpful tips and insights to help users during a power cut.

SSEN - Power Cuts & Safety - Helpful Tips and Insights

Real Time Outage Dataset

NaFIRS Data Triage Record

NaFIRS Definitions

4-letter short code identifying the district

DISTRICT_SHORT_CODE

District Short Code

REPORTING_YEAR

Reporting Year

DISTRICT_CODE

District Code

REFERENCE_NUMBER

Reference Number

Date and time the incident was reported, formatted as dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm

LV_INCIDENT_TIME

LV Incident Time

NRN created by concatenating Primary NRN, HV Feeder NRN, Transformer NRN and LV Feeder NRN

NRN_SOUTH

NRN South

PRIMARY_NRN

Primary NRN

CATEGORY_CODE

Category Code

CATEGORY_DESCRIPTION

Category Description

Code identifying the type of equipment involved in the incident

EQUIPMENT_CODE

Equipment Code

EQUIPMENT_DESCRIPTION

Equipment Description

Code identifying the component involved in the incident

COMPONENT_CODE

Component Code

COMPONENT_DESCRIPTION

Component Description

Code identifying the cause of the incident

CAUSE_CODE

Cause Code

CAUSE_DESCRIPTION

Cause Description

Flag indicating whether damage occurred (1=damage, 0=no damage)

DAMAGE

Damage

Flag indicating whether the incident was part of an exceptional event

EXCEPTIONAL_EVENT

Exceptional Event

Number of customers affected by the incident

LV_CUST_AFF

LV Customers Affected

Total customer minutes lost due to the incident, rounded to the nearest whole number

LV_CUST_MINS_LOST

LV Customer Minutes Lost

Average time off supply in minutes. Calculated by dividing total minutes lost by number of customers affected, rounded to nearest minute.

AVG_TIME_OFF_MINS

Average Time Off Supply (Minutes)

NRN_NORTH

NRN North

Average time off supply in minutes. Calculated by dividing total minutes lost by number of customers affected, rounded to nearest minute