Nottingham Power Cut Checker
Use this page to see if there is currently a power cut in Nottingham.
Nottingham is on the National Grid Electricity Distribution network. The checker on this page shows live outages, or call 105 free to report one. Business without power? Talk to our Nottingham generator team, available 24/7.
National Grid Electricity Distribution owns the cables and substations in Nottingham and the East Midlands. Scroll to the checker on this page, or open the National Grid outage map. Call 105 for free to report a cut or ask for an update. Never touch a damaged cable.
If your neighbours’ windows are lit and yours are not, the problem is likely in your home. Check the consumer unit for a switch in the off position. A dark street usually means a network fault that the checker should list.
Once power is back, give the system a few minutes to settle before plugging everything in, and check food in the freezer before you cook it.
The Queen’s Medical Centre, the University of Nottingham campuses and the warehouses and workshops across the city depend on a continuous supply. A short cut can still corrupt data or spoil stock. In a warehouse, scanners, racking lights and loading doors fall silent; in a workshop, machines stop mid-job. On a hospital or university site, labs, lifts and IT all need a dependable supply. Tell us which loads must stay powered and we can help size a generator to match, for an emergency or a planned shutdown. We provide emergency generator hire 24/7, standby generators and generator servicing and maintenance. Our guide on how to keep your business running sets out standby options, and the Nottingham service page covers hire and installation.
Power reaches Nottingham’s terraces, estates and city centre through a mix of substations, overhead lines and buried cables, and a fault underground gives no visible sign from the pavement. National Grid Electricity Distribution maintains that equipment across Nottinghamshire, and posts live updates while crews locate and repair a fault. Households who may need extra support during an outage may be eligible for the Priority Services Register.
Use the live checker just below to see whether your Nottingham postcode is affected.
We cover Nottingham, West Bridgford, Newark-on-Trent, Southwell and neighbouring Nottinghamshire towns.
Why is my street dark when the next one is lit?
Streets can be fed from different substations or cables, so a local fault may hit one road and miss another. Report it on 105 either way.
Our in-house hire specialists will listen to your specific needs to create a bespoke hire package. Within 2-4 hours, we can be with you restoring the power, wherever you are in Nottingham or the surrounding areas.
Everything is available on long or short-term rental contracts. Whether it is for planned routine works or reactive emergency situations, our service team can manage the logistics from the delivery, through to the commissioning of any temporary hire systems. This service includes the on-site assessment for installing a temporary generator in a safe and sustainable manner.
FIND OUT MOREIf you are facing a sudden loss of power, you can trust that we will get things sorted quickly. We aim to get equipment to you within 4 hours of logging a call with our team. An on-site engineer will provide an assessment for installing a temporary generator, no matter where you are in the country.
FIND OUT MOREUsing the very latest telemetry systems, we can remotely monitor the operation of your hire generator sets while operating in an unmanned location. These controls and measures monitor:
The system also helps to ensure the smooth running of essential or back up power without having to send an engineer regularly to site.
FIND OUT MOREOur machines can be configured to offer additional resilience for critical suppliers. Applications include:
Coupled with our remote Scada monitoring system, we are able to provide our clients with real time status, alarms and control, giving them peace of mind.
FIND OUT MORENo matter what you’re trying to power, we can find a generator which suits your requirements. You may be looking to power equipment, a building or a temporary event – whatever it is we can find the appropriate solution. With Hire Sales team members located across the UK, we’re never far away if you’re looking for help. Below is a selection of our hire generator range, which boasts over 30 different generators, rated from 20 – 2200kVA.
We have a dedicated team of experts to look after hire, as well as engineers, project managers, consultants and logistics coordinators who are all directly employed by us. They put their expertise to work for you, providing high specification equipment that is bespoke to your needs and budget.