Burnley Power Cut Checker
Use this page to see if there is currently a power cut in Burnley.
POWER CUT BURNLEY?
CONTACT US FOR YOUR EMERGENCY POWER!
Burnley’s electricity network is run by SP Electricity North West. Check its live map for your street, or call 105 free to report a power cut. If a business is affected, our business continuity guide explains your options.
POWER EMERGENCY? CALL US 24/7/365 ON 0115 9444 422
POWER CUT IN BURNLEY RIGHT NOW?
SP Electricity North West owns the cables and substations in Burnley, so it is the company to ask. Its live power cut map shows known faults, with restoration estimates where available. If yours is not listed, call 105 (free, 24 hours) to report it. Keep away from any fallen lines and treat them as live.
Not sure it is a network fault? See whether the trip switch in your consumer unit has flipped, then look along the street. If next door and the street lights are out too, the problem is on the network.
- Switch off heavy appliances so a surge does not trip things on return.
- Keep a torch and charged phone to hand, and leave candles in the drawer.
- Leave the fridge and freezer closed so chilled and frozen food lasts as long as possible.
- Unplug computers, TVs and chargers until power is back.
- Check on neighbours who rely on powered medical equipment.
KEEPING BURNLEY BUSINESSES TRADING
Burnley’s employers sit on sites such as Heasandford, Rossendale Road and Healeywood industrial estates, Network 65 and Gannow business parks, and the Innovation Drive site for aerospace and advanced manufacturing suppliers. For production lines, refrigeration or servers, a short cut can mean lost stock and lost orders. A longer one can halt dispatch, spoil temperature-controlled goods and leave teams unable to use essential equipment. We supply generator hire, sales and maintenance across Lancashire, and can arrange emergency generator hire around the clock. For sites that want cover in place before the next cut, we also supply standby generators and keep them serviced, sized to the loads that must stay on.
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BURNLEY’S NETWORK AND STORM RISK
In January 2025, Storm Éowyn brought winds above 80mph across the North West network area. The operator logged more than 137 separate damages and had reconnected more than 66,000 properties by 25 January, with incidents in Lancashire as well as north Cumbria. Burnley sits in the same Lancashire network, where overhead lines are exposed to the same storms. Households that rely on power for health or mobility reasons may be eligible for the operator’s free Priority Services Register, so ask SP Electricity North West about it before the next outage.
Local businesses can plan around this: a standby generator with automatic start and an automatic transfer switch can pick up the load shortly after a cut, which can reduce the risk of downtime. Ask us about sizing for your site before winter.
BURNLEY POWER CUTS – CHECK NOW WITH OUR INTERACTIVE MAP
For live faults in Burnley, Padiham and Nelson, SP Electricity North West’s map has the latest status and restoration estimates where available.
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POWER CUTS AROUND BURNLEY
This page covers Burnley and the neighbouring towns of Padiham, Nelson, Colne and Brierfield, plus Accrington and Blackburn to the west. SP Electricity North West runs the network across all of them.
Who do I call if the whole street is dark?
Call 105. It routes you to SP Electricity North West and is free from landlines and mobiles in England.
OUR BURNLEY EMERGENCY POWER CUT HIRE SERVICES
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 Burnley and the surrounding areas.
BESPOKE PACKAGES BUILT TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS
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 MOREEMERGENCY GENERATOR HIRE 365 DAYS A YEAR
If 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 MOREREMOTE MONITORING USING THE LATEST TELEMETRY SYSTEMS
Using 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:
- Fuel & coolant levels
- Oil levels & pressure
- Operating temperature
- Battery status
- Power output
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 MORESPECIALIST CONTROL CAPABILITIES
Our machines can be configured to offer additional resilience for critical suppliers. Applications include:
- Generator to generator load sharing
- On Load demand Schemes
- G99 compliant mains synchronisation & decoupling
- Peak lopping
- Dead bus synchronisation
- Configurable PLC software
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 MOREOVER 1100 RENTAL SPEC GENERATORS AVAILABLE FROM 20 – 2200KVA, DELIVERED WITHIN 2-4 HOURS IN AN EMERGENCY
No 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.
NetZPack 60/75
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NetZPack 45/75
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NetZPack 30/45
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NetZPack 30/75
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R220C5 220kVA Stage V Kohler-SDMO Generator
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R165C5 165kVA Stage V Kohler-SDMO Generator
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R550C5 550kVA Stage V Kohler-SDMO Generator
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R50C5 50kVA Stage V Kohler-SDMO Generator
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YOUR SPECIALIST HIRE TEAM
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.