105
Free national fault line
Free, 24/7
SSEN
Your DNO
serves Aberdeen City
1+
towns covered
incl. Aberdeen, Bridge of Don, Cove Bay
£95 to £390
Ofgem compensation
for a long unplanned cut
Live outage map for Aberdeen City
The map shows incidents reported by users in real time, centred on Aberdeen City. Zoom in on your street to check whether a cut is your home only or a wider network fault — when neighbours are also dark, it is a SSEN job.
Compact city of 230,000 on the North Sea coast, between the Don and Dee estuaries. North Sea haar and easterly gales hit Aberdeen first; the granite city centre is sheltered, but coastal suburbs at Cove and Bridge of Don see overhead-line damage during storms.
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Reports across Aberdeen City
Logged by residents of the county in the last 24 hours.
No resident has logged a cut in Aberdeen City in the last 24 hours. Our feed only knows what people tell it, so an unreported fault is still possible. For the confirmed picture, check the SSEN Power Track with your postcode, then add your report so your neighbours can see it.
Report a power cut in Aberdeen City
Seeing a cut the map hasn't caught yet? Add it in seconds. Your report is anonymous and appears on the live map above so neighbours in Aberdeen City know what's going on.
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Power cuts by town in Aberdeen City
Pick your town for local outage reports, the live map and your network operator's fault line.
Your village is not on the list? Aberdeen City has far more settlements than we hold pages for, and they all sit on the same SSEN network: the number to call is the same 105, and the live map above covers the whole county — zoom in on your postcode. For a street-level answer on a hamlet, enter your full postcode in the SSEN Power Track.
Why the power goes out in Aberdeen City
Aberdeen City is the granite capital of Scotland's oil and gas industry, inside SSEN's North licence area. The city's dense urban network is mostly underground and supports heavy commercial demand from the energy corridor. Compact city of 230,000 on the North Sea coast, between the Don and Dee estuaries.
Weather and terrain. North Sea haar and easterly gales hit Aberdeen first; the granite city centre is sheltered, but coastal suburbs at Cove and Bridge of Don see overhead-line damage during storms.
How the network is run. SSEN's Aberdeen depot dispatches engineers across the city. The harbour and energy-park areas have dedicated industrial supply; the Dyce industrial estate has its own substation cluster.
A local quirk worth knowing. Aberdeen Royal Infirmary's protected supply (multiple redundant feeders) means hospital operations are decoupled from city outages — useful context if you live in Foresterhill.
What to do when the power goes out at home in Aberdeen City
Check whether neighbours are affected
Look at the street lights and the houses opposite. If they're on, your fault is inside your home — check the consumer unit. If they're out too, it is a SSEN network fault: call 105.
Dial 105
Have your full postcode ready. Ask the operator for an estimated time of restoration (ETR) and a fault reference number — both make any later compensation claim faster.
Unplug sensitive electronics
Unplug TVs, routers, computers and consoles to protect them from a surge when supply returns. Leave one light switched on so you'll know visually when the power is back.
Log start and end times
Under Ofgem's Guaranteed Standards, a fault affecting fewer than 5,000 properties entitles a household to £95 once the supply has been off for more than 12 hours (24 hours for a larger fault), then £45 for each further 12 hours, capped at £390. Storms use a separate scale: £85 plus £45 every 6 hours, capped at £2,165. Keep a written log with photos — SSEN normally pays automatically.
The Selectra expert answers your questions on power cuts in Aberdeen City
Always to your Distribution Network Operator, not your supplier. In Aberdeen City that is SSEN. Dial 105 (Free national fault line) — free, 24/7.
North Sea haar and easterly gales hit Aberdeen first; the granite city centre is sheltered, but coastal suburbs at Cove and Bridge of Don see overhead-line damage during storms. SSEN's Aberdeen depot dispatches engineers across the city. The harbour and energy-park areas have dedicated industrial supply; the Dyce industrial estate has its own substation cluster.
There is no county-wide average worth quoting: a fault on an urban underground cable is often back within an hour or two, while an overhead line down in open country after a storm can take most of a day. The number that matters is the estimated time of restoration (ETR) SSEN publishes for your specific fault — ask for it when you call 105, or read it off the SSEN Power Track after entering your postcode. Planned cuts are announced in advance and normally run 2 to 8 hours.
Yes, under Ofgem's Guaranteed Standards of Performance. Where the fault affected fewer than 5,000 properties — most street-level cuts in Aberdeen City — a domestic customer gets £95 once the supply has been off for more than 12 hours, then £45 for each further 12 hours, capped at £390. Where more than 5,000 properties lost supply, that first £95 applies after 24 hours. Businesses start at £190. Four or more cuts of three hours or longer in a single year earn an extra £95. Payment from SSEN is normally automatic.
SSEN announces planned cuts by letter (and increasingly text or email) 2 to 8 days in advance. Most run 8am to 6pm and last 2 to 8 hours. Planned cuts do not qualify for compensation unless your operator failed to give adequate notice.
Power cuts in nearby areas
Other counties close to Aberdeen City — useful if your storm or fault crosses council boundaries.
Aberdeenshire
SSEN
Angus
SSEN
Dundee City
SSEN
Moray
SSEN
East Lothian
SP Energy Networks
Fife
SP Energy Networks
City of Edinburgh
SP Energy Networks
Midlothian
SP Energy Networks
Other counties served by SSEN
Same operator, same emergency number, similar restoration patterns and compensation framework.