105
Free national fault line
Free, 24/7
SP Energy Networks
Your DNO
serves Flintshire
3+
towns covered
incl. Mold, Connah's Quay, Flint
£95 to £390
Ofgem compensation
for a long unplanned cut
Live outage map for Flintshire
The map shows incidents reported by users in real time, centred on Flintshire. 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 SP Energy Networks job.
Dee estuary in the north (a heavy industrial corridor including Airbus Broughton and Shotton steelworks), with the Clwydian Hills rising in the west. Atlantic and Irish Sea storms hit the Dee coast; the inland Clwydian fringe is sheltered.
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Reports across Flintshire
Logged by residents of the county in the last 24 hours.
No resident has logged a cut in Flintshire 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 SP Energy Networks power cut information with your postcode, then add your report so your neighbours can see it.
Report a power cut in Flintshire
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 Flintshire know what's going on.
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Power cuts by town in Flintshire
Pick your town for local outage reports, the live map and your network operator's fault line.
Your village is not on the list? Flintshire has far more settlements than we hold pages for, and they all sit on the same SP Energy Networks 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 SP Energy Networks power cut information.
Why the power goes out in Flintshire
Flintshire sits on the Dee Estuary in the north east of Wales, with Mold as its administrative centre and Deeside as the main industrial area. SP Energy Networks (Manweb) covers the entire county. Dee estuary in the north (a heavy industrial corridor including Airbus Broughton and Shotton steelworks), with the Clwydian Hills rising in the west.
Weather and terrain. Atlantic and Irish Sea storms hit the Dee coast; the inland Clwydian fringe is sheltered.
How the network is run. SP Manweb depots at Connah's Quay and Mold dispatch engineers. The Airbus Broughton plant has dedicated industrial supply for wing manufacturing.
A local quirk worth knowing. Airbus Broughton's wing-assembly plant requires extremely stable power for laser-machining tools — voltage fluctuations from local network faults can stop production for hours even when the lights stay on.
What to do when the power goes out at home in Flintshire
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 SP Energy Networks network fault: call 105.
Dial 105 or 0800 001 5400
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 — SP Energy Networks normally pays automatically.
The Selectra expert answers your questions on power cuts in Flintshire
Always to your Distribution Network Operator, not your supplier. In Flintshire that is SP Energy Networks. Dial 105 (Free national fault line) — free, 24/7 — or call SP Energy Networks directly on 0800 001 5400.
Atlantic and Irish Sea storms hit the Dee coast; the inland Clwydian fringe is sheltered. SP Manweb depots at Connah's Quay and Mold dispatch engineers. The Airbus Broughton plant has dedicated industrial supply for wing manufacturing.
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) SP Energy Networks publishes for your specific fault — ask for it when you call 105, or read it off the SP Energy Networks power cut information 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 Flintshire — 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 SP Energy Networks is normally automatic.
SP Energy Networks 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 Flintshire — useful if your storm or fault crosses council boundaries.
Wrexham
SP Energy Networks
Denbighshire
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Conwy
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Powys
National Grid Electricity Distribution
Gwynedd
SP Energy Networks
Isle of Anglesey
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Ceredigion
National Grid Electricity Distribution
Blaenau Gwent
National Grid Electricity Distribution
Other counties served by SP Energy Networks
Same operator, same emergency number, similar restoration patterns and compensation framework.