Week 43: 19–25 October 2026
This week we tracked 167 grid stories from 97 publishers.
- Stories
- 167from 97 publishers
- Top topic
- Outages & Resilience59 stories
- Top organisation
- NESO30 mentions
- Busiest day
- Friday38 stories
Most covered
- Hundreds of homes without power due to Storm Boelo12 outlets · first reported by BBC
- ‘Concerning issues’ found at GB power grid by inquiry into cover-up claims11 outlets · first reported by The Guardian
- National Grid warns Storm Austen could disrupt power in South West6 outlets · first reported by Midweek Herald
- Electricity grid companies commit to ambitious skills, jobs and economic growth targets6 outlets · first reported by New Civil Engineer
- TOWY VALLEY: Ministers want new power lines buried by default. So what happens to the 22-metre poles?4 outlets · first reported by Swansea Bay News
Distribution & DSO 47
- Storm Boelo power cut hits dozens of postcodes as water supplies disruptedSt Helens Star · Distribution & DSO
- More than 160,000 people left without power as storms batter the UKEDP24 · Distribution & DSO
- More than 1,500 homes without power across parts of NorfolkEDP24 · Distribution & DSO
- Hundreds of homes without power in Cambridgeshire amid Storm BoeloCambridge News · Distribution & DSO
- Updates: Almost 2,000 homes without power across Nottinghamshire as Storm Boelo arrivesWest Bridgford Wire · Distribution & DSO
- Thousands without power as Storm Boelo batters Yorkshire and the North EastYorkshire Post · Distribution & DSO
- Storm Boelo causes disruption across East Yorkshire and LincolnshireBBC · Distribution & DSO
- Yorkshire homes left in the dark by Storm Boelo, some urged to sleep elsewhereYorkshire Live · Distribution & DSO
- RECAP - Hundreds of homes left without power across County Durham as storm hitsThe Northern Echo · Distribution & DSO
- Storm Boelo: Multi-agency response continues as power outages and travel disruption affect CumbriaPenrith.Town · Distribution & DSO
- Thousands in North West without power and cars wrecked in Storm BoeloBBC · Distribution & DSO
- Hundreds in and around Preston to be left without power for two days after Storm BoeloBlog Preston · Distribution & DSO
- Power restored to 30,000 properties as Storm Boelo repairs continueNW Mail · Distribution & DSO
- Storm Boelo rest centre opened as hundreds of Greater Manchester homes without powerManchester Evening News · Distribution & DSO
- Thousands in Cumbria could be without power until Tuesday after Storm BoeloNW Mail · Distribution & DSO
- Storm Boelo leaves at least 6000 Scottish homes without powerThe National Scot · Distribution & DSO
- Power cuts from Plockton to Portmahomack leave thousands in the darkRoss-shire Journal · Distribution & DSO
- Storm Boelo: NIE engineers working to restore power to remaining 1,000 customers without electricity following severe weather conditionsNorthernIrelandWorld · Distribution & DSO
- Majority of homes in NI have power restored after Storm BoeloBBC · Distribution & DSO
- Engineers battle 78mph winds to restore power to 22,000 properties during Storm BoeloCumbria Crack · Distribution & DSO
- Thousands in Cumbria face further disruption as Storm Boelo clean-up continuesNW Mail · Distribution & DSO
- Six Clydebank postcodes left without power as storm Boelo rips through ScotlandClydebank Post · Distribution & DSO
- More than 500 homes without power after overhead line faultsEast Anglian Daily Times · Distribution & DSO
- Hundreds of homes without power due to Storm BoeloBBC · Distribution & DSO
- Over 700 Hampshire homes without power after two overhead network faultsDaily Echo · Distribution & DSO
- Power cuts reported as Storm Austen brings 50mph gusts to HampshireHampshire Chronicle · Distribution & DSO
- Homes left without power across Basingstoke as Storm Austen disrupts suppliesBasingstoke Gazette · Distribution & DSO
- Storm Austen puts electricity network SSEN on 'high alert'This Is Oxfordshire · Distribution & DSO
- More than 580 Horsham properties hit by power cut as engineers rush to the sceneSussexWorld · Distribution & DSO
- More than 300 homes along Suffolk coast left without power during Storm AustenEast Anglian Daily Times · Distribution & DSO
- More than 650 homes left without power after faultNorth Norfolk News · Distribution & DSO
- More than 100 homes left without power for 'emergency repairs'EDP24 · Distribution & DSO
- HUNDREDS of homes without power across multiple postcodesColchester Gazette · Distribution & DSO
- Pensioner trapped upstairs for 12 hours after power cut hits Leigh homesSouthend Echo · Distribution & DSO
- Power cuts leave more than 700 homes across Hampshire without electricityHampshire Chronicle · Distribution & DSO
- Power cut affecting homes in Newbury as SSEN issue updateReading Chronicle · Distribution & DSO
- National Grid warns Storm Austen could disrupt power in South WestMidweek Herald · Distribution & DSO
- Power cut warning issued as Storm Austen threatens severe overnight disruptionThe Western Telegraph · Distribution & DSO
- Fire leaves thousands without power after 'flash like lightning'East Anglian Daily Times · Distribution & DSO
- South West households urged to prepare for power cutsRayo · Distribution & DSO
- Somerset power-cut warning as Storm Austen approachesGlastonbury and Street Nub News · Distribution & DSO
- LIVE - Power restored to 800 homes in the Darlington areaThe Northern Echo · Distribution & DSO
- Full list of Darlington postcodes hit by power cut affecting 800 homesThe Northern Echo · Distribution & DSO
- Power cut hits 26 homes in Inverness neighbourhoodInverness Courier · Distribution & DSO
- Power cut hits eight Glasgow postcodes - is your area affected?Glasgow Times · Distribution & DSO
- Power cut hits thousands of properties in rural Hampshire as engineers rush to scene - what caused itPortsmouth News · Distribution & DSO
- Police unable to take 101 calls as power cut affects headquartersEast Anglian Daily Times · Distribution & DSO
General 38
- Winter Outlook 2026/27National Energy System Operator (NESO)
- Electricity and gas system operators Winter Outlooks: commentEnergy & Climate Intelligence Unit | ECIU
- Britain’s electricity supplies expected to remain secure this winterNational Energy System Operator (NESO)
- British electricity supplies secure this winter despite global instabilityNational Energy System Operator (NESO)
- Storm Austen power cut informationEnergy Networks Association (ENA)
- Storm Boelo power cut updateEnergy Networks Association (ENA)
- GC0184: Revising Minimum Reactive Capability Requirements within European Connection Conditions, ECC6.3National Energy System Operator (NESO)
- Can Britain’s grid make the grade?Financial Times
- UK Pays Record Sums to Balance Grid as Transmission Falls BehindCrude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
- Whistleblowing Investigation ReportNational Energy System Operator (NESO)
- Independent investigation concludes allegations against NESO were unsubstantiatedNational Energy System Operator (NESO)
Network Investment & Projects 25
- Carlisle pylons 'blight' outweighs bill discounts - campaignerBBC · Network Investment & Projects
- Are jobs promises tied to energy infrastructure being met in the Highlands?Ross-shire Journal · Network Investment & Projects
- Balfour Beatty Wins Contract for Substation to Connect Three Dogger Bank Wind FarmsOffshore Wind · Network Investment & Projects
- Engineering consultant secures nine lots on £600m National Grid Substation FrameworkInsider Media Ltd · Network Investment & Projects
- Energy giant ditches diesel for vegetable oil in £46m move affecting Powys customersCounty Times · Network Investment & Projects
- Balfour Beatty awarded first phase of National Grid’s Birkhill Wood SubstationBalfour Beatty · Network Investment & Projects
- Balfour Beatty wins early works contract for Yorkshire substationConstruction News · Network Investment & Projects
- Controversial substation at Weston Marsh approved by one voteBBC · Network Investment & Projects
- Ofgem approves £642.1m electricity grid upgrade between Essex and SuffolkWitham and Braintree Times · Network Investment & Projects
- i-GPT - Intelligent Grid Planning ToolENA Innovation Portal · Network Investment & Projects
- National Grid Trials Drone and AI Transformer InspectionsThe Engineer · Network Investment & Projects
- Planned road closures for £16m Lake District power upgrade paused after community feedbackCumbria Crack · Network Investment & Projects
- SP Energy Networks ditches diesel for veg oil in £46 million generator investmentRenewable Energy Magazine · Network Investment & Projects
- From diesel to animal fats is how SP Energy networks plans to boost generatorsChester Standard · Network Investment & Projects
- Electricity network investment could support 23,300 jobs across the East MidlandsInsider Media Ltd · Network Investment & Projects
- Team UAV Completes 500 Transformer Drone Inspections for National Grid Electricity DistributionDronelife · Network Investment & Projects
- Clydesmill upgrades set to strengthen electricity network across central ScotlandGlasgow Times · Network Investment & Projects
- Electricity Networks Sector Growth Plan shows network investment can unlock £58bn for the UK economyelementallondon.show · Network Investment & Projects
- Electricity network upgrades to deliver £58bn to UK and 210,000 jobs by 2035Energy Voice · Network Investment & Projects
- Electricity network investment could generate 48,000 jobs, report findsManufacturing Management · Network Investment & Projects
- Iberdrola steps up its commitment to the UK with a major investment in Scotland’s electricity networksAtalayar · Network Investment & Projects
- Networks will publish rolling 10-year needs projections to support supply chainUtility Week · Network Investment & Projects
- The full value of connection - an economic analysis of Welsh grid optionsRenewableUK · Network Investment & Projects
- Ofgem confirms £642m funding package for grid upgrade in East AngliaUtility Week · Network Investment & Projects
- Ofgem unlocks funding for major electricity grid upgrade while delivering over £60 million of consumer savingsOfgem · Network Investment & Projects
Policy & Government 21
- Wales plans to ban steel pylons as government launches consultationBBC · Policy & Government
- Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP): timeline extensionGOV.UK (DESNZ) · Policy & Government
- Strategic Spatial Energy Plan: deadline extensionGOV.UK (DESNZ) · Policy & Government
- UK power system ‘secure’ this winter – NESOreNEWS · Policy & Government
- TOWY VALLEY: Ministers want new power lines buried by default. So what happens to the 22-metre poles?Swansea Bay News · Policy & Government
- Welsh Government consults on ending steel pylons for new power linesWrexham.com · Policy & Government
- Labour says burying new power lines in Wales can cost five times as much. Reform and the Tories back itSwansea Bay News · Policy & Government
- Energy outlook for winter looks positiveEnergy Live News · Policy & Government
- Winter blackout risk rises for first time since 2022The Telegraph · Policy & Government
- UK Rules Out Winter Energy Shortages as Gas Prices SoarCrude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com · Policy & Government
- Consultation launched on plans to put new power lines underground in WalesNation.Cymru · Policy & Government
- Swinney urged to publish energy strategy after ‘ludicrous’ 1,380-day waitBelfast Telegraph · Policy & Government
- Next UK offshore wind auction delayed by appealsMaritime Journal · Policy & Government
- Electricity Networks Sector Growth Plan reveals job creationTransport + Energy · Policy & Government
- Ofgem’s Neso heatwave review: electricity security lessons for UK grid engineersGeomechanics.io · Policy & Government
- Ofgem to investigate electricity system performance during heatwaveEnergy Live News · Policy & Government
- Independent investigation finds no evidence of NESO misconductSolar Power Portal · Policy & Government
- NESO admits constraints breached and large forecast errors in interim grid security reportWatt-Logic · Policy & Government
- Investigation finds failings at grid operator Neso, but no blackout cover-upEngineering and Technology Magazine · Policy & Government
- 'No evidence to substantiate' allegations made against Neso, but questions remain about electricity security, says OfgemNew Civil Engineer · Policy & Government
- NESO technical report on system operation during extreme heat: commentEnergy & Climate Intelligence Unit | ECIU · Policy & Government
Transmission 20
- RecuVolt - Recycled Copper for Offshore HVDC TransmissionENA Innovation Portal · Transmission
- ‘Explosion lit up the whole street’ as pylon fault damages windowsLincsOnline · Transmission
- Ofgem opens $4.6bn tender for Hornsea 3 offshore transmission assetsPower Technology · Transmission
- Ofgem funds power grid upgrade between Bramford and TwinsteadBBC · Transmission
- UK launches record £3.5 billion tender for Hornsea 3 offshore wind transmission assetsReview Energy · Transmission
- Offshore transmission: generic licence and guidance for tender round 14 (TR14)Ofgem · Transmission
- The HVDC-OLPD Monitor for High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Cable and Plant Condition MonitoringEnergy Networks Association (ENA) · Transmission
- UK opens GBP-3.5bn Hornsea 3 transmission link tenderRenewables Now · Transmission
- Ofgem launches £3.5bn Hornsea 3 OFTO tenderreNEWS · Transmission
- UK launches its biggest offshore transmission tender ever for £3.5 billionEnergía Estratégica · Transmission
- GE Vernova completes first EGL1 transformerTransformer Magazine · Transmission
- Largest ever offshore transmission owner tender launchedUtility Week · Transmission
- Staffordshire-built transformer ready for transport for subsea electricity linkNew Civil Engineer · Transmission
- CUSC CMP447: List of Excepted WorksOfgem · Transmission
- Kinardochy to Errochty cable project gets green lightScottish Construction Now · Transmission
Grid Connections 7
- Britain's Renewable Energy Boom Is Hitting a Grid BottleneckCrude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com · Grid Connections
- Powering AI: evolving practices in data centre integrationEnlit World · Grid Connections
- NESO chief admits connections reform has helped ‘small’ number of projectsUtility Week · Grid Connections
- Electric truck transition held back by grid connections and pricesTransport + Energy · Grid Connections
- UK’s clean-power transition depends on grid connections and market reformSustainability Online · Grid Connections
- Speeding up UK grid connections: the latest from Ofgem and governmentHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer · Grid Connections
- Gate 2 connections reform: why a strong land and consents strategy is central to project successSavills · Grid Connections
Regulation & Price Controls 7
- Citizens Advice: Ofgem unclear on good price control outcome for networksUtility Week · Regulation & Price Controls
- Electricity distribution price control (RIIO-ED3) publicationsOfgem · Regulation & Price Controls
- CMA rejects RWE claim of Ofgem bias in code mod decisionUtility Week · Regulation & Price Controls
- Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Ltd and others v Gas and Electricity Markets AuthorityBlackstone Chambers · Regulation & Price Controls
- Amy Rogers KC and Jonathan Worboys successful in CMA electricity charging appeal11KBW · Regulation & Price Controls
- Ofgem inquiry into electricity system operation during extreme heat in June 2026Ofgem · Regulation & Price Controls
- Update on the Independent Eversheds investigation and Ofgem’s technical review of energy system operations during extreme heatOfgem · Regulation & Price Controls
Industry Moves 2
- United Infrastructure joins industry body as sector publishes 10-year growth planNew Civil Engineer · Industry Moves
- Review clears NESO of misconduct claims but ‘serious’ issues flaggedUtility Week · Industry Moves