Creaking power grid

Power cut affecting the northern part of Burgess Hill including yours truely – “We believe the issue is a fault on our underground cables that initially interrupted power to 1772 properties. However, we have managed to divert power back to some properties, so 256 properties are still affected. Specialist engineers from our control room will continue to divert power remotely, so your power may come back on at any point. Sometimes we can’t restore everyone this way, so we’re also sending staff to check our equipment. We’re currently estimating power will be on by 15:00 – 16:00, but this may change depending on what our staff find.” Sign up to text updates at UK power networks website. Is this another sign of creaking infrastructure or did some one press the wrong switch?

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