Electric Co are turning power off on a working day

[skeggysteve]

Looking for a bit of advice, our electric supply company have just told us that they will be turning our power off all day next week.

It's for them to trim some trees that are in contact with the overhead lines which is fine.

But why can't they do this on a weekend or overnight?

Obviously without electric the company I work for can't function, no phones, computers, workshop work etc.

Anyone been in a similar situation? Can they do this without offering us a backup supply/generator?
Or do we have to organise our own backup supply?

[skeggysteve]

Thanks for the reply Twisting.

I'm not dealing with this directly and it's been very busy today so the person trying to get answers hasn't told me what is happening.

As you say it's better than an unexpected power cut but I still think they could do the work over a weekend or overnight.

I had a quick look at generators, they are not cheap!

I'll try to remember to update this with what happens in case it could help others in the future.

[skeggysteve]

I checked today and we do have ups on the servers but as you all suspected/knew no contingency plan for power cuts!

As we are not the only business affected we are going to get together and try to get the power company to do the work over a weekend. I let you know how we get on.

[skeggysteve]

Electric company say the date is fixed and can't be changed.
Staff have been offered a day off (as part of their holiday allowance) or come in a do whatever they can. I've opted to stop at home where the kettle will still work!

I suppose the only upside is that it has made managment think about a contingency plan in case of unexpected power cuts.