Compensation from National Grid

Compensation from National Grid

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jmn

Original Poster:

974 posts

295 months

Wednesday 2nd April
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I have a couple of friends who run businesses where I live.

Both businesses cannot operate at all without an electricity supply.

National Grid are undertaking planned works in their area. They will lose their supply for 6 hours on a Friday (their busiest day of the week) and also the following Tuesday, for a further 6 hours.

They were given 7 days notice of the works.

Is it possible to claim loss of earnings/profits in these circumstances?

4Q

3,559 posts

159 months

Wednesday 2nd April
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Can't they hire a generator?

jmn

Original Poster:

974 posts

295 months

Wednesday 2nd April
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Thanks. I'll certainly mention it.

netherfield

2,894 posts

199 months

Wednesday 2nd April
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Can't claim for a planned outage. Usually the electric people take less time than quoted

Bob-iylho

759 posts

121 months

Wednesday 2nd April
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We have this senario quite often, usually a few hours.
We have a generator now for 240v and plan work around losing 3 phase.
As mentioned there is no claim for planned outages, and I'd agree it's usually shorter duration then planned.