Home & Living guide

Prepare your home for a power cut

Put together a simple power cut kit, know who to call, and plan for vulnerable people, food, heating and phones so a loss of power is safe and manageable.

Estimated time: 45–90 minutesUpdated: 28 September 2026

Use this guide to get ready before stormy weather or if you live somewhere that loses power now and then. Have a storage box, torches, batteries and a list of household members with any special needs ready.

Step by step

  1. Save the key numbers

    Save 105, the free national power cut number, in every phone and write it on a card kept with your kit. Also note your gas emergency number, water supplier and a neighbour or relative you can call. Call 999 if anyone is in danger or there are fallen power lines.

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