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30 Oct 2017
Customers at the heart of new Electricity North West website
The region’s power network operator, Electricity North West, has launched a new responsive and accessible website to meet the essential needs of its five million customers.

23 Oct 2017
115-year-old electricity substation honoured in Stockport
A Grade II listed electricity substation which has been providing electricity to homes and businesses in Heaton Moor and surrounding areas since 1902 has been commemorated.

20 Oct 2017
Weather alert: North West power operator prepared for Storm Brian
The region’s power network operator Electricity North West is on hand and prepared for the second named storm of the season Storm Brian this weekend.

20 Oct 2017
Doing things differently to build relationships with network customers
Viewpoint from Paul Bircham- Commercial Strategy and Support Director for Electricity North West.

18 Oct 2017
Power restored to more than 25,000 customers after severe weather
Engineers from Electricity North West have worked tirelessly to repair damage caused by ex-hurricane Ophelia and subsequent bad weather and restore power to the majority of customers in the region.

17 Oct 2017
Power restored to another 1,100 properties (17:00 update)
Engineers from Electricity North West have restored power to another 1,100 properties affected by ex-hurricane Ophelia, taking the total restored since yesterday to more than 19,000.

17 Oct 2017
Power restored to 20,000 affected by ex-hurricane Ophelia (20:45 update)
Engineers from Electricity North West have restored power to all 20,000 properties in the region affected by ex-hurricane Ophelia, however further bad weather this evening has caused additional power cuts in parts of Cumbria.

17 Oct 2017
Power operator working to repair damage caused by ex-hurricane Ophelia and restore power (7.30am update)
Engineers from Electricity North West are working in difficult conditions today to restore power after ex-hurricane Ophelia hit the North West overnight.

17 Oct 2017
Engineers working in tough conditions restore power to 18,000 properties (14:30 update)
Engineers from Electricity North West are working round the clock in difficult conditions today to restore power after ex-hurricane Ophelia hit the North West.

16 Oct 2017
£43,000 project to remove power lines from Lake District landscape
The beautiful Lake District landscape in Braithwaite, near Keswick has been enhanced with the removal of decades-old overhead power lines and electricity poles.

12 Oct 2017
North West’s power operator supports landmark energy study
Electricity North West is proud to support and sponsor a twelve-month study by the Northern Energy Taskforce, which sets out a clean energy growth strategy for the North of England.

11 Oct 2017
Electricity North West weather watch – October
Last month the first named storm of the season, Storm Aileen, paid the North West a brief visit bringing severe rain and gales.