Properties across Gloucester have faced power cuts today with infrastructure affected earlier.
Traffic lights at one of Gloucester's busiest junctions were out while engineers from Western Power Distribution tried to deal with the problem.
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No cuts currently shown but widespread reports from earlier
Western Power Distribution’s live power cut map currently shows no incidents in Gloucestershire. Many of our readers have reported very brief outages from earlier in the day, lasting about 5-10 seconds and from all over Gloucester.
Traffic lights affected by power issue
Gloucestershire County Council have confirmed that the traffic lights at the junction of Gouda Way and St Oswald’s Road is affected by the “voltage fluctuation”.
They are not aware of any other problems in the city.
What is a "voltage fluctuation"?
It means there’s a dip in the voltage level. Power is lost, mainly for larger businesses that have “quite sensitive equipment”.
It leads to a short power cut before the supply kicks in again.
It doesn’t mean that a business with a laptop or refrigerator could be affected, but equipment in the infrastructure housing the electricity.
What is causing the problem?
Western Power Distribution said they became aware of a “voltage fluctuation” in the Gloucester area at about 10.20am.
It is not known what has caused the fluctuation. WPD are investigating.
Problems paying cash across the city
Card machines across Gloucester aren’t working in shops because of the internet connection.
One shopkeeper in Gloucester Quays said: “It’s been happening all day. It’s a nightmare I’m not looking forward to lunchtime.”
He is blaming the internet connection, lost due to the voltage fluctuation.
Power cut in Longlevens
Apologies for the disruption. We have been aware of an auto re closures in the area. This occurs when the network detects a fault and trips out for safety. If you have any further issues or would like to speak to us concerning this, please call 0800 6783 105.
— WPD (@wpduk) August 21, 2019
Not safe for pedestrians
Traffic lights down at St Oswald's Road Priory Road junction. Dangerous for pedestrians. Please fix ASAP @GlosCC @GlosLiveOnline pic.twitter.com/OyaRwMfpRp
— Jeremy Hilton (@jeremy4glos) August 21, 2019
