NORTHERN Powergrid have reasssured customers that they are "ready to respond" should storms Dudley and Eunice have an impact on the region's power network.

The power company say they will apply "lessons learnt" from Storm Arwen in relation to keeping customers up to date on progress. 

The news comes after the company expects the storm will create levels of disruption that are "over and above" typical levels.

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According to Northern Powergrid, they will give longer estimates of likely restoration times that reflect the fact that they won't know the extent of the damage to the network.

The Northern Echo: Strong winds on Tynemouth Beach in North Tyneside before Storm Dudley hits the north of England/southern Scotland from Wednesday night into Thursday morning, closely followed by Storm Eunice, which will bring strong winds and the possibility of snow on Friday. Picture date: Wednesday February 16, 2022. Picture: PAStrong winds on Tynemouth Beach in North Tyneside before Storm Dudley hits the north of England/southern Scotland from Wednesday night into Thursday morning, closely followed by Storm Eunice, which will bring strong winds and the possibility of snow on Friday. Picture date: Wednesday February 16, 2022. Picture: PA

They also expect to get a lot of supplies restored by reconfiguring the network but will not know which customers are affected by damage that requires physical repair to restore supplies.

They are also reminding anyone who spots any damaged overhead power lines or other equipment that they must not approach the area and should report it immediately by calling 105.

Paul Glendinning, director of policy and markets, said: "We are closely tracking the weather and have ensured that our resources are in place to respond if the forecasted back-to-back storms impact our network.

"Our network control engineers have capability to restore power supplies remotely, switching electricity through alternative routes on our network wherever possible to get customers back on supply.

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"In parallel, our frontline workforce will be deployed to carry out local switching and repairs to restore power as safely and quickly as the conditions allow.”

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