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power cut

a temporary interruption or reduction in the supply of electrical power to a particular area
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The amount of compensation payable depends on the weather conditions at the time of the power cut and how long it takes them to fix it.
Your rights if the lights go out - can you claim for food that spoils in the fridge? No light, no power, food spoiling in the fridge and freezer - but when it's all over are you actually owed anything back and who do you call? Dean Dunham explains all; No light, no power, food spoiling in the fridge and freezer - but when it's all over are you actually owed anything back and who do you call? Dean Dunham explains all
Here are your rights when you experience a power cut.
See the light on power cut rights; The People's consumer Champion
The community leaders of four Limassol communities -- Episkopi, Erimi, Kolossi and Kantou- threatened to stop paying electricity bills, citing frequent power cuts in their areas.
Limassol communities threaten to stop paying electricity bills over frequent cuts
The power cut happened on Monday, January 8 at around 1.
Stuck in a lift; In brief
On Monday night 454 properties in the HD1, HD4, HD5 and HD7 areas were hit by a power cut between 7.
More than a thousand hit by power cut
Three hours later, they tweeted: "Supplies have been restored to customers affected by the power cut in PA1 and PA3, Paisley.
Electricity firm says sorry for Paisley power cut
When coal supplies at power stations would run low due to strikes, there would be power cuts and blackouts.
When the lights went out across the North East and the UK back in 1972; Forty-five years ago as the government and unions went head-to-head, there were power cuts across the UK
The non-metered areas have two hour power cut thrice in the day.
A day after Darbar Move, PDD issues darkness schedule for Kashmir
The exact cause of the power cut is not currently known but has been described as an "unexpected problem with the cables or equipment".
Thousands of homes in Gosforth hit by power cut
Colin Nicol Managing Director at Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, said: We do everything we can to keep the lights on and on the rare occasions there is a power cut we want to make it as easy as possible for our customers to contact us.
United Kingdom : 105 - The new national phone line for reporting power cuts
King Street Coffee tweeted: "Big power cut in @wrexham town centre
Firms hit by power cut [...]
BEIRUT - A nationwide power cut hit Syria Thursday, on the sixth day of a partial ceasefire, leaving the country without electricity for several hours, according to state-run media.
Nationwide Blackout Plunges Syria Into Darkness For Hours

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