ESB power cuts in Dublin: do they exist?

Dostoevsky

I lived in Dublin for around a decade. I'm now back in rural Ireland and have just had the electricity cut off in the middle of writing an email and I'm trying to think of the last time this happened when I was in Dublin. I can't think of a single one, but here an ESB breakdown in service is about twice a month - everything dies, except the mobile phone that I ring the ESB with to report the fault.


Is this repeated ESB service collapse a unique phenomenon to places outside Dublin?

Donkey Oaty

Dostoevsky wrote: »

everything dies, except the mobile phone that I ring the ESB with to report the fault.

The dark forces are working on that one.

El Weirdo

This happened to me on Sunday so I'm just going to ask you what everyone asked me:

Have you paid your bill?

Btwndeyes

live Outside dublin and never get power cuts, when we do they are planned and we get prior notice!

Mr Benevolent

Individual substations and transformers can go out, usually scumbags throwing stuff at live pylon wires. Happened in Swords a lot when I lived there. Saw a transformer going nova too, very impressive. Thought a nuke had gone off for a few seconds.

Nemi

Dostoevsky wrote: »

Is this repeated ESB service collapse a unique phenomenon to places outside Dublin?

Would you suspect that ESB service to Waterford, Galway, Limerick and Cork Cities might similarly be reasonably robust? I'm just wondering at how you obviously divide the country into two parts - "Dublin" and "rural". And its been a while since anyone saw a herd of bison striding majestically up Pana.

Sea Sharp

I remember there used to be power cuts back in the 90s but I can't recall one happening in the last 6 years at least.

Paulj

I live in Dundrum in Dublin and we'd a 3 hour power cut there afew days ago around 9pm... don't think it was planned, we didn't receive any prior notice.

OutlawPete

There was a power cut for all around Stephen's Green last night.

It was class looking, pitch black apart from the light from Grafton St.

It's really odd to be in the city centre at night and have all the street lights go off.

Usually only associate that level of darkness with the country.

karlog

Great thing about having a laptop is power cuts don't affect them. Until your battery runs out of course. Mine would last about 4 minutes.

alwaysadub

I had more power cuts living in Dublin than i've ever had living in Galway. I'm living in rural Galway two years,and have had one power cut.

OutlawPete

karlog wrote: »

Great thing about having a laptop is power cuts don't affect them. Until your battery runs out of course. Mine would last about 4 minutes.

But the router is not battery operated, unfortunately.

/Goes off and invents rechargeable router that can be used as back up in cases of power cuts.

RonMexico

The worst place for power cuts is in the vicinity of a power station.


I $hit you not.

Stinicker

The facebook crisis is contagious soon the national grid will be down and tomorrow we will be back to the stone age.

kylith

Happens me about once a month. Someone in work keeps blowing the fuses.

Btwndeyes

RonMexico wrote: »

The worst place for power cuts is in the vicinity of a power station.


I $hit you not.

Does in the vicinity of power station get fed from there. where as others get power from the general grid. Thus if the station goes down does people lose they're power but the rest get the power from a different source. AFAIK.

ac08400

There was a power cut in Raheny in Dublin for about an hour last night around nine pm

Cuddlesworth

I live beside a hospital. So no, my power never goes down.

karlog

OutlawPete wrote: »

But the router is not battery operated, unfortunately.

/Goes off and invents rechargeable router that can be used as back up in cases of power cuts.

Haha, I've just realised theres nothing i'd use my laptop for without the internet. Time to start saving some porn movies me thinks.

Victor

Enough of a power cut on Wednesday in Rathmines to restart computers and make lights flicker.

Oh, how the Eastern Europeans laugh at us now.

R0ot

Have never had one since I moved to Dublin/Kildare. At home in Donegal we used to have without fail around 3-4 a year, 2 of which would be maintenance the other 2 would be random.

I've lived in this particular flat for two years and only ever had one power cut which was during the day while I was in work - I only knew because some clocks had reset.

On the other hand, I lived in Kerry for 10 years and the power failed countless times. Most notably on Christmas Day in 1997, 1998 and 1999. When it went in 1997 it was around 7am, it didn't come back until 11am on St. Stephen's Day! I also remember regularly getting letters through the door for planned outages to "facilitate connection of new customers."

The Highwayman

Mate of mine lives in Ratoath and it happens to him every few weeks, happened tonight again

IvySlayer

They rarely happen in Dublin, in my experience anyway.


I love a good power cut, especially at night. The first few seconds of panic, and then the house alarm beeping to tell it's running on a battery. And then running to the candles and torch. I also love when you fill up the kettle and forget the power is gone

Snowie

once to twice a week here in meath ffs

saywhatyousee

i never had a power cut thank god

evercloserunion

When I lived in Tallaght we used to get them every now and again, usually planned but some weren't IIRC. Moved down to the country for a few years and of course they happened a lot more often, and generally unplanned. Having lived back in Dublin city centre for the last few years I've never experienced one there.

Royal Irish

I remember the power cut off once while I was actually posting on here. It hasnt happened since then. I was living in

TouchingVirus

Power went for an hour here in my area of D9 for about 20-30mins in July, no notice or anything

Kimono-Girl

Nemi wrote: »

And its been a while since anyone saw a herd of bison striding majestically up Pana.

ah it hasn't been that long when was the last time it was sunny and hot? you'd often see the bison out with their thongs over their jeans! :eek:

im in a cork city suburb and cannot remember the last time we had a power cut, my other half comes from the country and theirs goes out whenever there is a storm...i think...that could just be their sky tv....

biko

ESB power cuts in Dublin: do they exist?

Ask the Dubs.
After Hours -> Dublin

stovelid

There was a brief one around the time of the last thunderstorm (2-3 weeks ago) where I live.

caseyann

In every area i have lived in,power cuts at some stage or other.
Few months back power cut here twice.

monkeypants

Confab wrote: »

Happened in Swords a lot when I lived there.

+1

When I first moved to Swords we had seven power cuts in the first six months. I complained to the ESB and they said that it was due to locals throwing stuff at cables and they planned to bury them (the cables, but they should have considered the youths also). Since then it's reliable.

Gaspode

In the past year we've had about 15-20 power cuts. Based in D15.
Power cuts are a regular part of home life at this point - I work near home and they get cut off too but have installed a backup generator since the cuts are so frequent.

Fatswaldo

Btwndeyes wrote: »

Does in the vicinity of power station get fed from there. where as others get power from the general grid. Thus if the station goes down does people lose they're power but the rest get the power from a different source. AFAIK.

Not strictly true. It depends on the voltage of the substation. Electricity is supplied as follows:
National Grid operates at voltages of 400kV stepped down to 220kV and 110kV. The 110kv substations (these are the bigger ones) each feed a network of 38kV stations which in turn feed distribution network at 10 or 20kV The transformers on these networks then supply the power to homes at approx 240v.

So, if you live near a 38kV Station, its the one supplying your premises. If you live beside a 110kV station your supply could be coming from miles away.

dubtom

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

I live beside a hospital. So no, my power never goes down.

YET!

Ha, I love your cockyness, I'm 99.9% certain that the Hospital's generator isn't rigged up to supply your house when eventually the power does go.

admiralofthefleet

there was a brief one in terenure on wednesday night

Smokey Bear

One out in D15 Hollystown & Tyrrelstown area last night for apx 4 hours I believe.