On 29/07/18 20:03, Scott wrote:

My impression is that power cuts are far more common in areas with
overhead cabling than in urban areas where the cabling is underground
and old. My brother used to live in a village and regularly had power
cuts. I'm in a 100 year old flat where power cuts are very rare.
Certainly, in your position I would adopt your approach.


That's probably it - a pair of 33kV lines come into our village and it's
probably those that are the problem.