Winds of more than 100 mph in places have disrupted the electricity network, with SHEPD engineers and technical staff now working in extremely challenging and potentially dangerous conditions to restore supply to 69,000 customers.
Overnight engineers restored electricity to 18,000 customers overnight as severe weather battered much of northern and western Scotland.
A thousand technical and support colleagues were mobilised ahead of the storm, and some dispatched to rural areas where the storm was likely to cause the most damage. Employees from SHEPD’s sister company in England have also been working in Scotland to restore supplies. Technical employee numbers have been further bolstered with the hiring of external contractors.
Rural areas and the Western Isles seem to have been the worst hit. These are the number of customers off supply at the moment:
| Area | Customers Affected |
| Aberdeen | 5076 |
| Bucan | 1183 |
| Rural areas around Dingwall | 12748 |
| Rural areas around Dunblane | 1456 |
| Rural areas around Dunoon | 1199 |
| Elgin/Huntly | 1584 |
| Rural areas around Fort William | 2907 |
| Inverness-shire | 13139 |
| Rural areas around Oban | 4446 |
| Rural areas around Perth | 184 |
| Skye | 7983 |
| Western Isles | 12289 |
| Rural areas around Wick | 5507 |
Keep an eye on SSEPD's live storm feed on their website for all of the latest updates.