Summary

  • Guernsey power cut investigation 'may take days'

  • - Some traffic lights still out

  • Guernsey Water freezing household bills

  • Call for outside evaluation of school build land

  • JSPCA needs 'an extra £1m a year to keep going'

  • Updates on Tuesday 2 October 2018

Live Reporting

  1. Power cut: What's happening now?

    Chris Quevatre
    BBC News Online

    After 42 minutes "in the stone ages" on Monday, Guernsey's power supplies were restored to the island.

    But what exactly happened?

    Guernsey Electricity imports a mix of nuclear and hydro-electric power from France, as it is generally cheaper than using on-island generators and also helps the island to meet emissions targets.

    CablesGuernsey Electricity

    That power is routed from France to Jersey, and then Jersey to Guernsey.

    However, at 16:52 there was a suspected fault with cable GJ1 - the one that links Jersey to Guernsey - causing an island-wide power cut.

    The 42-minute delay in power was the amount of time it took for Guernsey's generators to be switched on and start generating enough power to slowly feed it to different parts of the island.

    For now, Guernsey is generating its own diesel-powered energy.

    GeneratorGuernsey Electricity