Published: October 24, 2007
Power upgrade for over 200 Highbridge homes

Over 200 homes in Highbridge were powered from this temporary electricity generator while major work on the town's mains supply was carried out on Wednesday (October 24th).

Western Power Distribution switched off the mains supply to hundreds of homes and firms in the Market Street area as the work to upgrade Highbridge's electricity network was carried out.

Irene Evans, spokeswoman for Western Power Distribution, told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "A total of 247 homes were automatically switched over to a special generator which was located near the Somerfield supermarket."

"The voltage was unaffacted and the supply was never turned off, so customers shouldn't have seen any difference at all."