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2026-11-09 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-11-09

Grid Gone Dark’s household blackout planner

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A free UK-focused household power-cut planner with checklists, estimated costs and preparation steps from the first hour through longer outages.

Landing page captured for the 2026-11-09 issue.
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UK households preparing for extended power cuts
Worth noticing
The overview divides 154 checklist items into three time windows and displays a £12,659 estimated total, including critical-item subtotals.

Field notes

The overview breaks preparation into an hour-one phase, a three-day hold, and a longer-outage phase, with separate topics for water, toilets, food, warmth, power, communications, and medicines. It also shows progress and spending counters: the under-72-hour section lists 104 items, while the over-72-hour section lists 50. The page includes an About & sources link and says it is not professional advice.

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