Electricity North West said its engineers have restored power to more than 20,000 properties in Cumbria since Storm Ashley hit the region.
High winds late into yesterday evening caused branches and trees to hit overhead lines causing multiple issues on the network.
Engineers on standby swung into action, attending multiple sites to make repairs, with just 1,000 properties still to restore.
Richard Moulton, incident manager for Electricity North West, said: “The highest winds hit late yesterday up to around 11pm which caused branches and debris to damage the overhead network, mainly in north Cumbria.
“We’re pleased to have restored 20,000 properties so far, including around 10,000 thanks to our investment in automatic systems – meaning half of customers were only without power for a matter of minutes.
“We have had teams on the ground since yesterday assessing the damage and making repairs, and we expect to have everyone restored later today.”
Electricity North West is warning customers that some local damage may not yet have been reported.
If people see damage to the power network they should stay away and report it by calling the company on 105 so engineers can make the area safe as equipment may still be live.
