Power outage in Bad Harzburg: maintenance work is imminent!

Power outage in Bad Harzburg: maintenance work is imminent!

Today, January 22nd, 2026, a technical malfunction is causing a stir in Bad Harzburg. There was a power outage in the small district of Harlingerode, which affected several households in the area. Fortunately, such incidents are the exception in Bad Harzburg - on average, the city only experiences a few minutes without power each year. A look at the statistics shows that most disruptions are local in nature. According to news.de, these are often low-voltage disturbances.

Harz Energie Netz GmbH has already announced maintenance work that is scheduled to begin next day, January 23, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. This work is planned within a radius of around 500 meters around Josefstrasse and is expected to last until 11:00 a.m. Residents are asked to remain calm during the power outage and to first check their fuse box before calling the emergency numbers 110 for the police or 112 for the fire department. These emergency numbers should only be used in exceptional emergencies. However, a power outage is reported directly to the energy supplier.

Power outage statistics in the Harz

The current statistics on power outages in the Harz region are particularly interesting. An overview shows that so far only one outage has been recorded in Blankenburg (Harz) in 2026. So far in the entire month of January there has only been this one possible incident. However, in the previous year, 2025, the numbers were significantly higher; The community of Blankenburg reported 20 outages, followed by North Harz with 17 further disruptions. In 2024, Blankenburg also had 15 failures. Such comparisons make it clear that power outages in the region occur sporadically, but can usually be easily contained, as the statistics on stromausfall.org show.

Data from recent years shows a mixed picture. January 2025 was the most critical month of the year with a total of 22 outages. In the months of last year, July 2023 ended with 30 reported power outages - an unpleasant record for the region. However, residents can rely on local media, radio stations and online portals for information about power outages and are encouraged to contact official information points in the event of extended outages.

Despite these inconveniences, security of supply remains high thanks to targeted maintenance work and courteous communication by Harz Energie Netz GmbH. The upcoming maintenance work could help minimize future outages and strengthen local infrastructure.