Two thousand homes were left without electricity today after a cable was damaged.
Power went off in Peacehaven at about 7.30am.
Officials from electricity company Seeboard spent the morning investigating the reason for the sudden loss of supply.
It is thought a cable may have been damaged by contractors working in the area.
A Seeboard spokeswoman apologised for the incident.
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