Power failure on Easter Sunday: Bad Nauheim in the dark!

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Am Ostersonntag 2025 kam es im Wetteraukreis zu einem 30-minütigen Stromausfall, betroffen waren mehrere Gemeinden.
On Easter Sunday 2025 there was a 30-minute power failure in the Wetteraukreis, several communities were affected. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, there was a short, but significant power failure in the Wetteraukreis, which occurred between Bad Nauheim and Karben. Between 10:57 a.m. and 11:29 a.m., numerous households and facilities had no electricity. Among other things, the substation in Friedberg, Fauerbach, Wöllstadt, Lißberg, Altenstadt and Wölfersheim were affected. The incident was caused by a technical error in the upstream transmission network of the AVACON, whereby unconfirmed reports indicate that a bird could have destroyed a capacitor of a 110 kV line. As a result of the power failure, the Bad Nauheimer thermal bath had surprisingly closed, and the new organ of the Dankeskirche remained silent at the premiere concert.

The first restoration of the power supply started at 11:16 a.m. when the technicians evaluated the situation on site and reacted quickly. OVAG, which is responsible for the power supply, increased the personnel resources in the composite control center to optimize communication with concerned customers and the affected communities. At first, however, the number of calls was so high that not all callers could be put through immediately; The concerned people only received a band announcement.

power failure statistics in the Wetteraukreis

According to the current power failure statistics For the Wetteraukreis there is a worrying picture. In 2025 there have been a large number of power failures so far, especially in April with a total of 46 reports. The distribution of failures to the different communities is different:

community Number of power outages 2025
Bad Vilbel 1
Altenstadt 10
ranstadt 1
Büdingen 8
Friedberg (Hessen) 2
Bad Nauheim 9
Limeshain 7
think 1
Echzell 3
niddatal 5
Hirzenhain 1
Karben 1

compared to previous years, the number of power outages 2025 has increased significantly. The increase is not only a challenge for the electricity suppliers, but also raises questions about stability and the causes of the failures.

causes and consequences of power failures

like Studies, technical errors, human failure and infrastructure failures are common causes of power failures. This is reinforced by the increasing complexity of the power supply, since modern networks must cover both increasing electricity requirements and react flexibly to fluctuations. The current incident could serve as a reminder to secure the infrastructures in addition and to counteract the ecological and economic consequences of recurring failures.

In summary, the recent power failure in the Wetteraukreis not only shows the vulnerability of the regional infrastructure, but also arouses concerns about the reliability of the power supply in view of increasing demands and increasing extreme weather events.

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