Lines down after a storm?
Stay at least eight metres away and keep others back. Call Endeavour Energy on 131 003, and 000 if anyone is in danger.
Living up here, electrically
Towns strung along a ridge
The city is a ribbon of towns along the Great Western Highway and the railway, grouped into lower, mid and upper mountains. About 70% of the council area is national park, and Endeavour Energy runs the network.
Bushfire, often
The RFS calls the Blue Mountains one of the most bush fire prone areas in the world, with about 140 fires a year and major wildfires every 5 to 7 years. In October 2013 the Linksview Road fire destroyed 193 houses, mainly in Winmalee and Yellow Rock.
Wind storms
After the September 2026 wind storm, Endeavour Energy listed the Lower Mountains and Springwood among its hardest-hit repair areas.
Cold winters at the top
Katoomba sits at about 1,010 metres, and the upper mountains get two to three snowfalls a year.
Heritage streets
The council area has 893 heritage items and 36 heritage conservation areas.
Owners, mostly
In 2021, 92.1% of homes were separate houses, 40.9% were owned outright and 17.8% were rented.
The jobs that follow
Heating. An older board feeding heaters, a heat pump and an electric hot water system can trip or run hot on cold nights. A switchboard check is the right first step.
Backup power. Plugging a generator into a power point to feed the house is dangerous, both for you and for line crews. A licensed electrician can fit a proper inlet and changeover switch.
Storm repairs. Damaged fittings, outdoor power and the line from the pole. Work on that service line is done by a Level 2 Accredited Service Provider, which is a NSW accreditation.
Solar. Postcodes 2773, 2774 and 2777 are in stage 2 of Endeavour's flexible exports rollout from 30 November. Katoomba's 2780 isn't in either of the first two stages.
What we'd do before fire season
Get backup power connected properly before you need it, and have outdoor power points and water pumps checked for safety switch protection. Both are quick jobs, and both matter most on the worst day of the year. If there's a licence-checked electrician in your part of the mountains who does this, we'll match you.
Want a specialist to sort it?
Tell us the job and your postcode. We match the licence-checked local electrician who does this kind of work, and they call you. No ring-around, and your number goes to them alone.