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Power outage on Whit Sunday: Rems-Murr district affected!
On June 9, 2025, there was a power outage in Erdmannhausen and the surrounding area caused by a fallen tree.
Power outage on Whit Sunday: Rems-Murr district affected!
On Whit Sunday, June 9, 2025, a power outage occurred in the Rems-Murr district at around 3:40 p.m. Several communities were affected, including Burgstall-Burgstetten, Affalterbach, Erdmannhausen, Marbach am Neckar and Kirchberg an der Murr. The cause of the incident was a tree that had fallen into an overhead power line Stuttgart News report.
Most power was restored after about 53 minutes. By 8:45 p.m., all households had their power back and the Syna GmbH repair team was working on site to repair the damage. This quick response from the utility company ensured that inconveniences for the affected citizens were minimized as much as possible.
Power outage statistics in the Rems-Murr district
| Community | Number of failures in 2025 |
|---|---|
| people stream | 30 |
| Kirchberg an der Murr | 18 |
| Backnang | 10 |
| Weinstadt | 5 |
| Burgstetten | 2 |
The most common power outages occurred in the following months: Statistics show that February has the highest number this year with 38 outages, followed by June with 21 outages. Such outages are not only annoying, but also pose a challenge for utility and repair companies.
Compared to previous years, the statistics show that the Rems-Murr district has been affected by varying numbers of defaults in recent years. In 2024, there were a total of 14 outages in January and 39 in June; a significant increase compared to 2023, where 25 outages were recorded in the same month, according to data from power outage.org clarify.
The current incident on Whit Sunday once again highlights the vulnerability of the electricity supply in the region and underlines the need for regular infrastructure maintenance to avoid such incidents in the future.