iv had 4 small power cuts today.

[iaaems]

When we moved from the big town to our present village location one of the first things I noticed was the 'dirty' electrical supply. Fluctuations and mini cuts seemed to be the order of the day and no one else seemed at all perturbed by this. Over the years the situation has improved - the power company was taken over and performance got better. Nowadays the supply appears to be a lot cleaner than it was - I am also paying a lot more per unit consumed.
I am now thinking of 'doing it myself' and using the grid as a back up only. Early days.