Residents risk missing out on free emergency support
Caring power workers are urging people to check if they or someone they know can join UK Power Networks’ Priority Services Register. Residents across London, the East of England the South East risk missing out on free support from the Priority Services Register in electricity emergencies, according to data from UK Power Networks. Under-represented areas […]
New electrical equipment installed in Guildford
New electricity equipment is now in place in Guildford as part of an investment upgrade to serve thousands of homes and businesses. Engineers have installed 21 new switchgear panels inside a new purpose-built electrical switch-house as part of a £7.3 million network investment by UK Power Networks. The scheme is modernising and future-proofing the power […]
Electric car chargers fast-tracked in South East
Almost 1,000 electric car chargers have been fast-tracked to connect to the electricity network in London, the South East and East of England – thanks to an online portal for chargepoint installers. Since launching Smart Connect in February 2021, UK Power Networks has instantly approved more than 2000 new applications for electric car chargers, heat […]
Utility companies join together with Scope to support disabled customers this winter
UK Power Networks, Anglian Water and gas distribution company, SGN, have come together in a cross-utility partnership with Scope to help disabled customers manage their utility bills. Over this autumn and winter, disabled customers of each of the companies will be provided with details of disability equality charity Scope’s free advice helpline offering support to […]
Cambridge to benefit from power project
Cambridge is set to benefit from a new £5million investment to upgrade the electricity network and cater for future growth. Work is underway to install new state-of-the-art electrical equipment at a UK Power Networks’ site in Histon, including a third grid transformer to help increase capacity. This will help to meet future demand of local […]
‘Dramatic’ change to Dunstable skyline
A major power project has transformed views across the highest point in Bedfordshire to spectacular effect. UK Power Networks, which distributes electricity across the East of England, has completed a major £2million scheme to replace a section of overhead lines with underground cables at Dunstable Downs. On land owned by the National Trust, the Dunstable […]
New vision includes £20 million Foundation fund
UK Power Networks has set out how it will ensure nobody is left behind in the transition to Net Zero, by planning a new £20 million Foundation to support communities. The fund is among many new initiatives in the firm’s £4.6 billion Business Plan for 2023-2028 to Ofgem, which has been submitted to industry regulator […]
Sevenoaks MP meets apprentices training to keep power flowing
Sevenoaks MP Laura Trott MBE met apprentices training to keep power supplies flowing and support their local communities Net Zero carbon goals. Electricity distributor UK Power Networks has a specialist network training centre at Sundridge where trainees from the South East, London and East of England learn to maintain safe and reliable electricity supplies for […]
Power poles play their part for safety
UK Power Networks has added a unique six-digit number and a QR code to almost half a million electricity poles in the East of England as an extra safety precaution. The new labels will direct people on how to report hazards or damaged overhead power lines and to access the latest safety advice. The company, […]
New £4million power boost for the residents of East London
The Residents of East London are now benefitting from a new £4 million investment to upgrade the areas electricity network. Work has recently been completed to install two new 132kV cable circuits between Barking and Brunswick Wharf. The new routes replace existing ones which have been working for decades and will now be decommissioned. This […]