Eastbourne residents to benefit from power upgrade
A power upgrade has boosted the resilience of electricity supplies for thousands of homes and businesses across Eastbourne. Engineers have installed the last of four new, remotely controlled switches to speed up reconnection of electricity supplies in the occasional event of a power cut. The final stage of the £560,000 investment was carried out recently, […]
Energy firm rated top for commitment to apprenticeships
Investing in a future workforce has led to UK Power Networks being named as the best energy and utility firm for apprenticeships, and second in the country among all companies. The firm, which delivers electricity to 8.3million homes and businesses across London, the East and South East has been voted top utility in this year’s […]
Utilities unite to extend support for customers in vulnerable circumstances
It’s well known that water and electricity don’t usually mix – but three utilities companies across water and electricity have joined up in a unique partnership to help the communities they serve. The cross-utility partnership with Thames Water, Essex and Suffolk Water, and UK Power Networks sees the latter become the first electricity Distribution Network […]
Power upgrade boost for Romford
New power infrastructure has reinforced supplies in Romford, as part of a £6.8 million electricity investment upgrade in partnership with a leading local business. UK Power Networks has installed two new transformers and state-of-the-art switching equipment at an electricity substation in the north of the town to help maintain reliable electricity supplies for local homes […]
A major power project has reached a new milestone
A major project to upgrade the reliability of power supplies for homes and businesses across Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire has reached a significant milestone. The latest stage of one of the region’s biggest electricity infrastructure investments for years has seen new equipment between Little Barford and Eaton Socon energised at the end of last month, as […]
Making EVs a reality for drivers with disabilities
Motability and UK Power Networks are forming a partnership to help disabled drivers make the switch to electric vehicles. As the UK transitions to Net Zero and more people shift to zero emission electric vehicles, it is estimated that around 1.35 million drivers with disabilities across the UK will be reliant on public charging infrastructure. […]
Customers and communities at the heart of UK Power Networks’ £4.5bn plan
Placing customers and communities at the heart of Net Zero is the driving force behind UK Power Networks’ £4.5bn draft Business Plan for 2023-2028, which is now available to view online. UK Power Networks has now published its draft Business Plan with a raft of commitments to maintain its position as the best performing network […]
Smart meters can speed up power cut fixes
Smart meters help you keep an eye on energy consumption, and now they’re being used to help check the cause of any local power cuts. UK Power Networks, the electricity distributor for London, the South East and East of England, is now using information from the meters to better support customers if they experience a […]
Solar farm boom in East of England
Renewable energy is booming in the East of England after an ‘extraordinary’ five months when connection approvals for new solar farms more than doubled in energy capacity compared to same period last year. Latest figures, published this month, show 34 new solar generation sites firmed up connection contracts with UK Power Networks across Essex, Hertfordshire […]
Forging career connections with armed services
Engineers from two power firms are helping people considering leaving the armed services to explore career paths in the electricity industry. UK Power Networks, Britain’s biggest electricity network, together with UK Power Networks Services, which provides infrastructure services for the Ministry of Defence and other clients, are helping people serving in the military into the […]