Customers respond to electric vehicle smart charging
The UK’s largest trial of smart charging incentives found that the majority of electric vehicle drivers on the trial shifted charging to off-peak, reducing demand on the network at the busiest times. The Shift project led by UK Power Networks is partnering with Kaluza, Octopus Energy and ev.energy on the trial involving more than 1,000 […]
Age no barrier for power apprentices
Two dozen experienced apprentices are showing it is never too late to change your career path at any age after taking a new direction with the country’s biggest electricity distributor. The 24 power workers are set to complete their UK Power Networks apprenticeships, which started in 2019, in September of this year. Speaking ahead of […]
More ‘eyes’ on the network to stop power cuts before they happen
Futuristic technology designed to prevent power cuts is being trialled by UK Power Networks. The electricity distributor is testing Distribution Fault Anticipation (DFA) technology in the South East and East of England as a way to spot network faults, before they interrupt people’s supplies. The DFA-Plus device monitors voltage and current on electricity circuits and […]
Motorway chargers speed up move to net zero at Cobham Services
Drivers will be able to boost their Electric Vehicle in minutes, thanks to a new high-power charging service at Cobham Services. Six new high-power chargers with up to 350kW, using 100% green energy from source to socket, have been installed at Extra Motorway Services’ area on the M25 thanks to work by UK Power Networks. […]
Charities secure more than £175,760 to combat fuel poverty in COVID-19
Nine non-profit organisations and community groups have secured £175,760 in funding to help combat the growing issue of fuel poverty during the coronavirus pandemic. The grants from UK Power Networks will be used to target hard-to-reach communities including people who have disabilities as well as those who live in cold, damp homes. The aim is […]
Heat pumps and EVs could become central to life within a decade
An electric heat pump revolution could be firmly established within a decade, according to new research published by UK Power Networks. The electricity firm forecasts that by 2030 there could be over 700,000 electric heat pumps across London, the East and South East, as well as up to 4.5 million EVs. These are among 1.6 […]
St John’s Wood benefits from £33m electricity upgrade
Thousands of residents across central and West London are benefitting from an upgrade to the electricity infrastructure that is vital to keeping the economy going. UK Power Networks, the firm that keeps power flowing across London, the South-East and East of England is delivering a £33million project that powers the capital’s entertainment and shopping district. […]
Opening the door for the young in unemployment
Young people in unemployment are being given the chance to develop into prime job applicants, through a new energy programme in London’s West End. The community–run scheme is helping 16-19 year olds who have been out of the job market for a long time, and feel disengaged with education, uncertain of their future in these […]
Energy company paves the road for Port of Tyne’s all-electric future
As one of the UK’s most innovative and efficient deep-sea ports, Port of Tyne has developed a decarbonisation roadmap, with an ambition to electrify the entire port by 2040 and to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030. Port of Tyne has already made significant progress towards becoming net zero and won two […]
Joint effort to unlock EV charging for all
Five local authorities are joining forces with the UK’s biggest electricity network operator in a bid to end electric vehicle (EV) charging blackspots. Charge Collective, a pilot project being launched by UK Power Networks, will see it partner with local councils in Cambridge, Norwich and London to help ensure nobody is left behind in the […]