Stoke Newington gets £3.5m power boost after infrastructure upgrade
More than 50,000 homes and businesses are benefitting, thanks to an electricity infrastructure upgrade by UK Power Networks. The firm that keeps power flowing across London, the South-East and East of England has finished installing new electricity equipment that will help to ensure reliable power supplies for homes and businesses in the area for years […]
Safety first for firefighters near HV equipment
All six fire services across the East of England have signed up to a new agreement designed to keep emergency crews and the public safe near high voltage electrical equipment. Electricity firm UK Power Networks created a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which sets out procedures and responsibilities in the event of an incident involving electricity, […]
West Ham bus garage goes electric
A fleet of five electric buses are now in operation from West Ham bus garage in east London, due to a new electric vehicle charging solution provided by UK Power Networks Services. The power infrastructure business, which includes electric vehicle consultancy, design, installation and maintenance solutions worked with bus operator, Stagecoach, to install power distribution […]
Seeing through the COVID communications barrier
Helping people who need to see facial expressions through a mask, is the driving force for a new initiative by the UK’s biggest electricity distributor. UK Power Networks has equipped frontline workers on its customer service vans, with innovative see-through masks to help conversations flow more easily. In today’s Covid-conscious and socially-isolated world, the move […]
Residents urged to ‘be winter ready’
Coronavirus has changed many people’s circumstances this year, with the pandemic hitting some households in multiple ways – including enduring impacts on health and wealth. This is why the public should be ‘winter ready’. Power cuts are rare these days, but for some, dealing with such an inconvenience at this difficult time, could be more […]
Launch of UK’s first coordinated system to boost renewable energy
The South Coast Regional Development Programme is a collaboration between National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO), National Grid Electricity Transmission (ET) and UK Power Networks. UK Power Networks is the first distribution network operator to use the system, which will be rolled out across other participating networks in 2021. The South Coast has one of […]
Islington gets £10m boost to support community regeneration
A £10 million project in Islington that is the biggest enterprise of its kind to be delivered in London for 20 years – and enables new jobs and communities to thrive – is nearing completion. UK Power Networks has finished work on a new substation which is the key to unlocking extra electrical capacity in […]
Electricity networks plan to boost EVs for small businesses
Over two million small businesses from across London, the South East and East of England are being asked to join a landmark project to help enable the UK’s net zero transition. UK Power Networks, the UK’s largest electricity network operator, has launched its White Van Plan research project. The company is calling for small-to-medium-sized enterprises […]
Power company switched on diversity
The UK’s biggest electricity distributor has climbed to its highest-ever placing of third in the latest Inclusive Top 50 Employers list for demonstrating best practice around diversity through the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic. UK Power Networks delivers power to 8.3 million homes and businesses across the East of England, London and South East and […]
UK Power Networks named world leader in Smart Grids
An independent global benchmark has named UK Power Networks as the world’s leading utility in Smart Grids. Singapore-based SP Group, which produces the annual Smart Grid Index, placed UK Power Networks top of its study of 85 utilities across 37 countries. The Smart Grid Index has been running for three years and measures the progress […]