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Customers
Mackay visits Smarter Grid Solutions
Derek Mackay, the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Finance, visited the head office of Smarter Grid Solutions earlier this week.
Gas
Cadent working on gas pipe upgrade in Ramsbottom
Gas network Cadent is nearing the end of a project to replace underground pipe that's brought gas to homes in Ramsbottom for 140 years.
Power
Networks renewable improvements save customers £40m
Four electricity networks have joined forces to create a programme of improvements that will keep more renewable energy flowing onto local networks and save customers across Great Britain £40 million.
Technology & Operations
Frequency Response
System frequency is a continuously changing variable that is determined and controlled by the second-by-second (real time) balance between system demand and total generation. If demand is greater than generation, the frequency falls while if generation is greater than demand, the frequency rises. National Grid use generation and demand to control system frequency within operational limits.
Gas
£90m energy innovation competition launched
Network companies have called on partners to help them compete for a share of £90 million of funding which is available through Ofgem's Network Innovation Competition (NIC).
Heat
RIIO-T2 consultation launched by SP Energy Networks
SP Energy Networks has launched a public consultation to help plan the future of electricity transmission in Scotland as part of its five-year investment plan for RIIO-T2.
Power
£8m investment to boost power network in Leicester
Western Power Distribution is investing £8 million on a power upgrade in Leicester.
Gas
Haydale delivers pipe sealing system to National Grid
Haydale has produced and delivered eight General Transition Piece Sealing Systems for use across two National Grid sites on the UK gas transmission network.
Gas
Demand for gas in Ireland reaches all-time high
Natural gas demand for power generation hit an all-time high in Ireland during the months of June and July 2018.
Gas
WPD tops Ofgem’s stakeholder incentive scheme
Western Power Distribution has strengthened its place at the top of the industry table for stakeholder engagement and customer vulnerability in the annual Ofgem incentive.
Gas
SGN announces chairs for customer engagement group
SGN has appointed a chair and two deputy chairs for its newly-formed customer engagement group.
Power
Sixteen apprentices join UKPN
UK Power Networks has recruited 16 apprentices who will train to be electricity linespeople and cable jointers.
Power
Northern Powergrid receives order of distinction at RoSPA awards
Northern Powergrid has been awarded an Order of Distinction by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) after achieving its 17th consecutive Gold Medal for its safety record.
Technology & Operations
The Firm Frequency Response FFR Market
This video gives an outline of the firm frequency response (FFR) service that National Grid procure to help balance the system and maintain system frequency within operational limits. FFR allows National Grid to effectively manage frequency fluctuations and ensure a reliable, high-quality supply of electricity.
Technology & Operations
Firms invited to bid for construction of Ireland-Wales interconnector
Companies are being invited to express an interest in bidding for construction of a 205km undersea electricity interconnector between the UK and Ireland.
Technology & Operations
WPD overcome challenges to make way for new road
Engineers at Western Power Distribution overcame a number of challenges whilst moving 7.5km of electrical apparatus to make way for a new road in Lincoln.
Customers
SSEN highlights charging solution to aid EV transition
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has highlighted a monitoring device as one solution to help avoid potential overloads on local electricity networks caused by sharp increases in the use of electric vehicles (EVs).
Gas
Newcastle gas upgrade progressing well
A £570,000 upgrade to Newcastle's gas network is progressing well with Northern Gas Networks entering the second phase of works.
Gas
SMEs given chance to win £10,000 at LCNI
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be given the chance to win £10,000 by pitching their project ideas to a panel of senior managers from the gas and electricity networks at this year's Low Carbon Networks Innovation (LCNI) conference.
Technology & Operations
The Firm Frequency Response FFR Assessment Process
The firm frequency response (FFR) product is split into dynamic and non-dynamic response. This video gives an overview of the various types of FFR and provides information on the assessment process.
Power
Amey lands major power wins
Amey has been awarded a four-year extension to the existing Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks' (SSEN) framework for the design, build and commissioning of new substations in Scotland.
Power
ElectraLink signs deal with National Grid to provide generation data
ElectraLink has confirmed that it is now able to provide distributed generation data to National Grid after the two signed a contract.
Power
UK’s first unsubsidised industrial solar project unveiled
Construction of the UK's first unsubsidised industrial solar park will start this summer.
Power
Burns & McDonnell outlines commitment to West Midlands infrastructure
Burns & McDonnell has marked one year in Birmingham by setting out its approach for achieving world class infrastructure in the West Midlands.
Gas
Cadent diverts River Mersey to protect Manchester’s gas supplies
A major project to re-route the River Mersey is being carried out by Cadent in an effort to protect a major gas feed into Manchester.
Power
Murphy awarded £35m Croydon cable contract
J. Murphy & Sons Limited has been awarded a contract by National Grid worth around £35 million to install an essential power cable.
Power
UKPN adopts ‘flexibility first’ approach to electricity network
UK Power Networks is adopting a 'flexibility first' approach to delivering additional network capacity and reducing electricity demand during peak times.
Power
£2m Camberley power supply project reaches next phase
A £2 million project to upgrade the power supplies to Camberley is being carried out by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN).
Heat
Northern Powergrid starts £15m project to upgrade substation controllers
Northern Powergrid has embarked on a £15 million project to modernise more than 860 of its substation controllers - a move it says will enable the implementation of the smart grid.
Gas
Energy Minister praises OVO’s EV offering
Energy Minister Claire Perry has praised OVO Energy's electric vehicle offering - enabled by smart meters - for rewarding off-peak energy use.
Power
Former Ofgem chief joins ENW as non-executive director
The former chief executive of Ofgem has joined Electricity North West as a non-executive director.