electricity network
Gas
Network Awards 2020
Bringing together the UK's gas, power and heat networks and the surrounding supply chain to celebrate achievements across the industry.
Power
Device powers 45,000 homes with renewable energy
A device, which has freed up 95MW of additional electricity network capacity - enough to power 45,000 homes - has been successfully proven in the UK.
Gas
Leep Utilities awarded contract to power Liverpool’s waterfront
Leep Utilities has been awarded a contract to own and operate a new electricity network that will power a development on Liverpool's waterfront.
Power
WPD spending £9m to boost Coalville power network
Western Power Distribution (WPD) will spend £9 million on improving power supplies in and around Coalville in Leicestershire.
Power
£3.2m power upgrade in West Byfleet
UK Power Networks is carrying out a £3.2 million upgrade to the electricity network in West Byfleet.
Power
£3.8m network boost for Western Isles
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has completed a £3.8 million programme of works to reinforce and improve the electricity network in the Western Isles.
Power
UKPN reveals electricity network control system plans
Network operator UK Power Networks has unveiled plans for what it claims is the world's most advanced electricity network control system.
Power
SSEN invests in Highland electricity network
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is investing £1.1 million to improve and strengthen the resilience of the Highland electricity network.
Customers
SSEN announce plans to devise methodology to support neutrality
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) will work with Frontier Economics to devise a method that supports its role as a neutral market facilitator of a smarter, low-carbon and flexible electricity network.
Power
Project shows visibility of EVs on network
A project being led by Electralink has discovered that there could be at least 13% more households with electric vehicles and solar panels on Western Power Distribution's network than was previously thought.
Heat
Flying the line
Western Power Distribution (WPD) is the only network operator that has its own fleet of helicopters used to detect potential faults on the overhead electricity network. The unit is based at Bristol Airport and Network editor Alec Peachey was invited to take a look around.
Power
£650,000 boost for South Wales power network
Western Power Distribution (WPD) has invested more than £650,000 on a major upgrade which will boost power supplies in Bridgend, South Wales.
Technology & Operations
Plans submitted for £18m electricity upgrade
SP Energy Networks has officially submitted a planning application for their proposals to deliver an £18 million project to enhance the electricity network in North Shropshire.
Technology & Operations
Northern Ireland network operator signs environmental agreement
NIE Networks and the Department for Communities Historic Environment Division have signed an environmental agreement.
Power
SSEN investing £2m to upgrade network in Camberley
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is investing £2m to upgrade the electricity network in Camberley.
Power
Pellets fired at power lines in Fife
Vandals have caused power cuts in the Lochgelly area of Scotland after firing pellets at overhead power lines.
Power
UK Power Networks gets green light for trial to connect more EVs
UK Power Networks is to trial a revolutionary way of managing spare electricity network capacity that could save customers £271 million by 2030 and cut more than 448,000 tonnes of carbon emissions by the same year.
Technology & Operations
Feedback invited on electricity innovation strategy
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) is inviting feedback on its Electricity Network Innovation Strategy which sets out new opportunities for energy innovators to deliver £1.7 billion of benefits.
Gas
Decoding ‘peer-to-peer’ for electricity networks
Dr Daniel Saker, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks policy manager, examines the concept of 'peer-to-peer' energy trading and what it means for network companies.