Articles by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

Some of SSEN’s Mental Health First Aiders with Joanna Higgs, HUG Development Worker (front centre).
Community, Distribution, Making a difference / 14 August 2019

HUG: putting ‘u’ at the centre of mental health in the Highlands and Islands

Mental Health First Aiders at Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks have received valuable advice thanks to HUG Action for Mental Health whose members recently visited SSEN’s Inverness depot.

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Bell Bay, Great Cumbrae
Distribution, Innovations / 08 August 2019

New subsea cable to Cumbrae up and running, with innovative technology set to be installed

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks’ project to replace one of the two electricity subsea cables connecting Bute and Cumbrae is now complete, with new additional fault detection technology set to be installed in the coming months.

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Image of the electricity network on South Uist
Distribution, Innovations, Keeping the lights on / 08 August 2019

Western Isles and Skye to help develop the flexible electricity network of the future

The Western Isles and Skye are some of the first places in Great Britain being used to test what will be the biggest change in how electricity is distributed in over 100 years.

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SSEN logo on branded high visibility jacket
Community, Distribution, Power cuts / 07 August 2019

Weather Warning for central southern England – Friday 9 August to Saturday 10 August

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks is prepared for a period of high winds, rain and lightning which has the potential for limited disruption to supplies across its central southern England electricity distribution network from Friday 9 August to Saturday 10 August...

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The new 33 kilovolt circuit stretching from Drimore to Pollachar
Distribution, Innovations, Keeping the lights on / 07 August 2019

SSEN seeks flexibility service providers in the Western Isles and Skye

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks is working with Piclo, the independent marketplace for buying and selling smart grid flexibility services, in seeking flexibility providers in the Western Isles and Skye to alleviate potential constraints on the electricity network.

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Shona Horn from SSEN receiving first prize for 'the best presented small trade stand' at the Turriff Show
Distribution, Making a difference / 05 August 2019

SSEN scoops first prize as it shares practical safety advice at the Turriff Show

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks has been crowned the winner of ‘the best presented small trade stand’ at this year’s Turriff Show.

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cloudy sky
Community, Keeping the lights on, Power cuts / 25 July 2019

Weather Warning

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks has issued a Weather Warning in preparation for a period of unsettled weather which could impact its electricity network in the north of Scotland from early this evening into the early hours of tomorrow morning.

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SSEN volunteer hanging up flowering baskets in Elgin this summer
Community, Distribution, Making a difference / 23 July 2019

SSEN’s green-fingered volunteers give Elgin a helping hand

Employees from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks gave the community of Elgin a helping hand by hanging up summer flowering baskets in the city centre.

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SSEN logo on branded vehicle
Distribution, Keeping the lights on, Power cuts / 23 July 2019

Weather Warning for the north of Scotland and central southern England

SSEN has today issued an updated Weather Warning in preparation for a period of unsettled weather which could impact its electricity network in central southern England from this afternoon, and the north of Scotland from tonight into Wednesday this week.

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SSEN logo on branded high visibility jacket
Distribution, Keeping the lights on, Power cuts / 22 July 2019

Weather Warning for the north of Scotland

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks has today issued a Weather Warning in preparation for a period of unsettled weather which could impact its electricity network in the north of Scotland overnight Tuesday into Wednesday this week.

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