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UK Power Networks and NESO dispatch local energy to ease grid constraints

UK Power Networks and NESO tap local energy assets to ease grid bottlenecks and help accelerate clean energy connections.

UK Power Networks fast-tracks vehicle-to-grid connections in UK first

UK Power Networks has announced what it describes as a ‘UK-first’ step towards accelerating the rollout of vehicle-to-grid technology.

UK Power Networks signs up to EngineeringUK pledge to widen access to engineering careers

UK Power Networks has joined more than 400 organisations backing EngineeringUK’s ‘Tomorrow’s Engineers Code’.

New standard aims to speed up council energy planning

A new collaboration between multiple DNOs could soon make local energy planning faster and more consistent for local authorities.

UK Power Networks brings Riverside 2 waste-to-energy plant on to London’s grid

UK Power Networks and Cory Group have completed work to connect Riverside 2, a new energy from waste (EfW) facility, to the electricity grid.

Power grid hiring ramps up as networks race to deliver UK energy transition

Scottish Power says it is recruiting at its fastest pace since the 1950s, as electricity networks prepare for the energy transition.

UK Power Networks completes £18m power upgrade for Hackney and Walthamstow

UK Power Networks has completed an £18 million electricity upgrade in Hackney and Walthamstow that it says will improve local power supplies.

Councils using digital planning tool secure 100% success rate in LEVI bids

Local authorities using a new digital planning tool have reportedly secured a 100% first-time success rate in bids to the Government’s LEVI fund.

UK Power Networks becomes first DNO to join Data Centre Alliance as strategic partner

UK Power Networks has signed up as a strategic partner of the Data Centre Alliance, becoming the first distribution network operator to do so. 

UK Power Networks rolls out automated traffic tool to cut road closures

UK Power Networks has vowed to cut traffic delays as a result of its need to close roads for essential electrical works – thanks to this new software. 

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