SSEN Transmission

⚡️We had a fantastic time at the Braco Show this weekend engaging with local communities and sharing more information about the work we're doing to deliver a network for net zero! 👷 It was great to welcome so many visitors to our stand, with on hand to help answer any questions about our proposed new substation at Cambushinnie, part of the Beauly-Denny Upgrade project. We also gave out some cool freebies like water bottles to keep people hydrated throughout the day!  👩👧👦It was fantastic to see so many young people interested in our stand and showing an interest in our industry – we always welcome the next generation of future engineers! 👏 We'd like to extend a big thank you to everyone who stopped by, we're proud to show our support at local events such as this and look forward to the next one! #NetworkForNetZero #SecurePowerForGenerations

UK Customer Experience Awards 2024 – We are finalists in four categories 👏   ⚡️We are thrilled to announce that SSEN Transmission has been named a finalist in four categories at the prestigious UK Customer Experience (UKCX) Awards! 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲: 🤖 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 - Our new cutting-edge AI-powered tool is helping us analyse stakeholder feedback at pace, combining the strengths of AI with the invaluable expertise and human intelligence of our people. 🤝 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 - Our strong customer-centric culture is leading to enhanced service and experiences. 🗣️ 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗼𝗖 (𝗩𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿) 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 - Our leading customer satisfaction scores in the ‘Quality of Connections’ having acted on direct customer feedback. 👩💻 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 - Our work to ensure employee wellbeing, development programs, and a new recognition platform, fostering a happy, healthy, and safe workplace. These nominations are a testament to our commitment to delivering exceptional service and they reflect our dedication to a stakeholder-led and customer-centric approach, ensuring we always put our customers, stakeholders and colleagues at the heart of everything we do. 🏆 As we look forward to the awards ceremony in October, we wish all other finalists the very best of luck! Together, we are raising the bar for customers and stakeholders across the UK. ➡️ Learn more about the awards: https://lnkd.in/dPN-VF4 #NetworkForNetZero #Awards #UKXCA24

⚡️ We’ve successfully installed sensors on our network, on a short section of an overhead line, to capture and monitor information remotely to investigate the impact of pollution on our assets or overhead line equipment.   💡The sensors are being trialled on our network as part of our Ofgem-funded Network Innovation Allowance (NIA) Pollution Monitoring project, which kicked off in July last year. ⛈️ Severe pollution and harsh weather are some of the main issues for electric utilities causing flashovers and unplanned line outages. Understanding the information from this section of overhead line will help us see how pollution affects our equipment, and will help guide us in designing and maintaining overhead lines in areas with high pollution risk, using data from our sensors. 💬 Tania Shaw, Innovation Delivery Project Manager said: "We're delighted to have installed the sensors on our network to begin collecting data from the selected site, and enabling us to analyse this throughout the monitoring period of the project. "We hope that the project will provide us with learning about the impact of pollution on our network assets. This could help us to reduce the number of unplanned outages from pollution-heavy areas and reduce the carbon intensity of the power grid by transporting more renewable generation through our network." ➡️ Read more about our projects: https://lnkd.in/eM3wiR3R #Innovation #NetworkforNetZero

🎶✨ We’re excited to sponsor this year’s HebCelt Festival in Lewis over the weekend!   🔋 Recharge your battery! Visit our charging booth to top up your phone battery and stay connected all weekend.   🔦 We’ll also have water bottles, ponchos, and torches to support you during the festival. Plus, our communities’ team will be available to answer any questions about our Western Isles project and provide lots of information.   📍Find us in the middle of the arena, next to the main stage, we’ll be around all weekend!   ☀️ We hope the weather stays dry and sunny for everyone enjoying the festival. We’re proud to support events like this, connecting with the local community and beyond! #HebCelt2024

✅ We've appointed Peter Peacock as the inaugural Chair of our first Community Benefit Fund launching in September. 🤝 The appointment marks a significant step forward in bringing positive benefits to communities across the north of Scotland, with the aim of delivering over £100m of funding in the future.    ✍️ Peter, a former Scottish Government Minister and Convener of Highland Council, will chair a panel consisting of independent members and a representative from SSEN Transmission, that will assess applications and allocate funding.    📄 We're now encouraging applications from people interested in joining the panel - for details on how to apply please see the link in our press release ➡️ Find out more about the appointment: https://lnkd.in/eZgUu4TK

🚧 We’ve just launched our new 'Innovation at Work' webpage, where you can explore our innovation portfolio, find our strategy that we launched earlier in the year, and also submit an innovation proposal idea! 💡   👨🔧 Our Innovation Manager, Alan Ritchie, said: “We’re pleased to launch our new page which better reflects and showcases our growth in innovation at SSEN Transmission, in line with our new strategy.   “We’ll be continuing to grow a culture of innovation, exploring fresh ideas and methods for identifying new ways of working, embedding our innovation process with collaboration at the heart of what we do.”   👩💻 Alex Pender, Innovation Knowledge and Communications Officer said: “It’s great to have a new, central place for our stakeholders to learn and engage with our innovation projects as we work towards a clean energy transition. The transformation relies heavily on a safe, secure, and reliable grid, and innovation is the gateway to achieving our #netzero goals.”   ➡️ Explore our innovation portfolio and the new page: https://lnkd.in/eM3wiR3R 📺 Watch below to see the update! #Innovation #SecurePowerForGenerations

We’re delighted to be sponsoring this year’s Stonehaven Highland Games! 🥁 ⚔️ Roger Barnett, Chairman of the Stonehaven Highland Games, said: “For the first time in my 28-year tenure at the Stonehaven Highland games, we have 5 pipe bands and 3 drum majors coming to entertain at the event, thanks to help from SSEN Transmission’s sponsorship. 🪨 "During the day, the band entertain several areas across the games, within the arena itself and across various other food, drink, and activity areas on offer for families to come and enjoy. SSEN Transmission’s support will also help to attract more bands to our local games in the future.” ☀️ We hope the weather stays dry and sunny for those enjoying the games this weekend, we’re proud to support local community events such as this! 

⚡️ Did you work for SSEN Transmission (or NoSHEB back in the day!) 👨🔧 SSE Heritage are holding some group sessions for former colleagues to share memories and experiences of their careers in Pitlochry on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 August! 👷♀️ If you, or someone you know, worked for SSEN Transmission/NoSHEB and would like to get involved, please get in touch with the team by sending an email to [email protected]

SSEN Transmission has taken a major step forward in the delivery of two major HVDC transmission connection projects in Scotland, after securing agreements with cable supplier NKT. #transmission #Scotland #renewableenergy

⚡️ We've taken a major step forward in the delivery of two major HVDC transmission connection projects, securing agreements with NKT!   🤝 NKT will proceed with the initial works on projects connecting Lewis on the Western Isles to Beauly on the Scottish mainland and Spittal in Caithness to Peterhead in Aberdeenshire.   👷♀️ The projects form a key part of our infrastructure development programme, a £20bn investment that will deliver major upgrades to the electricity transmission network in the north of Scotland that will enable the connection and transportation of renewable energy around Great Britain.   ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/eys-E54Y #NetworkForNetZero #SecurePowerForGenerations