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⭐ A tiny bat was the star of the show for 300 tree cutters who attended a special two-day tree forum.   🦇 Learning how to protect bats, spotting signs of their habitat, and seeing several permanently captive Pipistrelle bats close up, attracted many delegates attending the third successful UK Power Networks Tree Forum for their staff and tree contractors.   🌳 The company spends £24million every year trimming trees and vegetation away from overhead power lines, to keep electricity supplies reliable for local communities across the South East and East of England.

🚶♂️ UK Power Networks has launched a major £2m project that will benefit thousands of people who live and enjoy walking in Constable Country. ⚡ We are undergrounding 8km of high voltage overground cable in the Dedham Vale National Landscape, using a special allowance from the electricity regulator Ofgem. 🌳 This will allow for the removal of approximately 6km of high voltage overhead lines that run from the Dedham Vale National Landscape, previously known as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. 🏡 The work will take place between the villages of Stoke by Nayland and Polstead in Suffolk.   National Landscapes Association Dedham vale National landscapes

🥶 Our Gen Z social team took over the winter readiness campaign. #BeWinterReady #Winter #GenZ

❄️ Part two of our winter readiness campaign. ⚡ Storms and extreme weather can sometimes damage power lines and cause power cuts, so make sure to save these helpful tips to be prepared for winter. #BeWinterReady #Winter

This is the first part of our winter readiness campaign. Winter can be tough, so follow these tips to make sure you are prepared for the winter season. 📞 Remember 105 - if you need to report a power cut. 🔦 Keep a torch with spare batteries, and keep your mobile phone charged or have a portable power bank charged up. 🖱️ Register customers who could be vulnerable without power on our Priority services register. 🧣 Dress warmly in layers, with blankets to hand, keeping curtains and doors closed so you can keep warm ⚡In the event of widespread power cuts keep an eye on our website and social media for updates #BeWinterReady #Winter

🔔 Webinar Alert: Supporting Customers Impacted by Distribution Connection Queues 🔔   We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar, where industry experts will dive into solutions for customers affected by distribution connection queues 🚀   Join us to hear from: Professor Michael Pollitt, Andrei Covatariu and Daniel Duma from University of Cambridge as well as Rona Mitchell from UK Power Networks.   Our Trading Connections project focuses on improving transparency, offering visibility into available network capacity, and exploring the possibility of swapping queue positions - helping to speed up connections where feasible. This initiative could have a transformative impact on how the system operates, and we’d love to hear your insights.   Webinar highlights: - Introduction & project background - Insights from Cambridge Energy Policy Research Group - Conceptual design for trading queue positions Panel Q&A with:   🔹 Head of Network Planning, Luke Hughes  🔹 Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Adam Lakey   🔹 Plus two surprise guest speakers!    🗓️ 23rd September  🕒 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (BST)  💻 Microsoft Teams   🔗 Sign up through the link: https://bit.ly/3XsiThO   Can't make it live? No problem - sign up and keep an eye out for our project report.

🎉 We hosted our annual Living Our Values Awards last Friday at The Roundhouse in Camden. 🏆 One of our favourite nights of the year, where we bring together employees from all over the company to celebrate and recognise those who go the extra mile, inspire colleagues and deliver outstanding results. 👏 Congratulations again to all of the winners and nominees for their outstanding achievements! #LOVAwards2024

🔥🏙️ UK Power Networks' groundbreaking Heatropolis project is set to continue revolutionising the decarbonisation of heat in the UK with over £9m secured for the next round of the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). 🌍✨ Having modelled the King's Cross heat network, the project prepares to test the Heatropolis framework further in a large-scale trial. ♻️ Insights have shown that by increasing heat network investment in smart controls and thermal storage, it could reduce heat network peak demand by up to 85%!

🚌 We’ve worked with Arriva UK Bus and Transport for London to turn red buses green at Thornton Heath bus garage. ⚡ Energisation of a new 4.5-megawatt power connection will support electric buses, cleaner air and lower carbon emissions. 🍃 The work was funded and built through our Green Recovery Fund.

⚡ With the support of National Energy Foundation we were proud to host Ofgem at our offices in Ipswich last week to discuss how we support vulnerable customers through innovation, engagement, partnerships and customer service.   🚧 We had the opportunity to discuss some of the practical challenges we are facing in this space as well as showcasing how we are innovating to better support these customers.   ☎️ The day concluded with a tour of our call centre where we had a chance to show how we support vulnerable customers over the phone.   Special thanks to: Fiona Booth, Beth Moon, Gillian Capewell, Nicky Jackson, and Vanesha S. from Ofgem for attending and to the team who hosted Jo Lomax, Aimi Hayman, Luca Grella, Matt White MIET, Alex Williams, Alison Vickers and Kevin Habib from National Energy Foundation.