SPEN
A fleet of drones is carrying out condition-based assessments across the transmission network, which covers Central and Southern Scotland
The work, which took place over the last two years, is part of SPEN’s modernisation programme to future-proof the electricity network and increase resilience of supply in the area
The Emergency Restoration System can be deployed at ‘a moment’s notice’ to support both overhead and underground lines, providing a far more rapid response system for engineers to use in the field than has been previously available
The energy company said its successful project at Dersalloch wind farm in South Ayrshire proves wind power can restore a ‘blacked-out’ section of the transmission network
SP Energy Networks expects the project to reduce network operating costs by between £53m and £66m, helping cut customers’ bills
Accurate predictions of power demand and generation are expected to result in increased awareness and reliability of the network
SPEN expects to make improvements in the operation of its networks and the services provided to customers through the use of smart meter data
The firm has introduced a ‘special measures package’ to protect power flow to priority sites
Around 23,000 homes and businesses in east Glasgow set to benefit from the investment
The firm ranked first for customer service in the UK when bench-marked against the UK Customer Service Index