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UKPN came fourth among 50 UK organisations voted for customer services
Nearly 5,000 metres of overhead lines were replaced by new underground cabling in a £600k project
Mr Sotiris Georgiopoulos, Head of Smart Grid Development at UK Power Networks, will oversee the project’s work and progress
It is offering contracts up to 2028, covering system needs that will arise during the next electricity network price control period from 2023 to 2028
The Skyline project is expected to help pinpoint where new electricity demand to charge EVs is coming from ‘with unprecedented accuracy’
More than 3,000 UKPN employees will be able to access useful information through the app, which includes health support and news updates
Basil Scarsella, CEO of UK Power Networks, said: ‘Power will stay on in the UK’
That’s the suggestion from Basil Scarsella, CEO of UK Power Networks, who spoke to Energy Live News amid the outbreak of the pandemic to discuss its impacts on the electricity industry
Recent research states most motorists would be happy to charge their electric vehicles outside of peak times in return for lower bills
The network operator estimates the technology could save energy customers around £400m and help reduce carbon emissions in London