ALMOST 400 households in Nesting, Vidlin and Whalsay were without power for up to four hours on Monday evening. Scottish & Southern Energy Networks said the outage was caused by a fault in the local overhead network. A company spokesman said the fault started at just before.
Thaw Orkney – Helping You Stay Warm This Winter
December 20, 2020 at 11:00 am
ADVERTORIAL: If you are struggling over the holidays, then THAW is still here to help.
We offer free impartial advice to help support you with energy-related queries, including tariff switching, and with income maximisation and benefits. We can help if you are finding it difficult to heat your home, struggling with energy bills, or are looking for any further assistance with energy efficiency matters.
With funding through the British Gas Energy Trust, we have a dedicated team in place to provide a bespoke service, which can involve hand-holding support if required. We can also advocate and act as a third party on your behalf to speak to suppliers about bills and switching. Working closely with partners including Orkney Foodbank, Orkney Islands Council, Warmworks and Scottish and Southern Energy Networks, THAW Orkney staff are also able to support folk in crisis with emergency electricity vouchers and
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National Grid and regional network operators are integrating more closely to accommodate increased decentralised and renewable generation.
(Credit: National Grid)
Part of National Grid’s Regional Development Plan (RDP), the first step in the overhaul, has seen a new system introduced to manage electricity flows between the national system and South East England’s regional system, which is run by UK Power Networks (UKPN). Up to 600MW of distributed energy resources (DERs) in the South East – which up until now have not been fully integrated with the national system – can now link to UK’s primary grid even under difficult conditions such as when faults occur on the network. This is facilitated by a new system that links the local control room of UKPN to the centralised control room of National Grid, providing better visibility and helping to keep a balanced electricity supply.