FM
@NicolaSturgeon
was welcomed to our training centre by Frank Mitchell +
@SPRKeith
for the launch of our biggest recruitment drive this century, offering 152 green jobs.
We're supporting the country with its ambitions to reach
#NetZero
More here 👉
📣 We’re proud to announce that we’re working with
@Wrexham_AFC
as the club’s new Community Partner. This partnership will see us work together to create inclusive opportunities in football and support the next wave of talent in the local area. ⚽
👉
We were proud to team up with the
@Wrexham_AFC
Community Trust to kick-off our PowerWise electrical safety programme for primary school children from Ysgol Bodhyfryd. ⚡️To find out more, visit our website -
#WxmAFC
It’s always important to be prepared for stormy weather 🌨️ ❄️
Dan from
@wrexham_afc
Powerchair Team shares one quick and easy thing you can do is sign up for our free Priority Service Register.
Who can sign up?
✔️ Anyone living with a disability
✔️ Anyone aged over 60
More 👇
Supplies have been restored to customers affected by
#POWERCUT
#Edinburgh
#Lothians
. If your power is not back on please check and reset your trip switches. Thank you for your patience today.
⚠️ Storm Otto 💨
We've teamed up with meteorologist and TV weather presenter
@Lauratobin1
to bring you advice on how to prepare for a power cut and how to contact us. 📞
To report a power cut 👉
#SPEnergyNetworks
#LauraTobin
#StormOtto
#SixNationsU20
kicks off today 🙌🏉
We’re super proud to have our logo on the shirts of
@Scotlandteam
and
@WelshRugbyUnion
! Let us know if you spot it 👍
We’re looking forward to the upcoming games and wish all teams the best of luck! 🤞🏆
To the key workers up and down the country who continue to keep the lights on, look after the sick, keep food on supermarket shelves and protect us against crime and fire.
We thank you. Clap for our key workers tonight at 8pm.
#SPEnergyNetworks
#ClapForKeyWorkers
We're rolling out our PowerWise electrical safety programme for schools across North Wales this year🙌
Visit our webite to find out more about our first session and how to register your interest 👉🏼
#WXMAFC
SPEnergy Networks craft assistant Scott Wilson delivering some essential food supplies to Johnny Moat Place Nursing Home in Prestonpans as they had no deliveries for a few days
The last 24 hrs have been challenging for our teams as we battled through high winds and difficult conditions. 🌬️Rest assured we're continuing to work as quickly and safely as possible to restore power.
More info here👉
#SPEnergyNetworks
#StormArwen
1⃣ Power cuts can be challenging for those who depend on electricity for medical equipment. That’s why the
@Wrexham_AFC
powerchair team are getting their kit prepared for potential power cuts.
Here are some items the Wrexham AFC powerchair team have in their power cut kit 👇
🏉 WHAT A DAY! Thanks the schools who joined today's opening round of our schools championship with
@GlasgowWarriors
👏
There can be only one winner and we're over the moon that 🏆
@MarrColOfficial
have taken the crown and go to the next rounds!
Well done!
#SPENRugby
Our donation of 21 generator units & 1,200 meal packs to support the Ukrainian people has arrived in Poland. We moved quickly to deliver these items to help boost the provision of the basic necessities of warmth, power & food for the Ukrainian people.
#SPEnergyNetworks
#Ukraine
We sent in extra engineers and a back-up generator to ensure Bangor Hospital stayed connected when we detected a fault on the electricity network. We repaired it and ensured the electricity supply stayed connected during the work. Read more here:
We’re delighted to announce the continuation of our partnership with Scottish Rugby! 👏
We’ve been supporting the Scotland Women U20 & U18 teams for the past 3 years🏉. Our partnership plays a vital role in encouraging girls and women to get involved in rugby and engineering.
Today we unveiled the UK's first electric fleet serving rural communities in partnership with
@stagecoachwscot
🚌🎉Thanks to funding from our
#GreenEconomyFund
, the electric fleet will help save around 680t of CO2 emissions annually 🙌
Find out more here👉
1️⃣🏉🥇 Another week and another great day of rugby for round 4️⃣ of our
@GlasgowWarriors
schools championship!
🥁 If we had a drum - we’d ask for a drumroll for the winners...
@EastwoodHighERC
!
👏🏻👏🏻 A huge congratulations to all the players, coaches and supporters!
#SPENRugby
Our free Priority Services Register provides extra support for people who need it most if the power goes out. But don't just take our word for it, here's
@Scotlandteam
players Fraser and Jamie to tell you more. 👇
Good luck to all teams taking part in the
#GuinnessSixNations
🏉
Good luck tomorrow for the first home game of 2020 to our
@SPEnergyNetwork
sponsored RGC team, welcoming Llandovery to Stadiwm Zip World Plas Eirias.
We look forward to kick off at 2.30pm, so
#bringyourvoice
and come down and support the "Gogs"🏈.
@RGCNews
#SPEnergyNetworks
1⃣⚠️Images of what our engineering teams are up against with
#StormArwen
really bring home how challenging some of the repairs our teams are carrying out are. Against these conditions, we’re committed to getting customers without power back on as quickly and safely as we can.
1⃣👏 Working from home has become the norm for millions of us, but it does bring some challenges...
If you’re Darren, one of our Lead Engineers, you don’t just grab your laptop to work from home… you take a whole digital test rack home with you!
UPDATE
#POWERCUT
impacting a widespread area of
#Wirral
our control room engineers are continuing to determine the cause of the power cut. Field engineers are making their way to site to check local equipment. We will endeavor to have power restored by 2am.
🏉🏆1⃣ Sunshine, blue skies, snow and...
@ShawlandsAcad
have come out on top today!
Another fantastic day for round 3⃣ of our
@GlasgowWarriors
Schools Championship.
👏 Well done to everyone who took part - some fantastic teamwork and rugby skills were on display!
#SPENRugby
🏉🥇1️⃣ Winners are grinners! What a great day of rugby for round two of our
@GlasgowWarriors
Schools Championship!
🏆 Massive congratulations to
@LargsAcadPEdept
on taking the crown and going on to the next rounds 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
#SPENRugby
1⃣ We're delighted to announce that Vicky Kelsall will take the helm as our new CEO.
Vicky has over thirty years’ experience in the energy sector and was previously our Chief Operating Officer, responsible for all transmission and distribution operations.
Our engineers have been working through the night in extreme conditions to repair the damage caused by Storm Arwen, with winds of over 90mph in some areas. So far we have restored power to more than 125,000 customers who have been affected by the storm damage.
Our'
#GreenEconomyFund
has provided £2.1m to
@ClydeGateway
to install a new ambitious low-carbon heating system. It's designed to be considerably more efficient than conventional heating, and will reduce energy bills for homes and businesses in Dalmarnock. 🌍
#BetterFutureQuicker
Our Warriors Championship launched today!
More than 1,000 girls and boys are competing in this year’s rugby competition. We began supporting the event last year as Official Community Partner.
Read the full story here:
#SPENRugby
We’re committed to breaking barriers and inspiring the next generation of athletes and engineers through our rugby partnerships. 🏉
Find out more here 👉
#SPEnergyNetworks
#AsOne
👀We're celebrating our 🏴
@Scotlandteam
partnership by bringing our logo to the Scotland shirt for this month’s internationals against 🇬🇪 Georgia and 🏴 Wales - all in recognition of critical work our teams have done throughout the pandemic! 👏👏
ℹ️ More:
Scottish Rugby launches new video series, Powering Conversation with
@SPEnergyNetwork
, which will feature discussions with inspirational women in sport.
Hosted by
@rach_malcolm
, watch the first episode with Scotland player
@JadeKonkel
👇
While working on a project in West Lothian, colleague Tony Speed, had to rush to reconnect power to a nearby farm. Halfway through the job the farmer said that unless his cow had emergency surgery she would lose her unborn calf. The result was this little calf named Charlie.
Our critical teams are working hard to protect electricity supplies to your home, hospitals, nursing homes and food supply chains.
If you see our teams out working please be assured they are carrying out essential work to keep your power on. More here:
HALO everyone! 🙌 Have a look at the new
@HALOKILMARNOCK1
development! With high-tech sustainable features powered by renewable energy, the HALO is one of UK's most eco-friendly developments thanks to funding from our
#GreenEconomyFund
🙌
More here 👉
Excited to have announced the creation of 152 skilled engineering jobs, in addition to the 135 apprentices and graduates already started this year. 👍
Keep your eyes peeled for the vacancies coming soon. 👀
📹 In the meantime, find out more 👇
#SPEnergyNetworks
#NetZero
Say hello to our newest recruits!👋
We were excited to welcome 8 new apprentices to our training centre at Hoylake earlier this week. 👷
Some of them have previously completed our pre-apprenticeship programme and here are some snippets of their journey they shared with us 👇
Ross Galbraith, District General Manager and Lead District Engineer Neil McDonald met with STV News earlier today for a socially distant interview about those mysterious power interruptions. 👏
Look out for them on tonight's STV news. 👀
#SPEnergyNetworks
#Airth
#STVNews
Patients, staff and visitors at Arrowe Park Hospital in the Wirral can now enjoy some fresh air at a brand new outside seating area in a revamped hospital garden. All thanks to our colleagues and service partners. 🌞
Read more 👉
#SPEnergyNetworks
Four of our quick thinking colleagues raced to the aid of an elderly woman recently as she lay injured on the road following an accident, and joined passers-by who administered first aid and called emergency services.
More info here:
@lucyloe_xo
Hello, sorry for the delay in responding. SP Energy Networks deals with power cuts and is responsible for substations, underground and overhead cables. Any billing queries will need to be addressed to your supplier. Sorry we can't assist further. Kind regards, Sheila
Saughton Park in Edinburgh has become the UK’s first fully eco-powered greenspace, thanks to funding from our Green Economy Fund. Using unique micro-hydro technology it generates electricity for the park’s glasshouse, buildings and cafe♻️
For more info👉
We've teamed up with
@wrexham_afc
Powerchair players to highlight the importance of knowing the free national power cut emergency number - 105.
Call 105 to report a power cut in your area.
Visit our website👉
We have helped
@beisgovuk
source 100 generators as part of the GB effort, and in addition advanced 20 of our own smaller generator units plus 1,200 meal-packs, which are winging their way to Poland in support of the humanitarian effort for Ukraine.
#SPEnergyNetworks
#Ukraine
We are going to provide more than 500 mobile generators to Ukraine ⚡
They will provide energy to homes & crucial facilities which may have lost power during the ongoing Russian invasion such as hospitals, shelters & water treatment plants.
More info:
🏉🏆 Congratulations
@BiggarRFC
!
We're so proud of our
@GlasgowWarriors
partnership and the work that's being done with our communities.
Check out our CEO (and huge Warriors fan), Frank Mitchell presenting the SP Energy Networks Community Club of the Season award.
#SPENRugby
It's time for tonight's first award - the 2019/20
@SPEnergyNetwork
Community Club of the Season.
In recognition of a stellar season both on and off the pitch, this year's winner is
@BiggarRFC
!
🏆 2019/20 Awards, sponsored by
@MalcolmGroup
Pollok Country Park is rolling out a 100% electric shuttle bus, funded by our
#GreenEconomyFund
, to make the park more accessible - helping all visitors to explore Glasgow's largest city park 🙌
Find out more here 👉
Our Information point with mobile phone charge points, free hot food & drinks will remain in Murray Square Tillicoultry until 9.00pm tonight and will be back on site tomorrow morning for 8.00 am to serve breakfast.
We are aware of a
#POWERCUT
in
#KA7
,
#KA8
& KA18
#AYRSHIRE
. Our engineers are working to restore supplies as quickly and as safely as possible by 6:45pm. Sorry for the inconvenience.
1⃣ A small village in Scotland has been at the centre of a series of mysterious interruptions to its power supply with our engineers at a loss to explain the reason why.
#SPEnergyNetworks
#MoveOverStarling
#Airth
Our CEO Frank Mitchell,
@AnnaLangside
and Andrew Jarvis, First Bus MD officially launched two state of the art electric buses in Glasgow.
The buses are fully funded by us as part of our £20m Green Economy Fund.
Full story here:
#SPENGreenBus
1⃣ Our colleagues were proud to support 'Move a Marathon for Ethan' at the weekend. An event that is very close to our hearts. 👏
Liam O’Sullivan, one of our Directors, was cheered on by fellow colleagues when he raised over £8000 while walking 26 miles between....
Following the fault earlier in
#Caernarfon
. We have found metal bars and bricks that have been potentially thrown from outside into the 33kv compound, potentially creating the fault that affected 2500 customer earlier. The police have been informed
As well as restoring supplies to local homes & businesses impacted by
#BeastfromtheEast
and
#StormEmma
we've also been helping out in our communities, transporting critical
#NHS
staff in our 4x4’s and delivering essential food supplies to those in need.
Did you know we launched the UK's first electric rural bin lorries in partnership with
@dgcouncil
last week? 🚌🍃
Check out this video for some snippets from the launch event 👇
Find out more here 👉
We're proudly supporting Women In Sport week! ⛹️♀️🏌️♀️🏋️♀️
Through our partnership we're able to work on joint initiatives which help raise awareness of engineering as a career choice – especially for women and girls.
#WomenInSport
#SPEnergyNetworks
#ScotlandWomen
1️⃣ We want to say a massive thank you to all the incredible nurses this
#InternationalNursesDay
👏
Our colleagues Nia Lowe and Sue Pilcher are among our
#SPENHeroes
sewing scrubs in their free time to be able to provide local hospitals with the resources they need.
We're recruiting for our Power Engineering Apprentice Programme.
Would you, or someone you know be interested in a position with us?
The closing date for applications is Sunday 21st January
More info here:
Check out the shirts! 👕
We’re delighted to have our logo on the back of the Scotland Men team’s rugby shirts during this year’s Guinness Six Nations campaign. 👍🏉
As an Official Partner of
@Scotlandteam
we’ve been given the prestigious opportunity.
#SPEnergyNetworks
#AsOne
⚠💨🌨
#StormDudley
and
#StormEunice
are expected to bring high winds and snowfall throughout this week.
We have engineers, customer service and support staff in place and on standby to help with restoration efforts and any queries you may have, should there be a loss of power.