Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks

💨 We’re moving to Weather Warning status in the north of Scotland ahead of potential gale-force winds tomorrow into Thursday.

Keep up to date at ssen.co.uk/storm

👩‍💻⚡ Meet Lucy, one of our Data Analyst Higher Apprentices, and take a look at what a day in her role involves

Interested? We’re hiring 👇

https://careers.sse.com/apprenticeships
#ScottishApprenticeshipWeek #Apprenticeships #SSENCareers

We’re kicking off our 'Spring Series: Voices Which Shape Us' Stakeholder Series by hearing from Will Barnes at Bracknell Forest Council.

In this video, Will shares how collaboration with SSEN is supporting Bracknell Forest’s local energy ambitions.

Learn more at ssen.co.uk/springseries

👷 It's Scottish Apprenticeship Week!

⚡Thinking about a career change or your next step after school or college?

Hear what some of our recent joiners said about why they chose to kickstart their career with us.

👉 We’re recruiting now for apprentices. Apply today: careers.sse.com/apprenticeships

🔋We're delivering the first of 20k batteries to people who're registered for Priority Services & medically dependent on electricity.

🗣️ Andy & Ruth have been trialling one out. They told us:

"It's given us more peace of mind to know this battery will be able to help us if there's a power cut."

🔋 We've delivered the first of 20,000 home battery packs to customers who are registered for our Priority Services and medically dependent on electricity. This is a first for any network operator, and aims to support our most vulnerable customers.

🔗 Read more here: https://shorturl.at/K1bL4

SSEN Distribution announces £950m framework for investment in the subsea networks powering Scotland’s island communities We've announced the five contract partners we'll work with to deliver future investment of up to £950m in our subsea electricity network.

⚡ Today, we're announcing a new framework for investment in the subsea networks powering our island communities.

🔌 This will support EVs, heat pumps and local clean generation, while driving economic growth and decarbonisation.

👷 It will also strengthen supply chains and support thousands of jobs.

Ready to find your future with SSEN? Applications for our 2026 apprentice and trainee programmes are now open 🙌🙌

What are you waiting for? Click the link below to find out more and apply!

https://careers.sse.com/apprenticeships-and-trainees

#nationalapprenticeshipweek #apprentice #trainees

👷 We're beginning work on multi-million-pound upgrades to more than double the electricity capacity for 13,000 homes and businesses in Buckinghamshire.

🔗 Find out more here:https://www.ssen.co.uk/news-views/2026/Multi-million-pound-work-to-improve-Buckinghamshires-electricity-network-begins/

⚡ What’s it like being a Trainee Engineer ?

🎥 Stewart shares how he started his career in Distribution before progressing into his role as a Plant Maintenance Engineer, telling us what it’s like learning on the job and working hands-on to keep the network running safely.

⚡ Why choose an apprenticeship?

🎥 Hannah, one of our Electrical Fitters, tells us why she chose the apprenticeship route and what it’s like learning hands-on out on the network, in a role that’s a world away from a traditional office job.

⚠️ Here's an update on Storm Chandra, which is moving across the country.

🌬️ We still have our 'Weather Warning' in place for the north of Scotland; and forecast wind speeds have increased. Gusts of 65pmh will be widespread; these will be strongest between noon and 6pm.

🔗 www.ssen.co.uk/storm

⚠️ Storm Chandra's been named by the @metoffice.gov.uk.

🌬️ It'll bring strong winds and heavy rain to the north of Scotland on Tuesday, so we're getting prepared.

👷 To find out more about how we're readying ourselves. and how you can be well prepared too, head over to www.ssen.co.uk/storm

We’re celebrating the first anniversary of our partnership with @ssencommunity.bsky.social, whose £10,000 support has helped Warm Welcome Spaces stay welcoming, safe and connected across the north of Scotland and central southern England.

Thank you, SSEN! 💜🧡🩷❤️

#WarmWelcomeWeek

⚡ Keeping the network safe, together

🎥 Duncan and Craig McKeitch are a father-and-son team who work side-by-side inspecting our power lines, wooden poles and substations, helping to keep electricity flowing safely to the communities we serve.

💡 We invest millions to keep our network resilient. When severe weather causes power cuts, supporting communities matters.

🥣🥪 Earlier this month, Pam Harvey joined a Soup & Sandwich session in Fort Augustus, alongside @highland.gov.uk and NHS Scotland, sharing practical resilience advice.

⚡ “It’s like the one in your house - but bigger"

🎥 Stewart Ovall, one of our Plant Maintenance Engineers, talks us through an 11kV circuit-breaker in this short video, explaining how these vital pieces of equipment help protect your network and keep electricity flowing safely to our communities.

🎥 In the first of our new series - “The people behind the power”, Duncan from our team has been out to meet some of our Maintenance and Inspection experts to see first hand the type of work they do, day-in, day-out, to help us power our communities.

🥳 A new year - and new investment for communities and companies in the Swindon area. We're investing £100m to provide more resilience, and more capacity, which will support greater customer choice and fresh business growth.
Read more here:
https://pulse.ly/ovfiy6xcfi

⚠️ High winds, low temperatures & more snow are due on Sunday & Monday in the north of Scotland. So, we’re now at Weather Warning status and getting ready, with more teams to get you reconnected if the power goes off, and to keep you informed while we do this.

⚡Read more at www.ssen.co.uk/storm

⚠️ #StormGoretti Gale-force winds are forecast for the south of England on Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday. We’re getting prepared, with teams in the right locations to respond to network damage and fix faults safely and quickly. Read more at www.ssen.co.uk/storm

⚠️ Yellow weather warning issued ⚠️

Strong winds across northeastern parts of Scotland

Wednesday 2100 – Thursday 0900

Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning

Stay #WeatherAware⚠️

⚠️ We’re moving to Weather Warning status in the north of Scotland from this evening, as high winds and wintry weather are forecast for the coming days.

🌬️ @metoffice.gov.uk has a Yellow Warning for snow & ice.

👷 Teams are in place and ready to respond.

👉 ssen.co.uk/storm

🎄 Here's what a £5m substation investment looks like - delivered on time and on budget before Christmas. This project to renew our infrastructure for homes and businesses in Witney, Oxfordshire will deliver 3x the capacity for customers & boost reliability
🔗 Read more https://tinyurl.com/44hj3dr2

These photos show the scale of our £8.7m project on the network between Fleet and Aldershot. At times, lines people worked overnight when power demand was at its lowest, in order to minimise disruption.

Read more on this project that's now benefiting 60k customers here
https://tinyurl.com/3rtax9hj

🚤⚡ Why are we using a hovercraft to upgrade power lines in Southampton?

🌿 It helps protect sensitive environments while we invest £150m+ to improve reliability and increase capacity for homes and businesses.

🎥 Watch to find out more

❄️ 1 in 5 of us will have a lung condition during our lives. Our new partnership with @asthmaandlung.org.uk will help ensure they've access to more support & advice.

⬇️ Read morehttps://www.ssen.co.uk/news-views/2025/Help-for-people-with-lung-conditions-in-power-cuts-prioritised-in-new-partnership/

⚠️ An Amber Warning for winds in NW Scotland is now in force.

👷 Our Network Integrity Manager Alex Ankers in one of the people co-ordinating our response to Storm Bram. Here he explains how we've been further scaling up preparations ahead of Storm Bram as the weather forecast has deteriorated.

The worst of Storm Bram’s winds are now beginning to move across the north of Scotland. 90mph gusts are expected, and network damage is likely. As the forecast has worsened, we’ve taken extra steps so we can reconnect you as safely and quickly as we can, if you lose power.www.ssen.co.uk/storm

#StormBram will bring storm-force winds to the north of Scotland from Tuesday afternoon through to Wednesday morning. Gusts of up to 90mph are forecast across the Western Isles, West and Northwest Highlands, and Skye, so we expect power supplies may be affected.

Updates: ssen.co.uk/storm