🌾 With NFU, we're reminding farmers, contractors & landowners to be safety aware when working near overhead power lines. ⚡ Nearly 350 people joined this summer’s safety talks, helping keep farm safety messages front of mind during harvest and beyond. 👉 More advice: https://pulse.ly/czfeggzzuk

An unplanned power cut affects everyone, but not equally. Adel tells us what it really means to be deaf during an emergency, and why taking two minutes to register for SSEN’s free Priority Services is a good use of your time. 📣 Register free: ssen.co.uk/priority

❓The challenge - removing redundant wooden poles and overhead lines from a very steep, remote, coastal hillside. 🚁 The solution - a helicopter. 🎥 We've been to Loch A'Choire as the teams prepared for lift off....

👷 👷‍♀️Have you ever considered a career with SSEN Distribution but were put off by your lack of industry experience? There’s never been a better time to consider a career in our industry - visit our Careers page to learn more: careers.sse.com

🌿 We’re supporting Freshwater Habitats Trust to restore rare wetland habitat at Hinksey Heights in Oxfordshire through Projects for Nature. 🐮 From improved public access to conservation grazing with native Dexter cattle, the work will help rare fen plants and wildlife thrive.

🛠️ Yesterday we met Adam and heard how came to SSEN later in life, bringing a skillset developed over the years working on the underground cable network. Why not give our Careers page a click and see what we’ve got to offer: careers.sse.com

👷‍♂️ Meet Adam - he’s one of our specialist trainers at Thatcham Training School and has 30+ years of experience in the electricity industry working on the underground cable network. Interested? Check out careers.sse.com

☀️ The extreme heat and lightning forecast for the south of England this week could affect the network. ⚡ Our network’s designed to withstand the effects of our variable and volatile climate. However, extreme heat and lightning can temporarily affect its normal running. 🔗 ssen.co.uk/storm

🚤 Wessex Flood Rescue is already putting SSEN-funded kit to use after receiving £11,500 through our Powering Communities to Net Zero fund. ⛑️ The funding has helped buy a new rescue boat, flood raft, helmets and responder training to support safe flood and water rescue operations across Dorset.

⚡Our recent network upgrade in Wrecclesham uncovered 31 fragments of Romano-British pottery in Alice Holt Forest. 🏺 The project is improving electricity resilience for 3,000+ homes and businesses while helping protect an important historic site in partnership with Wessex Archaeology.

When the nation switches on, the electricity system has to be ready 📺⚽ As Scotland prepares for its first men’s World Cup appearance since 1998, our teams across the north of Scotland are gearing up for one of the biggest overnight demand surges in recent history.

⚡ A stronger, better network for Orkney. 👷 We've announced details of multi-million pound improvements to the local electricity system that powers Orkney's homes & businesses. 🏡 These will make the network even more resilient, and provide more power for your needs. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/z1QmQ

🤝 Thanks to everyone who came to chat to us at The Angus Show at the weekend. We brought with us a huge Unimog - complete with specially-designed platform so we can fix the network safely at height! ⚡Shows like this are a great chance to tell you more about how we maintain & improve your network

🌍 We're proud to power our communities, not just with safe, reliable electricity, but by supporting local initiatives. In Dornie (on the road to Skye), we’ve installed a new subsea cable, helped re-open the village store, and created a time capsule with the local primary school. 🎬 Watch now

😊 What keeps a spring in the step of our trainers? 👷🏽‍♀️ 👷‍♂️ In yesterday’s video, Graeme Strachan from our Perth Training School shared why trainee enthusiasm is key to thriving in the learning environment. 🎥 Today, we find out what our trainers enjoy most about their jobs.

👷‍♂️ Training doesn’t stop after day one. Our Perth and Thatcham Training Schools help colleagues build long, skilled careers at SSEN. ⚡ 📽️ First of four shorts with Graeme Strachan, our Technical Training Manager in Perth, as colleagues learn the art of pole climbing.

🌿 We’re working with Network Rail, Oxfordshire County Council & the NECFC on the Evenlode Landscape Recovery project. 🌳 Over £3m of partner funding will help restore woodland, meadows and wetlands & protect our electricity infrastructure from flooding. https://pulse.ly/ha36zsnqqf

💷 You still have time to apply for community-led resilience funding of up to £20,000 per project. ⏰ Deadline: 12 noon Thu 21 May. Apply now via the PCNZ website - https://pulse.ly/bfnb4miwpg - before the deadline.

👷‍♀️👷‍♂️Our cable jointers help us deliver a safe, secure and reliable supply of power all year round. Watch our short video to see them at work! 💻 And when you’re digging, please make safety your number one priority - you can learn more here - ssen.co.uk/undergroundcables

⏳ Just 3 weeks left to apply for our Powering Communities to Net Zero funding. Community groups, charities and not for profits can apply for grants to support resilience and low-carbon projects. ⏰ Closes 12 noon, 21 May 2026 💷 £3m available by 2028 👉 Apply now: www.ssen.co.uk/pcnz

💡⚡ We’ve helped develop a tool that will allow us to carry out essential tests on network equipment, without interruption to customers. It's a remotely-operated drill that can take samples of fluids within transformers, while they're still live. 🔗 Read more: https://ssen.pulse.ly/zgecvk8nmh

We're working with RSPB at Otmoor Nature Reserve to restore 3 former arable fields. Two will become wetland mosaic to support species like Lapwing, Redshank & Snipe; one will be seeded with native plants for transitional habitat. Read our full story here - https://pulse.ly/g6gdp7abpp

🔔 You now have just one month left to complete your application for this year’s Powering Communities to Net Zero fund. 🍃 This £3m fund supports the communities we serve, by helping them adapt greener, low-carbon technologies or strengthening resilience during storms. 🔗 www.ssen.co.uk/pcnz

🤝 We’ve partnering with Headway Thames Valley to help more people access extra #support during #power cuts with our free Priority Services. ⚡ People supported by Headway who sign up will also receive a specially designed support pack to help them #prepare. https://pulse.ly/ai5cxyazpz

⛰️ The Scottish Hydro Electric Community Trust provides funding support for customers looking to connect to our network across the north of Scotland. ✏️ Applications for this year close on 14 May - for more information, head over to https://www.shect.org

🌬️ Storm Dave will bring gale-force winds & snow to the north of Scotland this weekend. 80 mph gusts and snow are expected in the West Highlands, Skye and the Western Isles. 👷 Winds of these speeds can impact on the network, and we're preparing accordingly. 🔗Find out how: www.ssen.co.uk/storm

🚙 The M27 is one of the south of England's busiest motorways - and no stranger to roadworks in recent years. It's also the location of a £9.6 million electricity network upgrade. 🎥 Here's how we're delivering this work, without disrupting motorway traffic though the use of clever, new tech:

⚠️ Storm-force winds are heading in the direction of our north of Scotland network area this weekend. 🌬️ Gusts of 100mph are possible later on Saturday on Skye and in the Western Isles. 👷 Before this severe weather arrives, we're making preparations now. 🔗 Read more at www.ssen.co.uk/storm

📣 We've now launched this year’s Powering Communities to Net Zero fund, and we're welcoming applications from communities, charities and not-for-profit organisations in our network areas. 🤝 In 2025, we awarded £693,000 to 57 projects. 🔗 Read more and apply here: https://tinyurl.com/2s3m6u96

🎥 Here’s a rather different view of ‘the work’ behind the network! One of our new subsea cables en route to Loch Long, with the iconic Eilean Donan Castle in the background. It’s the first of 2 cables being installed as part of a reinforcement project, helping to improve resilience of supplies.