12/06/2025 DSO in Action: Translating Insight into Impact Our 2024–25 DSO stakeholder survey has now closed and you’ve given us really positive feedback across all the areas that matter to you. It’s a powerful message that the work we’re doing together — to shape a more flexible, responsive, and data-driven energy system — is delivering value where it counts.
09/06/2025 Robyn Love joins SP Energy Networks to champion our Priority... Robyn, who has represented Great Britain in wheelchair basketball at every Paralympic Games since 2016, has created an informative video that shows how she and her family rely on electricity at home and why the PSR matters for people with disabilities
09/06/2025 M8/M9 overnight road closure to enable electricity network r... The reinforcement project, which is nearing completion, saw the installation of a new underground cable – almost 4km long – to replace existing overhead lines that run across the M8 motorway.
09/06/2025 £8.4million upgrade for Kilmarnock Town substation We have successfully completed an £8.4million upgrade of our Kilmarnock Town substation, helping to boost capacity and resilience in the region.
05/06/2025 SP Energy Networks volunteers plant 1,000 trees at Crawick W... Volunteers gathered at Crawick Water with Nith District Salmon Fisheries Board to plant 1,000 trees to protect the salmon spawning ground from river bank erosion and habitat loss.
03/06/2025 Public consultation begins on Oliver Forest Windfarm connect... People in South Lanarkshire will have the chance to have their say on the proposed routing of the overhead line connecting the proposed Oliver Forest Windfarm to the local electricity network.
30/05/2025 Contract extensions deliver £220M distribution investment We are set to invest more than £220 million to help deliver the electricity grid and support the workforce of the future
29/05/2025 Funding Accelerates Heating and Hot Water Controls Project A... West Dunbartonshire Council has been awarded £355,600 by SP Energy Networks’ Transmission Net Zero Fund towards the installation of Connected Response HeatSage controls
12/05/2025 UK’s first non-SF6 switchgear SP Energy Networks energises UK’s first non-SF6 switchgear in a landmark moment for grid decarbonisation
12/05/2025 £2.5M overhead line upgrade for East Lothian The £2.5 million investment will increase network reliability and resilience and boost capacity on the network to facilitate the connection of more low-carbon technologies like electric vehicle chargers and heat pumps.
12/05/2025 RIIO-T3: Mission focussed on Clean Power 2030 This blog focusses on how we are ‘Moving the Grid Forward’ to Clean Power 2030 through our RIIO-T3 Business Plan.
07/05/2025 Consultation on subsea superhighway this May We are asking residents in Fife to give their views on proposals for a converter station in Westfield.
01/05/2025 New Telecoms Operating Model now live We are excited to announce that we are live with our new telecoms operating model, signalling a pivotal moment for our telecoms operations.
29/04/2025 New report compares electricity transmission technologies A new independent report by Mott Macdonald for the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) compares costs, environmental impacts, carbon intensity, technology readiness and delivery time for a range of electricity transmission technologies.
28/04/2025 SP Energy Networks donates life-saving defibrillator to Edi... SP Energy Networks donates defibrillator to a local primary school. The donated unit, suitable for use on both adults and children, is a vital addition to the first-aid resources of the school, which is located near SP Energy Networks’ Currie substation to the south-west of Edinburgh.
23/04/2025 Hitachi Energy and SP Energy Networks join forces to deliver... We have agreed on a long-term partnership for Hitachi Energy to provide critical equipment that is free from the world’s strongest greenhouse gas (SF6).
22/04/2025 Public consultation begins on new Glenrothes electricity sub... SP Energy Networks is asking people in Fife to share their views on proposals to construct a new electricity substation near Glenrothes.
14/04/2025 Moving the Grid Forward, Moves us All Forward Our lives are more reliant on electricity than ever. Upgrading our power grid will unlock Britain's renewable potential and deliver cleaner, homegrown energy.
04/04/2025 So long to Scotland’s oldest transmission line Scotland is saying so long to its oldest transmission line as SP Energy Networks brings down 62 electricity towers that have served the community for almost 100 years.
03/04/2025 SP Energy Networks empowers veterans through laptop donation We have donated eight laptops to Community Veterans Support (CVS) in Glasgow, fast-tracking the centre’s tech upgrade plans. This donation will help the charity replace its outdated IT systems while ensuring that disused technology is usefully repursued.