SSEPD Rebrand Project - Picture shows; SSEPD staff working on a new underground power cable extension close to HMS Daedalus, with a new look livered Scottish & Southern Energy Networks van, Lee-on-Solent. Thursday 12 May, 2016.
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A DISTRIBUTION network operator has invested £3 million in a system that helps the electricity supply to its customers in central southern England to ‘self-restore’.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) plans to deliver a further £7.4 million investment in the coming year on the automation system that would see customers in these upgraded areas being restored faster than ever; generally in less than three minutes.
The automation technology enables the electricity network powering homes and businesses to ‘self-restore’. The technology should mean a dramatic reduction in the duration of unplanned power cuts.
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