We own and maintain electricity cables and lines across London, the South East and East of England making sure your lights stay on. We maintain and upgrade power equipment. We move and connect new electricity cables.Check if we cover your area here. We’ve changed names so you may know of us as the electricity board or other names.
Your electricity supplier is the company you choose to buy your electricity from and who you pay your bills to. If you look on your bill, part of what you pay is given to UK Power Networks for running and maintaining the power cables in your area.
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Our vision is to be:
- An employer of choice
- A respected corporate citizen
- Sustainably cost efficient
Our people recognise us as a great place to work and we are ranked 9 on the Sunday Times Best Big Companies To Work For and we are Investors in People Gold accredited. We employ over 6,200 people across a range of engineering, operational and commercial business functions.
UK Power Networks Services
UK Power Networks Services is the commercial part of UK Power Networks and we operate throughout the UK.
We provide energy solutions that optimise existing assets and integrate new technologies to deliver improved performance and commercial benefits. Our clients trust us to provide safe, reliable and innovative bespoke energy infrastructure strategy and solutions. Through our inspired thinking, assured solutions, integrated delivery and long-term expertise, we enable our clients to concentrate on their core business.
We have delivered for our clients for more than 50 years in a wide range of sectors. Our portfolio includes the UK’s leading airports, High Speed 1, Network Rail, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, EDF (Hinkley Point C), Ministry of Defence, UPS, Felixstowe Port and Canary Wharf.
Within our business, we have specific focus on public sector clients, working closely with local and central government authorities to deliver bespoke energy solutions. We apply our specialist design, construction, innovation and maintenance skills to develop solutions for owners of critical infrastructure in complex environments.
Our work in Defence
We manage the electrical infrastructure networks for five Army garrisons covering one third of the British Army personnel (Project Allenby Connaught) across Salisbury Plain, Aldershot and Warminster. This project runs until 2041 and provides a fantastic example of how our excellence in network management allows the MOD to focus on their core military activities with the knowledge that their core infrastructure is operated securely and invested in over the long term.