Energy projects are not just cables, turbines and substations.
They support skilled jobs, boost local economies and build the everyday infrastructure that helps communities thrive, from transport links to community spaces and digital connectivity.
We've started multi-million-pound improvement works to the electricity network in Buckinghamshire, which will further improve the reliability and capacity of the network for almost 13,000 customers in the county. ⚡
🔗 https://shorturl.at/OQzNI
Winter evenings are when the UK grid works hardest, as lights, heating and devices all switch on at once.
New infrastructure, from smarter substations to more flexible demand, helps keep power flowing reliably when we need it most.
We've announced five partners for up to £950m in investment to renew and upgrade Scotland's subsea electricity network, enhancing resilience and capacity for island communities. ⚡
🔗 https://shorturl.at/4wEsVin investment to renew and upgrade
An older man and woman stand outdoors, smiling. They are in front of a small building with a sloped roof, featuring solar panels set against a cloudy sky.
£350,000 from our Powering Communities to Net Zero fund is driving energy transition in north Scotland 💚
Groups are installing heat pumps, solar panels, and investing in flood protection and training for severe weather.
SSEN Transmission has secured more than £6.9 million of innovation funding for four projects through the Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), an Ofgem programme managed in partnership with Innovate UK.
🔗https://shorturl.at/Yi62y
The more energy we produce at home, the less we are knocked off course by global fuel shocks.
Backing local generation and storage helps keep bills steadier over time and strengthens the UK’s long term energy security.
Image of 5 people standing on a rooftop in London next to a solar panel. From left to right: Group Procurement & Commercial Director, TfL, Heather McStay; Chief Safety, Health & Environment Officer, TfL, Lilli Matson; Deputy Mayor of London for Environment & Transport, Mete Çoban; Head of Behind the Meter, SSE Energy Solutions, Emma Cardey; and Senior Business Development Manager, SSE Energy Solutions, Adrian Waddington.
SSE Energy Solutions is partnering with Transport for London on a major private solar project that will supply clean electricity directly to the Tube, strengthening resilience, reducing grid pressure, and supporting London’s shift to locally produced renewable power.
🔗 https://shorturl.at/Gb2Dm
@ssencommunity.bsky.social have become the first Distribution Network Operator to use the latest smart video technology to improve our service to customers who need to upgrade their electricity connection for low-carbon technologies.
🔗 https://shorturl.at/nERJZ
SSEN Distribution has secured £17.8 million from Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund to take two innovation projects into real-world, large-scale trials, helping build a more future-proofed and resilient network for the energy transition. ⚡
Our Faskally Safety Leadership Training Centre is where immersive, experience-based learning, delivered by ATT, helps every participant build the confidence to lead in safety.
There is a traffic jam on the UK grid that you never see.
Upgrading cables, substations and control systems clears those hidden bottlenecks and keeps more clean electricity flowing to where it is needed, instead of letting renewable power go to waste.
Why should you choose an apprenticeship with SSE?
Don't take our word for it! We spoke to Richard, academic and quality lead for electrical at Fife College, about why he thinks an apprenticeship is a great way to kickstart your career.
#apprenticeship #trainee #apprentice
📊Data can tell us a lot about health and safety, but only if we interrogate it properly.
Mark Patterson, Group Director of Safety, Health and Environment, explains why it’s important not to fixate solely on the metrics but to understand the deeper story and causes behind them.
SSE and Greencoat Renewables, co‑owners of Galway Wind Park, have opened the 2026 round of the Galway Wind Park Major Projects Fund, with €300,000 available to support large‑scale, community‑led initiatives within 10km of the wind farm.
What’s a transmission network? ⚡
It’s the UK’s energy motorway, carrying huge amounts of power from wind farms & power stations to local networks.
In Scotland it runs at 132kV, 275kV & 400kV to cut losses before transformers make it safe for homes & businesses.
Throwing it back for #ScottishApprenticeshipWeek! ⏪
Check out these archive pictures of Dundee-based Craft Apprentices from 1961!
What a blast from the past, and a reminder of how much our safety standards have evolved over the years! 👷👷♂️
The Power from the Glens art exhibition explores how art, architecture and engineering shaped Scotland’s energy future. Featuring original drawings from SSE’s earliest hydro schemes, it offers a rare glimpse into the vision behind Scotland’s glens.
🔗 https://www.sseheritage.com/artexhibition
SSEN Distribution has started delivering the first of 20,000 home battery packs. The batteries can keep essential devices running during a power cut, which is part of our wider work to support our Priority Services customers.
🔗www.ssen.co.uk/power-cuts-emergencies/p...
Keeping island communities connected is at the heart of a fair energy transition 💚
SSEN Distribution has announced the five contract partners who will help deliver up to £950 million of future investment in its subsea electricity network, reinforcing the cables that Scotland’s islands depend on.
🌍 World Wildlife Day 2026
Healthy ecosystems support everything we rely on. At SSE, we’re focused on delivering net gain for nature, meaning restoring and enhancing biodiversity through our projects to help build a more nature‑positive future 🌱
🔗 https://www.sse.com/sustainability/
Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2026 | Working for Scotland
At SSE, our apprentices are building skills, supporting jobs and helping deliver the energy infrastructure Scotland needs - now and for the future.
🔗 Explore opportunities on our websitehttps://careers.sse.com/apprenticeships-and-trainees
📣 SCAM WARNING! 🚨
Please exercise extreme caution if you are contacted in Papua New Guinea by individuals or organisations claiming or implying that they are part of an SSE investment platform.
They are not connected with SSE plc in any way and appear to be running a scam.
Almost £350,000 has been awarded to 25 projects across the Highlands, Western Isles, Argyll, Perthshire, Angus, Aberdeen City, Shetland and Aberdeenshire as part of our Powering Communities to Net Zero Fund 💚
This year, we celebrate ten years of our Safety Family. 🔟🎉
Aimed at helping everyone get home safely, our Safety Family programme is built on clear, simple, and shared language that everyone can understand, regardless of their role.
We are investing in homegrown power, transforming the grid and supporting thousands of jobs so that electricity is cleaner, more secure and more affordable in the long term. ⚡
Could Britain solely produce its own power? 🌍
Generating more energy at home means fewer global shocks, more stability, and a secure energy future.
How are parts of a transmission tower assembled?
Bobby, Head of Operations at Had Fab Ltd, shows us how plates and beams are put together to form the basis of a tower that will play an important part in the Transmission network.
See the full video on our YouTube channel.
32 local projects across Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire, West Sussex, Berkshire and the Isle of Wight have been awarded a share of almost £345,000 through our Powering Communities to Net Zero fund 💚
In a world of digital dominance, advanced technology, and emerging AI tools, it is hard to believe that just over 40 years ago our teams were working with specially trained dogs to help pinpoint faults on 🐶underground electricity cables in the distribution network.
#ThrowbackThursday
