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SEPTEMBER 2019 / ISSUE 35 /Interview with SSEN Transmission MD / Customer engagement groups /
The role of interconnectors / Asset management
BREAKING DOWN
THE BLACKOUT
NETWORKS.ONLINE
NETWORK /
3
/ SEPTEMBER 2019
"We're calling on
industry, regulators
and policy makers to act
now to ensure our energy
system is prepared to cope
with the demands and
embrace the opportunities
of the EV transition."
1,378MW
The total generation
lost from the
two connected
generators during
the blackout.
Page 8.
"The rollout of
ANM
systems has
stepped up in
the UK in the
last year with
signifi cant
DNO license
area scaled
deployments
(or procure-
ments)
ongoing."
DR GRAHAM AULT, CO-FOUNDER
AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
SMARTER GRID SOLUTIONS.
PAGE 16.
£2.2bn
The amount
set out in SSEN
Transmission's
investment
programme.
Page 12.
DECARBONISATION OF
TRANSPORT
DECENTRALISATION
DIGITALISATION
FUTURE OF FLEXIBILITY
LOCALISED ENERGY
PAYING FOR THE NETWORKS
TRANSITION TO DSO
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