Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has been hosting stakeholder engagement sessions across its operating regions of central southern England and the north of Scotland, with the feedback from these events helping to ensure that the company continues to provide the best possible service to all its customers.
With the growth in electric vehicles, small scale renewable generation, new energy storage technologies and changing consumer usage patterns, SSEN is looking to get as much �real life' feedback as possible to make sure that its business plans reflect the needs and ambitions of its customers and stakeholders, and that no customers get left behind in the process. As such, the feedback from these engagement sessions, held in Forres, Dunblane, Portsmouth, Reading, Bournemouth and Oxford, have proved to be an invaluable source of background input for the distribution network operator's teams.
Lisa Doogan, Head of Customer Service and Stakeholder Strategy explains more:
"Gathering customer and stakeholder views is vital to us as a business, not just for the future, but also in the here and now. We are committed to delivering a network that meets our customers' current needs, as well as their future ambitions as we move into the next price control period, which begins in 2023. These sessions have been a fantastic way for us to not just meet face-to-face with our stakeholders and hear first-hand how we are performing, butto hear their ideas, suggestions and concernsnow and for the years to come, all of which will be considered as part of our ongoing improvements to our business.
"Looking ahead, we also want to ensure that our network is an enabler, not a blocker, to the low carbon future and the UK's Net Zero ambitions, and it was great to see so much positive discussions around this important subject at these sessions."
To learn more about what was discussed at these events, click on the image above and watch our short video.