UK Power Networks

Did you boil a kettle to make a cuppa this morning?
Or charge your iPod?
Or turn on the lights while you brushed your teeth?
Have you jumped on the Tube recently or jetted off from one of the major airports in the South East?

All these events would not have been possible without UK Power Networks. As one of the UK’s largest energy distribution companies, a quarter of the population rely on us to go about their daily lives. So we’re responsible for keeping the lights on for customers regardless of whom they pay their bill to.

Operating in the East of England, London and the South East, we own and operate three public electricity distribution networks, otherwise known as DNOs. UK Power Networks is Britain’s largest power network, responsible for delivering electricity to eight million homes and businesses, a quarter of the UK population. We’re also regulated by Ofgem. As a company we provide service alterations, upgrades and connections, full-scale networks connections for infrastructure, large commercial industrial and housing developments.

Our remit also encompasses the design, operation and maintenance of privately-owned electricity networks for clients in the rail, airports, defence and commercial sectors. This has seen us get involved in projects such as Heathrow and Gatwick Airports, High Speed 1 (Channel Tunnel rail link), Thameslink and Canary Wharf. We also operate, maintain and renew the London Underground power distribution system.

We employ about 5,000 people. We’re striving to become an employer of choice. And, as a responsible and respected corporate citizen, sustainability and cost efficiency are key. Achieving such objectives means we have embraced a culture based on values of integrity, continuous development, diversity and inclusivity, respect, unity and responsibility. If you share these values and want to play a role in influencing the energy industry’s future, then we’d like to hear from you.