To mark National Apprenticeship Week the region’s power network operator, Electricity North West, is calling for new apprentices to start a bright career helping to power the lives of five million people across the North West.

The region’s power network operator, Electricity North West, is investing more than £3m to upgrade the power network in Stalybridge, Buxton, Glossop and the High Peak areas.

Electricity North West is calling on the Government to consider the vital role that Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) could play in delivering greater energy efficiency in order to help tackle fuel poverty and ensure carbon targets are met and customers across the North West and the UK benefit from a more flexible and smarter energy network in the future.

More than 1,600 residents and businesses in St Annes on the Fylde Coast are set to benefit from a £50,000 investment in the local power network.

Eight apprentices are celebrating their graduation and the start of a bright career helping to power the lives of five million people across the North West.

As we reported last month, the year started with Storm Eleanor on the 2nd January and since then we have experienced two more storms with Storm Fionn and Storm Georgina.

Electricity North West research finds Blackpool residents are enjoying big energy efficiency savings.

Ahead of Big Energy Saving Week, Electricity North West reveals that many of the region’s households are ‘switched on’ to energy efficiencies.