More than 11,000 Home Battery Packs have now been given out free of charge to vulnerable Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution customers.
The aim of the programme is to give people who are dependent on life-preserving medical equipment, such as home dialysis machines, added reassurance during power outages.
SSEN Distribution says it is committed to delivering 20,000 units to customers across both its licence areas by the Spring 2028.
In the nine months since the roll-out began in, 97% of people who’ve received a battery, to date, have opted to keep it.
Eliane Algaard, SSEN Distribution’s Services Director, said: “The feedback from customers who’ve received a pack so far has been overwhelmingly positive. While we do all we can to run a network where power cuts are very rare occurrences, in our increasingly-volatile climate they are nevertheless a reality.
“These batteries make it easier for people who are medically-dependent on electricity to stay in their own home for longer.”
The batteries can also be used with items providing light and heat, to charge mobile phones and laptops, or to power broadband routers. Which SSEN says will make it easier for people to keep in touch with carers, family or friends.
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