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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#363636">Liam McArthur MSP
received this earlier this afternoon from Emily Wilson-Gavin,
Head of Corporate Affairs, Scottish and Southern Electricity
Networks (SSEN).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p>“<i>Further
to your inquiry earlier this morning about the power
outage impacting your constituents in Stronsay, we’ve
issued the below statement that we will be communicating
to our customers, stakeholders and partners through our
established channels to explain the current situation and
the actions that we are taking to restore power as soon as
possible.
<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p>Scottish
and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is working to
address a fault on Stronsay, which has resulted in 222
customers experiencing an interruption to power supplies.
Engineers were alerted to the substation fault at around
7pm yesterday and are on site working to quickly and
safely restore supplies, with all customers expected to be
back on supply this afternoon.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p>As a
contingency measure, SSEN is taking further steps to
transport a mobile generator to the island this afternoon;
ensuring that additional back-up power is in place and on
site if required. Stronsay’s network is currently
undergoing a significant upgrade to boost the resilience
of the island’s supplies and while this work is under way,
SSEN is taking all necessary steps to keep power flowing
to the island’s homes and businesses.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p>SSEN
apologises for any inconvenience this interruption to
supplies has caused and thanks Stronsay’s residents for
their patience while engineers work to safely reinstate
power supplies.</span></i><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
Any customers who are concerned about vulnerability during
a power cut are asked to consider signing up for SSEN’s
Priority Services Register.<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;line-height:105%"><i> </i><b><i><u>Priority
Services Register</u></i></b><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;line-height:105%"><b><i>Customers
are eligible for the Priority Services Register if they:</i></b><i><o:p></o:p></i></p>
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style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo2;background:white">
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span
style="color:#333333">Are deaf or hard of hearing<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo2;background:white">
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span
style="color:#333333">Have a disability<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo2;background:white">
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span
style="color:#333333">Live with children under five<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo2;background:white">
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span
style="color:#333333">Are blind or partially sighted<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo2;background:white">
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span
style="color:#333333">Have a chronic illness<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo2;background:white">
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span
style="color:#333333">Use medical equipment/aids reliant
on electricity<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo2;background:white">
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span
style="color:#333333">Are over 60<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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style="margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0
level1 lfo2;background:white">
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span
style="color:#333333">Temporarily need extra support<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"
style="margin-left:36.0pt;background:white"><i><span
style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p>For more information on
our Priority Services Register, click <a
href="https://www.ssen.co.uk/psr"
title="https://www.ssen.co.uk/psr"
moz-do-not-send="true">here</a> or call 0800 294 3259.
SSEN’s PSR information leaflets are also available online
with accessibility for visual and hearing impaired
customers.
</span><o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span><u><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Additional
background information:
<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">SSEN is
</span></i><span class="ui-provider"><i><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">currently undertaking an
extensive programme of works to strengthen network
infrastructure on Stronsay; groundworks are already
underway and this upgrade project is due to complete in
the early part of 2024.”</span></i></span></p>
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