Storms Arwen, Malik and Corrie tested some in our communities to the limit recently. While service providers of electricity, water and communications are under pressure to future-proof their infrastructure to protect consumers, community groups and individuals are already looking to have their own resilience plans in place. The following links show some ideas on how to be prepared!
How to plan for a home emergency (ready.scot)
Your home – Floodline Scotland – Be prepared for flooding
Did you know that the criteria for accessing free priority services from SSEN in the event of a power cut includes: those over 60, those with children under 5 and those who are recovering after a hospital stay? For the full list please check the link below and register if you fit in to one of the categories. If you know of someone nearby please share the link or help them to register. You can also register with gas and water priority services.
Priority services – we offer extra help for those who need it (ssen.co.uk)