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SP Energy Networks signs GE Vernova deal for Windyhill substation
SP Energy Networks has signed a contract with GE Vernova's electrification business for the Windyhill 400kV gas-insulated switchgear project near Glasgow. The new substation will use SF6-free switchgear built on C4F7N-based gas mixtures, which the companies say cuts the network's carbon impact. The contract value was not disclosed.
Our readSF6-free switchgear is still the exception on the UK grid, so this contract is as much a supply chain signal for GE Vernova as a single substation upgrade.
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