Severe winds affecting electricity network - 7pm update |
17/01/2009 |
Strong gusts moving up the East and Northern coasts of Northern Ireland have affected power supplies. Winds of up to 70mph have caused damage to power lines and electricity poles.
Northern Ireland Electricity’s emergency crews were mobilised early this afternoon and have already restored supply t... |
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Storm force winds cause power cuts - 6pm update |
17/01/2009 |
Severe gales moving up the East coast of Northern Ireland have affected the electricity network. Gusts of up to 70mph have caused damage to power lines and electricity poles.
Northern Ireland Electricity’s emergency crews were mobilised early this afternoon and have already restored supply to ove... |
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Severe weather causes power cuts - 5pm update |
17/01/2009 |
Gale force winds in south and west Northern Ireland are causing disruptions to the electricity network.
Gusts reaching 70mph have left around 24,000 customers off supply and damage to the electricity network including broken lines and poles down.
Major faults have been reported in the Craigavo... |
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LONDONDERRY PRIMARY SCHOOL WISE AS OWLS! |
23/01/2008 |
Northern Ireland Electricity will be helping local school children do a spot of bird watching in Newtownards over the next few months! The local NIE office is supporting an environmental project to erect some bird tables and bird boxes in the grounds of Londonderry Primary School.
NIE Customer R... |
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Wood Warms up the Winter! |
14/01/2008 |
With winter in full swing Northern Ireland Electricity has launched a new renewable energy initiative this week to help heat businesses across Northern Ireland! The new scheme offers businesses across Northern Ireland grant support to install wood pellet heating units, a method of heating which is ... |
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12noon update -Storm Force Winds Cause Power Cuts |
09/01/2008 |
Following the storm force winds, Northern Ireland Electricity has restored power to 20,000 customers with around 1,700 left to restore. NIE is responding to all faults.
There are currently some 200 individual faults on the electricity network, with the worst affected areas being parts of the ... |
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11am update - Storm Force Winds Cause Power Cuts |
09/01/2008 |
Following the storm force winds, Northern Ireland Electricity has restored power to 18,000 customers with around 1,700 left to restore.
There are currently some 200 individual faults on the electricity network, with the worst affected areas being parts of the North West, Omagh, Coleraine and B... |
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10am update - Storm Force Winds Cause Power Cuts |
09/01/2008 |
Storm force winds, with gusts in excess of 77 Mph, have caused disruption to electricity supplies, currently affecting around 2,800 customers. The worst affected areas are parts of the North West, Omagh, Coleraine and Ballymena.
There are currently some 230 individual faults on the electricity n... |
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9am update - Storm Force Winds Cause Power Cuts |
09/01/2008 |
Storm force winds, with gusts in excess of 77 Mph, have caused disruption to electricity supplies, currently affecting around 3,500 customers. The worst affected areas are parts of the North West, Omagh, Coleraine and Ballymena.
Damage to the electricity network, which has been caused by flying ... |
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8am Update - Storm Force Winds Cause Power Cuts |
09/01/2008 |
Storm force winds, with gusts in excess of 77 Mph, have caused disruption to electricity supplies, currently affecting around 6,000 customers. The worst affected areas are parts of the North West, Omagh, Coleraine and Ballymena.
Damage to the electricity network, which has been caused by flying ... |
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Storm Force Winds Cause Power Cuts - 7am bulletin |
09/01/2008 |
Storm force winds, with gusts in excess of 77 Mph, have caused disruption to electricity supplies, affecting around 4,000 customers. The worst affected areas are parts of the North West, Coleraine and Ballymena.
Damage to the electricity network, which has been caused by flying debris and high w... |
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DAMHEAD PRIMARY SCHOOL SWITCHES ONTO SOLAR! |
07/01/2008 |
Damhead Primary School in Coleraine will be ordering its energy sunny side up from now on! The environmentally aware school is celebrating the completion of its latest energy project, having installed solar photovoltaic panels (PV) on the south facing roof at the front of the school. The 5kWp syst... |
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Electric Languages For Foyle Meats |
02/01/2008 |
To help people from different ethnic minority backgrounds with the practicalities of settling into Northern Ireland, NIE Energy has launched a new online guide.
The guide, available in 13 languages, gives key information for customers on how to open or close a NIE Energy electricity account, how... |
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PLUG IN THE SUN FOR AN ECO NEW YEAR! |
31/12/2007 |
Homes across Northern Ireland will soon be plugging in the sun thanks to a new solar powered initiative from Northern Ireland Electricity! Plug in the Sun will offer homeowners 65% funding to install either 1.5kWp or 3kWp solar panel (PV) systems. NIE is offering a 15% top up for the government’s ... |
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Bulbs Galore in Ballygargan |
20/12/2007 |
NIE Energy has helped the people of Ballygargan by giving away hundreds of free energy saving light bulbs.
Ballygargan Community Group members recently received the free light bulbs, which will help them reduce the amount of electricity they use in their own homes.
Maria Devlin from NIE Energy... |
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Lucky Farmer is Winter Fair Winner |
19/12/2007 |
A dairy farmer from Ardboe has walked off with the top prize in a recent NIE Energy prize draw.
Michael Duffy from Ardboe was entered into the draw when he visited the NIE Energy stand at the Winter Fair, on recently at the King’s Hall in Belfast.
John McCay, Farm Energy Manager with NIE Energ... |
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BALLYMENA PRIMARY SCHOOLS SWITCH ONTO SOLAR! |
10/12/2007 |
Two Ballymena primary schools will be ordering their energy sunny side up from now on! Gracehill Primary School and Kells and Connor Primary School have each installed solar photovoltaic panels (PV), which will generate clean, environmentally friendly electricity. The two 5kWp systems, which were ... |
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NIE URGES WHITEABBEY PUPILS TO BE KIDZSAFE! |
07/12/2007 |
With the Christmas holidays just around the corner, pupils at Whiteabbey Primary School will be taking a safe approach to the festive season! Julie McDowell, Safety Officer for Northern Ireland Electricity, visited the school this week to remind pupils about the dangers of electricity, and what the... |
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Dunmurry Business Wins Top Prize |
05/12/2007 |
Rowan Roofing in Dunmurry has reached new heights, as the business owner is the latest winner of NIE Energy’s monthly prize giveaway.
Owner John Rowan recently signed up to pay his NIE Energy bill by direct debit and was automatically entered into the NIE Energy prize draw. His prize is a break... |
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Powerful Savings for Country House |
03/12/2007 |
Ballyrobin Country House near Aldergrove, is looking forward to powerful savings from NIE Energy, following a review of their energy use.
It is just one of many businesses NIE Energy has recently helped to reduce their electricity bill. Alison Moore from NIE Energy explained: “We completed a fre... |
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Gilford lady wins powerful break |
23/11/2007 |
Donna Davison from Gilford is the latest winner of NIE Energy’s weekly prize giveaway.
Donna recently signed up to pay her NIE Energy bill by direct debit, and was automatically entered into the NIE Energy prize draw. She has won a break for two at the Culloden Hotel, which includes a spa treat... |
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Powerful Prize For All Seasons |
21/11/2007 |
The owner of the Four Seasons on the Gilnahirk road is the proud winner of a recent NIE Your Energy competition.
East Belfast business owner Gary McNally and his family entered the NIE Your Energy ‘Carbon Footprint Challenge’ at the recent Lifestyle Green Show, on at the King’s Hall.
All of th... |
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Electric Winter Fair for Farmers |
21/11/2007 |
If you are a farmer interested in saving money off your energy bills, make sure you visit the NIE Energy stand at the forthcoming Winter Fair, Northern Ireland’s premier cattle event, on at the King’s Hall in Belfast on Thursday, 13th December.
To get the Winter Fair off to an electric start and ... |
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Powerful Offer on Natural Gas |
14/11/2007 |
Two of Northern Ireland’s energy companies, NIE Energy and the new natural gas provider firmus energy, have come together to give households a powerful offer on a natural gas installation.
Householders, in areas where firmus gas is readily available, can get a package giving them £1000 cashback w... |
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TYRONE CAVAN INTERCONNECTOR PLANS - CONSULTATION PROCESS |
14/11/2007 |
Over the past few weeks Northern Ireland Electricity has continued a consultation process aimed at making widely available the plans for the new Tyrone to Cavan electricity interconnector. As part of this process NIE has met with members of Armagh and Dungannon councils to discuss the project in de... |
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Cool Prize for Holywood Couple |
06/11/2007 |
A Holywood couple have bagged a cool prize from NIE Energy.
Ed and Kathleen Galloway, who live in Holywood, took part in a NIE Your Energy ‘carbon footprint challenge’ quiz at the Lifestyle Green Show, on recently at the King’s Hall in Belfast.
Claire Carson, from NIE Energy, visited the cou... |
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Vandals Cause Camlough Power Cut |
02/11/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has condemned anti-social behaviour and vandalism to NIE equipment in Camlough, which caused a power cut on Halloween night.
Youths forced the door of a NIE mini pillar, a ground mounted metal cabinet, which protects electricity equipment, in the Cambrook estate and pus... |
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Hedge Cutting Causes Power Cut |
01/11/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to farmers and agricultural contractors working near electricity equipment following a recent incident near Mayobridge.
The warning comes as over 100 NIE customers in the Saval area lost electricity supplies at 3.45pm on Monday aft... |
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Bright eBay Sparks in Cookstown |
29/10/2007 |
A group of Cookstown businesspeople have proved to be bright sparks on ebay.
The group were recently awarded a ‘Basics of Selling on eBay’ certificate on completing a Northern Ireland Electricity sponsored training course in Cookstown Enterprise centre.
Michael Hughes from Portstewart, who is ... |
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SAFE WORKING TO THE FORE DURING EUROPEAN SAFETY WEEK |
24/10/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today launched a new safety information campaign ‘Think Before You Dig’ to raise awareness of safe working practices around the electricity network for anyone in the construction and building trades. The campaign has been launched as European Safety Week (22nd – 26th Oc... |
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NIE ISSUES WINTER REMINDER TO CUSTOMERS |
24/10/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a reminder to its customers on how to cope if their electricity supplies are interrupted. In recent years NIE has invested substantially to improve the reliability of the network, over £1 billion since 1993, which has substantially reduced the number and leng... |
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Free Insulation From NIE |
23/10/2007 |
With the evenings drawing in and colder weather on the way, it’s a good time to think about getting your home insulated, ready for winter.
Help is at hand for North Belfast households, who may be able to get roof space and wall insulation put in for free, thanks to a scheme from Northern Ireland... |
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Larne Business Owner Wins Powerful Break |
09/10/2007 |
Robert Robinson from Harbour Motor and Engineering Company in Larne is the latest winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s monthly prize giveaway.
Robert recently signed up to pay his NIE bill by direct debit and was automatically entered into the NIE prize draw. He has won a break for two at t... |
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NIE Tariffs Announcement |
04/10/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) today announced an increase of 3.9% in electricity tariffs for over 690,000 NIE domestic customers.
The new tariff which will apply from 1st November 2007[1] adds around 28p a week, £14.60 a year, to a domestic customer’s typical[2] electricity bill.
Business... |
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Vandals Cause Electricity Cut |
02/10/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has warned vandals that they are putting their lives at risk and causing unnecessary power cuts following an incident in the Fairfield estate area of Dungannon.
The warning comes after vandalism to overhead electricity equipment cut power to over 1000 NIE customers in... |
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Cookstown Masters ebay |
28/09/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity is sponsoring the first ever ebay training event in Cookstown.
The course, which is being run with the support of Cookstown Enterprise Centre, will take place at Cookstown Enterprise Centre on Thursday 18th (2pm-4.30pm) and Friday 19th October (9.30am-4.30pm).
The co... |
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Happy Hampers in Portglenone |
27/09/2007 |
Clady Timber Company in Portglenone is the latest winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s recent direct debit promotion.
NIE’s Emma Hawthorne recently visited the owner Henry McPeake and his staff members to present the prize. Emma explained that all NIE customers who had switched to paying by ... |
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Electric Hillsborough Hedge |
24/09/2007 |
There is a very exciting festival taking place in Hillsborough in a few weeks time that seems to be attracting support from top companies from across Northern Ireland.
The first RAW Outdoors Adventure Festival, incorporating the Banff Film Festival World Tour, is taking place in Hillsborough from... |
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NIE APPEALS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY TO HELP STOP VANDALISM IN BALLYWALTER |
24/09/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today condemned vandals who are obstructing work to erect a replacement substation at Meadow Close in Ballywalter. The work has been halted time after time to replace and repair barriers, which have been damaged at the site. Valerie Curran, NIE Customer Relations Manag... |
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Power to Redrock Pensioners |
20/09/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has helped the older people of Redrock by giving away hundreds of free energy saving light bulbs.
Redrock Tuesday Club members recently received the free light bulbs, which will help them reduce the amount of electricity they use in their own homes.
NIE’s Marie Mur... |
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NIE Winner Shops Day Away! |
20/09/2007 |
Michelle Jeans from Bangor is the lucky winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s weekly direct debit giveaway.
Michelle signed up to direct debit (DD) recently and was automatically entered into a free prize draw to win £100 worth of Marks and Spencer vouchers.
NIE’s Emma Hawthorne visited M... |
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Larne Power Cut Caused by Contractor |
20/09/2007 |
A large number of homes in the Larne area were left without power on Tuesday afternoon (18th) as a result of a contractor damaging a high voltage underground electricity cable.
The 11,000 volt underground electricity cable, which runs from Inver substation to the Bank Road area of Larne, was stru... |
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RITCHIE WELCOMES NIE HELP FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE |
05/09/2007 |
Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie MLA today offered her support to a new Energy Efficiency Scheme being launched by Northern Ireland Electricity.
The scheme offers 1,500 energy efficiency grants to provide free insulation and heating control measures to those on low incomes.
The Min... |
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Smaller Footprint Fun |
30/08/2007 |
The Lifestyle Green Show 2007, the first of its kind on the island of Ireland, will showcase all aspects of a greener lifestyle with everything from solar power to organic food, fashion to recycling and health to education, all under one roof.
Sponsored by NIE Your Energy, The LifestyleGreen Sh... |
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Free Insulation & Heating Controls from NIE |
28/08/2007 |
You may find it hard to keep your home cosy come the colder weather, but help is now at hand from Northern Ireland Electricity.
NIE is offering free loft and wall insulation, along with free heating controls, to householders across Northern Ireland.
Nearly half of all heat lost in an average h... |
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Electric International Festival |
20/08/2007 |
If you’re looking for something fun, festive and free to do this coming Bank Holiday weekend, make your way to Botanic Gardens on Sunday 26th (Aug) for The Belfast Mela 2007, an international summer festival.
The Belfast Mela 2007, sponsored by Northern Ireland Electricity, is a celebration of ... |
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Free carbon footprinting help for NI’s small and medium businesses |
17/08/2007 |
Businesses with energy costs of less than £50,000 a year are being offered free help to reduce their bills even further.
Business in the Community’s ARENA Network, the organisation’s environmental arm, is offering free help to companies through its Northern Lights Carbon Reduction Programme.
S... |
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NIE Brings Sizzle to Summer |
15/08/2007 |
Marie Parke from East Belfast is the latest winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s weekly summer sizzler prize giveaway.
Mrs Parkes recently signed up to pay her NIE bill by direct debit, and was automatically entered into the NIE summer sizzler prize draw. Marie is now the proud owner of a b... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
01/08/2007 |
A large number of homes in Bangor were left without power last Friday morning (27th) as a result of a street lighting contractor damaging an underground electricity cable.
The 11,000 volt underground electricity cable, running from a substation in Balloo Walk, was damaged when the third party str... |
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Dig with caution near underground cables, warns NIE |
24/07/2007 |
Around 1300 customers in the Greencastle area lost electricity supplies yesterday (Monday 23rd July) following contractor damage to a high voltage underground cable.
The damage was caused when a contractor working on the M2 Motorway slip road hit and damaged a high voltage electricity cable at 11... |
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Sizzling Summer from NIE |
20/07/2007 |
A Banbridge lady is one the lucky winners of Northern Ireland Electricity’s sizzling direct debit giveaway.
Leona Savage from Banbridge signed up to NIE’s direct debit (DD) recently and was automatically entered into a free prize draw to win a top of the range BBQ.
NIE’s Joanne Aiken recently... |
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Electric Course for Coleraine Business |
18/07/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity and North West Marketing have sponsored the first ever ebay training course for businesses in the North West.
The ‘Basics of Selling on ebay’, which was delivered by Michael Hughes who is the only trained and approved ebay education specialist on the island of Ireland... |
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Extra Inches Do Make a Difference |
16/07/2007 |
A few extra inches do make a big difference. This is certainly the verdict when it comes to extra inches of loft insulation.
You may have lofty ideas that your home will be kept nice and cosy come the colder weather but Northern Ireland Electricity has some news for us all. 27cms and no less of... |
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Free Central Heating Scheme Switched On |
16/07/2007 |
You may be used to popping into your local Gordons Chemist to pick up a prescription or get advice and a cure for an ailment but now, thanks to a scheme from Northern Ireland Electricity, you can also find out about free central heating systems on offer.
Funded by the NIE Energy Efficiency Progra... |
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Happy Hairdresser |
10/07/2007 |
Kameo Hair Centre in Larne is the latest winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s direct debit promotion.
NIE’s Angeline Sloan recently visited the hairdresser to present the owner Una Gorman, with her prize. Angeline explained that all NIE customers who had switched to paying by direct debit re... |
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Crumlin Butchers the Business |
10/07/2007 |
Donnelly Family Butchers in Crumlin is the latest winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s recent direct debit promotion.
NIE’s Business Support Manager Alison Moore recently visited the Crumlin butcher to present owner Brendan Donnelly with his prize. Alison explained that all NIE customers who... |
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Farmers Lighten Up |
09/07/2007 |
A Donaghadee dairy and sheep farmer knows a bright idea when he sees one.
Trevor Curragh from Cannyreagh Road in Donaghadee has taken advantage of an offer from Northern Ireland Electricity to buy some low energy lights, at a third of the normal retail price.
The ‘NIE Energy Efficiency Scheme’... |
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Power Station West - Belfast skyline changes with the demolition of power station chimneys |
09/07/2007 |
The Belfast skyline changed on Friday evening as three 240 feet chimneys at Power Station West were demolished. The coal fired power station, which was the largest in Ireland when it opened in 1961, employed over 400 staff and produced 240 megawatts (MW) of electricity at its peak. The station was... |
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Viridian Welcomes Milestone In Progress To The Single Electricity Market |
04/07/2007 |
Viridian Group welcomes the announcment today (July 3) by the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) and the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation (NIAUR) regarding the "Go-active" of the legal framework for the Single Electricity Market (SEM).
Viridian spokesperson Robin Greer said: “T... |
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ONE STEP CLOSER TO A SINGLE ELECTRICITY MARKET |
04/07/2007 |
Energy Minister, Nigel Dodds, MP MLA, and the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in the Irish Republic Eamon Ryan TD, today welcomed the Energy Regulators announcement of a Single Wholesale Electricity Market (SEM).
The Energy Regulators announced that they had commenced t... |
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Kilkeel Businesses Get Switched On Over Lunch |
03/07/2007 |
Many local business people turned out at Kilkeel’s Kilmorey Arms Hotel recently to hear from Northern Ireland Electricity how they could cut energy costs.
The lunch briefing, which was held by Kilkeel Chamber of Commerce and Northern Ireland Electricity, had the theme ‘Three Steps to Lower Energ... |
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Mourneview Sees Savings |
03/07/2007 |
Mourneview Caravan Park on the Dundrum road in Newcastle has got the summer off to an electric start, thanks to a deal from Northern Ireland Electricity.
The busy touring caravan business is one of many businesses NIE has recently helped to reduce their electricity bill.
NIE Business Energy Ma... |
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Shopping Spree on NIE |
28/06/2007 |
An Ardglass lady is Northern Ireland Electricity’s latest winner in the company’s direct debit giveaway.
Olive Strain signed up to pay her electricity bill by direct debit recently and was automatically entered into the draw for the big direct debit (DD) giveaway. Olive bagged herself hundreds o... |
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‘Taxitastic’ prize from NIE |
28/06/2007 |
A Dungannon taxi man is the latest winner in Northern Ireland Electricity’s weekly direct debit giveaway.
Mervyn McKinley signed up to pay his electricity bill by direct debit recently and was automatically entered into the draw for the big direct debit (DD) giveaway. Mervyn bagged himself hundr... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
28/06/2007 |
A large number of homes in the Dundonald area were left without power yesterday (27th) when a contractor damaged underground electricity cables.
The NIE cable was damaged by a company laying a new gas line on the Gransha road at Chandlers Court and resulted in a power cut to 920 NIE customers in... |
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Banbridge Masters ebay |
22/06/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity and the Federation Of Small Businesses are sponsoring the first ever ebay training event in Bainbridge.
The course, which will take place at Banbridge Enterprise Centre, Scarva Road Industrial Estate on Thursday 28th June (2 pm to 5 pm) and Friday 29th June (9.30 am ... |
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11,000 volts under the sea |
21/06/2007 |
Rathlin Network Connection Project reaches next milestone
Connecting Rathlin Island to the main Northern Ireland electricity grid moved a step closer this week as the subsea cable landed on the island’s shore at Church Bay.
Northern Ireland Electricity engineers were on the island to see the h... |
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Truck Driver Cuts Power |
20/06/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has today warned truck drivers to look up and look out before tipping the body of their lorries. The safety warning follows an incident today on the Moneynick road in Toome when a truck hit and damaged an overhead electricity line whilst dumping rubbish.
The inciden... |
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Warmer Homes Way Ahead |
19/06/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity representatives were in Magherafelt recently to help launch a scheme for householders to get a free energy saving package for their home, including a new free central heating system.
The ‘Warmer Ways to Better Health’ scheme not only gives a free heating system, but a... |
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Contractors Cause Waterside Power Cut |
19/06/2007 |
Over 2000 homes and businesses in the Waterside were left without power yesterday when two careless contractors cut underground high voltage electricity cables.
The first NIE cable was accidentally cut by a contractor carrying out road widening work on the Crescent Link whilst the second cable wa... |
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Electric Languages |
19/06/2007 |
NIE has recently launched its ‘Electricity and You’ booklet in not one or two, but nine different languages.
The booklet covers key information for customers on how to open or close a NIE account, get discounted electricity, what to do in the event of power failure, how to use electricity efficie... |
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Lighter Electric Bills for Lisburn |
14/06/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has helped lighten electricity bills for Old Warren residents, thanks to a big NIE bulb giveaway.
The company has given away hundreds of free energy saving light bulbs to Lisburn pensioners through Old Warren Community Association.
NIE’s Local Customer Relations M... |
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Race Is On For Homeowners |
11/06/2007 |
The race is on for homeowners to cash in on a great summer saving of up to £1,000 off the cost of a modern high efficiency natural gas heating installation.
The ‘Snug Plus’ scheme is thanks to Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE), Phoenix Natural Gas (Phoenix) and the Department of Social Developme... |
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Carbon Winner Cycles Off |
07/06/2007 |
A Lisburn lady has been honoured for her poetry writing skills by Northern Ireland Electricity.
Rita Hamilton from Dunmurry is the winner of NIE’s national poetry competition, beating off hundreds of entries from across Northern Ireland.
The ‘Green Transport Poetry Competition’, which was la... |
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UP-DATE TYRONE TO CAVAN ELECTRICITY INTERCONNECTOR |
07/06/2007 |
The Tyrone to Cavan Electricity interconnector will be a very important piece of national infrastructure which will deliver significant benefits to consumers.
Northern Ireland Electricity and Eirgrid are in the process of identifying possible routes as determined by a range of physical factors s... |
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NIE WARNS CONTRACTORS OF DANGER OF DEATH - Over 90,000 customers affected this year by third party damage |
07/06/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today announced that over 90,000 customers lost electricity supplies in the last year because of third party damage to the electricity network. The company has warned all contractors, farmers, DIY enthusiasts and anyone operating heavy machinery to take the necessary sa... |
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Powerful Savings at the Show |
04/05/2007 |
Visit Northern Ireland Electricity’s stand at the Balmoral Show this year and you’ll pick up quite a few tips on how to save energy and money off your electricity bill! Whether you are a householder, farmer or running a business, NIE experts will be on hand to offer advice about saving energy, rene... |
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Electric Tour of Ulster |
23/04/2007 |
Tour of Ulster, the premier cycle stage race in the Northern Ireland, promises to be electric this year with support from Northern Ireland Electricity.
Taking place over the bank holiday weekend at the beginning of May (Sat 5th to Mon 7th May 2007), it will be an exciting spectacle with most of t... |
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Electric Event for Business |
12/04/2007 |
A business event taking place later this month has promised to be ‘electric’. An outlandish claim you might think, until you realise Northern Ireland Electricity is sponsoring it.
The Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce (NICCI) Business Networking Evening, being held on Wednesday 18th April at 6... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
05/04/2007 |
Homes and businesses in Enniskillen were left without electricity on Wednesday (4th) afternoon when a contractor severed a high voltage underground Northern Ireland Electricity cable.
The contractors, who were preparing the ground for a new store on the Dublin Road, carelessly cut the underground... |
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Powerful Event Planned |
04/04/2007 |
An event running later this month promises to be very popular with local business people. Not only will they hear how to save energy and money, but they will also be able to enjoy wines from around the world, a powerful event all round.
The wine tasting networking evening, which is being sponsor... |
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NIE Gets Top Marks |
30/03/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity received top marks recently from a North Belfast pensioner who was very happy with NIE’s service.
Mr Gerard McGuinness, who lives off the Antrim Road, took advantage of a NIE funded scheme to have reduced price cavity wall insulation installed. Following the work, he... |
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NIE Helps Prevent Accidents |
28/03/2007 |
Pupils from St Kevin’s Primary School on the Falls Road recently helped Northern Ireland Electricity and The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents launch powerful new web pages promoting electricity safety in the home.
The new on-line resource, designed for adults and children alike, can ... |
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Powerful Savings from NIE |
27/03/2007 |
McCann’s department store in Killinchy is celebrating making savings with Northern Ireland Electricity.
The Aladdin’s cave department store is reaping the rewards of switching to a more cost effective NIE tariff, as well as getting discount for paying their NIE bill by direct debit. Alison Moore,... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
26/03/2007 |
Homes and businesses around Forestside Shopping Centre were left without electricity on Friday morning (23rd) when a contractor severed a high voltage underground Northern Ireland Electricity cable.
The contractor, who was excavating sewer ducts at a bus terminal at the bottom of the Glencreagh R... |
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Lighter Bills with NIE Bulbs |
22/03/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has helped make for a brighter future here in Northern Ireland. The company has revealed that in the last year alone, it has given away 85,000 free energy saving light bulbs to customers.
The bulbs have been given away through community groups and other charitable or... |
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Walking on Sunshine in Lenadoon |
14/03/2007 |
West Belfast has its very first solar street with a number of houses in Horn Walk Lenadoon now having solar water heating installed.
Three houses in Horn Walk are amongst the first to have the solar panels installed as part of the Government’s renewable energy campaign, with additional support ... |
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Happy Hampers at Chinese Clinic |
13/03/2007 |
A traditional Chinese medical clinic in Magherafelt is the latest winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s direct debit campaign.
Angeline Sloan from NIE recently visited the clinic to present Amanda Si Huo with their prize, a luxury food hamper. Angeline explained that all NIE customers who ha... |
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Powerful Business Event |
13/03/2007 |
It’s not often that business people get the opportunity to hear how to succeed from a homegrown business tycoon.
That’s exactly what was on offer at the Northern Ireland Electricity sponsored B4B event on at the Grand Opera House recently.
Bill Wolsey, owner of the newly opened and prestigious... |
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NIE CUTS ELECTRICITY TARIFFS BY 3% |
12/03/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has announced a 3% reduction in electricity tariffs, which will apply from April 1st 2007 .
The typical annual electricity bill for over 680,000 NIE domestic customers will fall by around £11 to £370, the equivalent of a price cut of over 6% in real terms, on... |
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NIE WARNS SAILING ENTHUSIASTS TO LOOK UP |
05/03/2007 |
As the start of the sailing season approaches, Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to sailing enthusiasts to take extra caution and to be aware of overhead electricity equipment when transporting yachts and other types of boats.
David Cooke, NIE Safety Officer, urged a... |
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CONTRACTOR STRIKE CAUSES POWER CUT IN EAST BELFAST |
05/03/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong safety warning to contractors working near electricity equipment to follow safe working practices and report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as over 1000 customers in Newtownards Road and Albertbridge Road areas of East Belfast lost ... |
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Lighter Bills with NIE Bulbs |
01/03/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has helped make for a brighter future here in Northern Ireland. The company has revealed that in the last year alone, it has given away 85,000 free energy saving light bulbs to customers.
The bulbs have been given away through community groups and other charitable or... |
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HSENI and NIE raise awareness of farm safety |
21/02/2007 |
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) held a Farm Health and Safety Awareness Day in Ballymena recently, raising awareness of the dangers encountered when working on the farm. Northern Ireland Electricity Safety Engineer, Hal Steele was also on hand to focus on the hazards fa... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut in the West |
19/02/2007 |
Homes and businesses around the Hannahstown Hill area of West Belfast were left without electricity on Friday afternoon (16th) when a contractor severed a high voltage underground Northern Ireland Electricity cable.
The contractor, who was putting in a new sewer, carelessly cut the underground ca... |
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NIE Appeals to community to stop Vandalism following attack on engineers restoring power supplies |
19/02/2007 |
Incidents of vandalism to the local electricity network are causing inconvenience to Bangor residents and putting lives at risk.
The latest incident on Saturday and Sunday night (18 &19th) left a NIE engineer injured and homes in the Skipperstone Avenue area of Bangor without electricity.
Yo... |
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Top Marks For Local School |
19/02/2007 |
St Luke’s Primary School in Twinbrook is the lucky winner of a top of the range DVD player from Northern Ireland Electricity.
The school were entered into a prize draw to win the DVD player when they recently installed an energy saving refrigerator with the financial help of the Energy Saving Tr... |
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Happy Hampers at Mallon Technology |
19/02/2007 |
A Cookstown software and IT company is the latest winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s direct debit campaign.
Alison Moore, NIE Business Support Manager recently presented Margaret Donaghy of Mallon Technology with their luxury hamper. Alison explained that all NIE customers who had switche... |
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NIE Big Ballynahinch Bulb Giveaway |
19/02/2007 |
Things will be a bit brighter in Ballynahinch in future thanks to a free energy saving bulb giveaway from Northern Ireland Electricity.
‘Let there be light’ was the cry recently by Ballynahinch, Drumaness and Spa community safety Forum when NIE called to leave a consignment of free energy and mon... |
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Contractor Causes Enniskillen Power Cut |
19/02/2007 |
Homes in the Cornagrade, Kilmacormick and Mill street areas of Enniskillen were left without power today (16th) when a contractor carrying out dredging on Mill street struck a high voltage underground electricity cable.
The contractor grazed a high voltage underground electricity cable resulting in... |
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Westlink Work Causes Power Cut |
16/02/2007 |
Homes and businesses in parts of Belfast experienced an interruption to electricity supplies on Wednesday (14th) as the result of a contractor working on the Westlink roads scheme damaging a high voltage underground Northern Ireland Electricity cable, which resulted in a power cut to 1602 NIE custom... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
16/02/2007 |
A power cut in Newry on Wednesday (14th Feb) was caused when a roofing contractor hit an overhead electricity line.
The contractor working at industrial units off the Rathfriland Road, was handling plastic covered metal sheeting which appears to have come into contact with the overhead electricity ... |
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DIY Tree Cutter Causes Power Cut |
13/02/2007 |
Homes in the Newtownbutler area were left without power on Saturday (10th Feb) when a DIY tree cutter brought down an overhead electricity line.
The incident resulted in a power cut to 1172 NIE customers in the Newtownbutler area at 3.25pm. NIE engineers were dispatched and were able to make perma... |
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“Mrs Clarke is an energy saving winner” |
13/02/2007 |
Mrs Laura Clarke from Newtownbreda in Belfast is the proud winner of a luxury hamper with energy saving products worth over £150 supplied by the Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre. She has also received valuable information to help her save energy and money around her home by completing a free home e... |
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NIE launches new wave of funding for renewables |
13/02/2007 |
Schools, public buildings and communities will be looking at a sunnier future this week as the DTI Low Carbon Buildings Programme launched a new tranche of funding for solar panels in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Electricity has announced it will continue to offer organizations a 15% top up g... |
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Make Powerful Money at Auction |
12/02/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity is sponsoring the first ever eBay business training course in Ireland.
The ‘Basics of Selling on eBay’ course is being organised by Causeway Enterprise Agency and delivered by PortstewART Galleries owner Michael Hughes, the only trained and approved eBay education spe... |
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Stay away from electricity equipment, warns NIE |
09/02/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today condemned vandals who have maliciously damaged electricity equipment in the Lagmore area of West Belfast.
Three mini pillars have been vandalised this week, damaging electricity equipment and disrupting electricity supplies in the local area. Valerie Curran, NI... |
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Business Puts Energy into Saving Money |
08/02/2007 |
Antrim Hills Spring Water, a family run business, is one of the first businesses to reap the rewards of a grant from Northern Ireland Electricity and Invest Northern Ireland to help with the cost of energy saving equipment.
The grant, on offer to any small and medium sized enterprise in Northern... |
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NIE Big Bulb Giveaway |
07/02/2007 |
‘Let there be light’ was the cry at the recent launch of Northern Ireland Electricity’s Big Bulb Giveaway 2007 through St Vincent de Paul.
NIE, through local St Vincent de Paul groups, is giving away thousands of money saving energy efficient bulbs to the more vulnerable across Northern Ireland.
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Every little helps the environment! |
07/02/2007 |
The largest commercial installation of solar panels in Northern Ireland was unveiled today at the new Tesco store at Newtownbreda. The 25kWp system will generate around 20,000 units of environmentally friendly electricity each year, enough to power around five typical NI homes. That means there wil... |
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PLAN YOUR WORK WITH CAUTION, WARNS NIE |
01/02/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a further warning to contractors and building developers to be aware of electricity equipment on and near work sites and to follow safe working practices.
The warning follows an incident on the Leyland Road in Ballycastle on Tuesday 30th January where a con... |
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Driver lucky to be alive, says NIE |
01/02/2007 |
A lorry driver working near Aldergrove has had a lucky escape after his vehicle came into contact with overhead electricity lines. Northern Ireland Electricity has again warned lorry drivers and mobile plant operators that coming into contact with the overhead electricity network can kill.
The o... |
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Plan your work carefully when hedge cutting, warns NIE |
30/01/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to farmers and agricultural contractors working near electricity equipment. The warning comes as over 520 customers near Stoneyford lost electricity supplies at 1.30pm on Monday 29th January.
The damage was caused by a hedgecutter... |
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Big News from NIE |
30/01/2007 |
Thousands of Northern Ireland Electricity customers will receive a newsletter from the company shortly with big news on how to cut energy costs and go about renewables.
The NIE ‘In Touch’ newsletter, which will be distributed in the same envelope as customer bills, has amongst other things detail... |
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Shopping Spree On NIE |
29/01/2007 |
Larne lady Gillian Taylor is Northern Ireland Electricity’s latest direct debit winner.
Gillian signed up to pay her electricity bill by direct debit recently and was automatically entered into a draw for the NIE’s direct debit giveaway. Gillian bagged herself hundreds of pounds worth of shopping... |
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NIE Big Ballymoney Bulb Giveaway |
29/01/2007 |
Things will be a bit brighter in Ballymoney in future thanks to a free energy saving bulb giveaway from Northern Ireland Electricity.
‘Let there be light’ was the cry recently at Castle Community Centre when NIE called to leave a consignment of free energy and money saving light bulbs to give out... |
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Contractor Causes Scarva Power Cut |
18/01/2007 |
Homes in the Scarva area were left without power last Tuesday (9th Jan) when a digger operated on behalf of a private developer struck a high voltage underground electricity cable.
The digger, working at a housing site on the Rathriland road in Banbridge, grazed a high voltage underground electrici... |
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NIE Restores Power Following Gales |
12/01/2007 |
Northern Ireland Electricity restored power to around 7,500 customers following damage caused to the electricity network by the recent severe gales.
The high winds reaching 70mph caused widespread damage across Northern Ireland with roads blocked by fallen trees and debris. The electricity net... |
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NIE Lucky Winter Fair Winner |
11/01/2007 |
Dairy farmer Joe Morrison from Tynan is the lucky winner of a recent NIE prize draw. The local man won NIE’s ‘free tariff check’ prize draw promotion held during the Winter Fair, on at the Kings Hall Belfast before Christmas.
NIE’s John McCay recently visited Joe Morrison at his Co. Armagh hom... |
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HANSON LAUCHES ENERGY REPORT AT SOLAR PANEL HOUSE |
09/01/2007 |
Solar panels are being installed free of charge to 500 homes in Northern Ireland as part of the Government’s renewable energy campaign.
The panels cut water heating bills by an average £120 a year as well as reducing emissions. They are among the first tangible benefits from the £59 million Envir... |
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Banbridge Surgery is the latest winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s direct debit promotion. |
08/01/2007 |
NIE’s Angeline Sloan recently visited the surgery to present staff with their luxury hamper. Angeline explained that all NIE customers who had switched to paying by direct debit recently were entered into a free draw to win the luxury hamper.
Angeline said: “I am pleased to be rewarding this n... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
04/01/2007 |
Homes and businesses in the Antrim area were left without power yesterday (3rd Jan) when a contractor struck a high voltage underground electricity cable.
The third party contractor, working in the grounds of Antrim hospital, grazed a high voltage underground electricity cable resulting in a power ... |
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NEW YEAR, NEW ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES! |
28/12/2006 |
Householders across Northern Ireland could be looking at a sunnier future in 2007! Northern Ireland Electricity’s top up grant for the DETI N.I. Household grants programme, Environment and Renewable Energy Fund offers homeowners another 15% on top of the 50% government funding available for install... |
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NIE Big Bulb Giveaway |
15/12/2006 |
‘Let there be light’ was the cry recently at the Salvation Army shop on the Newtownards road. The charity shop has been given a consignment of free energy and money saving light bulbs by Northern Ireland electricity to give out to the local community.
NIE, through many local charity and communit... |
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Powerful Turnout for NIE Coleraine Breakfast |
15/12/2006 |
Many local business people turned out to the Lodge Hotel recently to hear from Northern Ireland Electricity how they could cut energy costs.
The breakfast briefing, which was held by Coleraine Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Northern Ireland Electricity, had the theme ‘Three Steps t... |
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Powerful Response from Ards Business |
07/12/2006 |
A selection of businesses that operate in Ards Business Centre recently attended a lunch presentation by Northern Ireland Electricity to hear how they could cut energy costs.
The lunch briefing, which was held by Newtownards Business Centre and NIE, had the theme ‘Three Steps to Lower Energy Bills... |
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NIE Helps Heat National Treasures |
06/12/2006 |
Two of Northern Ireland’s most popular National Trust properties have had an energy efficiency makeover, with the help of Northern Ireland Electricity.
Mount Stewart just outside Newtownards and Castle Ward near Strangford will both have swathes of insulation installed in the roofs of the propert... |
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Bogus Callers Safety Notice from NIE |
04/12/2006 |
NIE meter readers are out and about in all sorts of weather recording electricity use to make sure NIE customers get accurate bills.
Unfortunately sometimes, bogus callers try and get into peoples homes by saying they work for NIE or another utility. That is why NIE has issued this safety notic... |
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NIE URGES BALLYMENA PUPILS TO BE KIDZSAFE! |
04/12/2006 |
Think Safe, Act Safe, Be Safe - that’s the message pupils at St Louis Primary School heard at a safety talk given this week by Julie Cole, Safety Officer for Northern Ireland Electricity.
The school visit is part of “Kidzsafe”, NIE’s safety programme to encourage children to play safely near elec... |
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NIE Lightens Shopping Load |
30/11/2006 |
If you’re interested in saving money off your electricity bill you should head to your local SPAR or VIVO store as quickly as possible.
Northern Ireland Electricity is running a special promotion on long life energy saving bulbs through SPAR and VIVO franchise, part of Henderson Group.
The pro... |
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Ballyclare Breakfast Gets Powerful Turnout |
27/11/2006 |
There was a powerful turn out from local business people to Ballyclare Town Hall recently to hear from Northern Ireland Electricity how they could cut energy costs.
The breakfast briefing, which was held by Ballyclare Chamber Of Trade and Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE), had the theme ‘Three ... |
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Powerful NIE Prize for Point Man |
22/11/2006 |
Warrenpoint B&B owner Desmond McCabe was the lucky winner of NIE’s recent big direct debit giveaway.
Mr McCabe signed up to pay his NIE bill by direct debit recently and was automatically entered into a free prize draw to win a 42” plasma screen TV.
NIE’s Angeline Sloan recently visited Mr M... |
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POLES APART! |
22/11/2006 |
RSPB and NIE Develop New Climate Change Educational Resource
Funding from Northern Ireland Electricity has helped RSPB Northern Ireland to develop an interactive educational resource that will explain climate change and marine issues to pre-school, nursery and foundation level children, creating ... |
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NIE Staff Reach New Heights |
20/11/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity staff reached new heights recently to raise money for Action Cancer, a Northern Ireland cancer charity.
Ten brave NIE staff members abseiled the BT Tower and raised over £2000 for the charity. Four NIE placement students, Joanne Aiken from Kesh., Arlene McConnell fr... |
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Powerful Turnout for NIE Breakfast |
17/11/2006 |
Many local business people turned out to the Imperial Hotel in Garvagh recently to hear from Northern Ireland Electricity how they could cut energy costs.
The breakfast briefing, which was held by Coleraine Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE), had the ... |
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Electric Winter Fair from NIE |
14/11/2006 |
If you are interested in saving money off your energy bills make sure you visit the NIE Farm Energy stand at the forthcoming Winter Fair at the King’s Hall.
Not only will NIE be offering a free tariff check to farming customers, the company will also have details of a grant to help farmers with... |
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NIE Eye in the Sky Takes Off |
13/11/2006 |
Specialist Northern Ireland Electricity engineers will take to the skies at the end of this month to begin an aerial patrol of over 5,500kms of the company’s power network.
A trained observer will get a bird’s eye view from a helicopter, which will enable a thorough check of the electricity net... |
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Powerful Insulation Grant for Farmers Running Out |
07/11/2006 |
Time is running out for farmers to get a grant towards the cost of insulating their farmhouse this winter.
Northern Ireland Electricity and the Ulster Farmers’ Union have a farmhouse insulation grant scheme for UFU members. The scheme gives farmers a grant of up to £400 towards the cost of insul... |
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Honeymooners Happy with Heating |
31/10/2006 |
A couple who recently returned from honeymoon to a brand new energy efficient gas heating system couldn’t be happier.
The newly wed Mr and Mrs McDowell from Seymour Hill took advantage of the ‘Snug’ scheme, which gives money off the cost of a natural gas heating system.
Northern Ireland Elec... |
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NIE ISSUES WINTER REMINDER TO CUSTOMERS |
30/10/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a reminder to its customers on how to cope if their electricity supplies are interrupted. In recent years NIE has invested substantially to improve the reliability of the network, an investment of £1 billion since 1993 which has substantially reduced the numb... |
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NIE HELPS KEEP KIDS OFF THE STREETS |
30/10/2006 |
Off the Streets Community Youth Initiative received an energising funding boost this week from Northern Ireland Electricity! The funding will go towards the project’s Outreach and community programme for young people in the area.
Ken McCracken, NIE Customer Relations Manager for the Derry area... |
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LANDMARK DAY FOR NEWTOWNARDS HYDRO PROJECT |
30/10/2006 |
A new chapter in Northern Ireland’s search for a sustainable future has been opened with the announcement of a hydroelectric scheme in Newtownards.
Strangford Lough Wildfowlers and Conservation Association have started construction on the 56kW hydro scheme, which will help power Exploris Aquarium... |
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Newtownards power supplies affected by contractor damage |
27/10/2006 |
Homes and businesses in Newtownards have been affected by third party damage to the electricity network and Northern Ireland Electricity has warned that coming in contact with electricity cables could have fatal consequences.
The stark warning comes as a contractor working in Kiltonga Industrial... |
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Sizzling Prize For Lucky Local |
26/10/2006 |
Ballymartin local David Henry is the latest winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s weekly prize giveaway.
David signed up to pay his NIE bill by direct debit recently and was automatically entered into the draw for a top of the range gas BBQ.
NIE’s Angeline Sloan recently visited David to p... |
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Happy Hampers at The Card Shop |
25/10/2006 |
The Card Shop in the heart of Omagh is the winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s recent direct debit promotion.
NIE’s Angeline Sloan recently visited the shop to present Kathleen Donaghy from The Card Shop with her prize. Angeline explained that all NIE customers who had switched to paying by... |
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TV Presenters Blown Away By Wind Turbine |
23/10/2006 |
Well-known television presenters Lynda Bryans and husband Michael Nesbitt have just installed a wind turbine at their home, with the help of Northern Ireland Electricity.
With renewable energy fast becoming a daily item in the news and a topic of interest to many householders, NIE has launched ‘N... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
18/10/2006 |
Homes and businesses in the Enniskillen area were left without power last Friday (13th Oct) when a contractor struck a high voltage underground electricity cable.
The contractor, working in Lackaboy industrial estate, grazed a high voltage underground electricity cable resulting in a power cut to 5... |
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Powerful Offer on Natural Gas |
17/10/2006 |
Two of Northern Ireland’s energy companies, Northern Ireland Electricity and new natural gas provider firmus energy along with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), have come together to give Ballymena households a powerful offer on a natural gas installation.
Householders in the Ballyme... |
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Powerful Programme from NIE |
17/10/2006 |
In a report published by NIE it has been revealed that in one year alone, the company helped 2,500 households across Northern Ireland reduce their energy bills.
The statistic is one of many revealed in the ‘NIE Energy Efficiency Programme’ (EEP) annual report. The report for 05/06 gives details ... |
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Powerful Turnout for NIE Carrickfergus Breakfast |
11/10/2006 |
Many local business people turned out to the Carrickfergus Marina recently to hear from Northern Ireland Electricity how they could cut energy costs.
The Breakfast Briefing, which was held by Carrickfergus Borough Chamber of Commerce and Northern Ireland Electricity, had the theme ‘Three Steps t... |
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Green Houses a First in NI |
10/10/2006 |
For the first time in Northern Ireland, new homeowners will have all of the electricity they use supplied from Northern Ireland Electricity’s ‘green’ electricity automatically.
The spanking new development, a mixture of 133 town houses and apartments on Templemore Avenue in Belfast, will have all... |
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Portadown homes lose power following contractor damage |
09/10/2006 |
Homes in Portadown lost electricity supplies this week following third party damage to the electricity network. Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning that coming in contact with electricity cables could have fatal consequences.
The stark warning comes as a contractor w... |
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NIE Concerned With Older People |
03/10/2006 |
If you are an older person or couple then Northern Ireland Electricity has two schemes that can help you install a new energy efficient oil or gas heating system for free.
NIE, in conjunction with Age Concern, is running a scheme in the greater Newcastle and Lisburn areas, for people to get a fre... |
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Rhyme for Renewables! |
03/10/2006 |
LifestyleGreen Magazine, in association with Northern Ireland Electricity, has launched EcoPoems: ‘A Rhyme for Renewables’ poetry & prose competition. Designed to encourage everyone to put pen to paper and create their vision of a clean and sustainable future, the competition aims to highlight energ... |
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NIE Brings Sizzle to Summer |
28/09/2006 |
Carrickfergus lady Mrs Thora Martin is the latest winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s weekly ‘Summer Sizzler’ prize giveaway.
Mrs Martin signed up to direct debit (DD) recently and was automatically entered into the free prize draw giveaway. Thora is now the proud owner of a top of the range... |
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Ideal Insulation offer |
27/09/2006 |
We may all be waiting for an Indian summer, but the reality is that many of us are already turning our heating on. Unfortunately many people in Northern Ireland don’t realise that poor household insulation is one of the biggest energy drains in the home.
With fuel bills on the rise, NIE’s Clai... |
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NIE Storm Response |
25/09/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity’s emergency plan was activated following the high winds, some reaching hurricane force (73+ mph), which hit last Thursday evening (21st Sept). The storm caused widespread damage across Northern Ireland with many roads blocked by fallen trees. The electricity network al... |
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NIE MAKES ST BRIGID’S PUPILS WISE AS OWLS! |
25/09/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity will be helping local school children do a spot of bird watching in Downpatrick over the next few months! The local NIE office is supporting a number of school talks and demonstrations run by ‘The Owl Man’, Don Scott.
NIE Customer Relations Manager for the area, Va... |
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LARNE COUNCIL MAKES THE SMART MOVE |
25/09/2006 |
Larne Borough Council has re-energised its offices at Smiley Buildings, installing ground mounted solar panels at the back of the building which will generate up to 4,400 units of environmentally friendly electricity every year. Councils throughout Northern Ireland have had the opportunity to insta... |
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NIE Restoration Work Continues – 9am update |
23/09/2006 |
Recent high winds, some reaching hurricane force (73+ mph), caused widespread damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland. In total, electricity supplies to over 126,000 customers were affected however NIE has restored power to 122,000 homes and businesses. 4,000 customers currently rema... |
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NIE Restoration Work - Last Update Tonight 8pm |
22/09/2006 |
High winds, some reaching hurricane force (73+ mph), caused widespread damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland overnight. In total, electricity supplies to over 120,000 customers were affected however NIE has restored power to 113,300 homes and businesses. A further 6,700 customers c... |
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NIE Restoration Work - 5 pm update |
22/09/2006 |
High winds, some reaching hurricane force (73+ mph), have caused widespread damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland. In total electricity supplies to over 115,000 customers were affected however NIE has restored power to 106,000 homes and businesses throughout today. A further 9,000 ... |
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NIE Restoration Work - 11am update |
22/09/2006 |
High winds, some reaching hurricane force (73+ mph), have caused widespread damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland.
NIE initiated its escalation plan with up to 500 staff dealing with weather related faults. Currently engineering teams, field staff, contractors, call handlers and... |
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NIE Restoration Work - 10am update |
22/09/2006 |
High winds, some reaching hurricane force (73+ mph), have caused widespread damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland.
NIE initiated its escalation plan with up to 500 staff dealing with weather related faults. Currently engineering teams, field staff, contractors, call handlers and... |
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Extreme Weather Causes Network Damage 8am update |
22/09/2006 |
High winds, some reaching hurricane force (73+ mph), have caused widespread damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland.
NIE initiated its escalation plan with up to 500 staff dealing with weather related faults. Currently engineering teams, field staff, contractors, call handlers and... |
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Extreme Weather Causes Network Damage |
22/09/2006 |
High winds, some reaching hurricane force (73+ mph), have caused widespread damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland.
NIE initiated its escalation plan with up to 500 staff dealing with weather related faults. Currently engineering teams, field staff, contractors, call handlers and... |
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SEVERE WEATHER FORECAST Thursday, 21 September 2006 - 3.00pm |
21/09/2006 |
Following the forecast for high winds tonight Northern Ireland Electricity has warned of possible damage to the electricity network, especially in eastern areas of Northern Ireland. The worst of the weather is forecast between 10pm and 4.00am Friday (22nd)
The company has initiated its escalation... |
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SOLAR REVOLUTION POWERS UP! |
19/09/2006 |
The solar energy revolution in Northern Ireland has taken a giant leap forward with the launch today of Northern Ireland Electricity’s top up grant for the DETI N.I. Household grants programme, Environment and Renewable Energy Fund. Homes across Northern Ireland can now access up to 65% funding for... |
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WOODEN IT BE GOOD! FERMANAGH SCHOOLS SWITCH TO SMART ENERGY! |
15/09/2006 |
Four Fermanagh schools will be reducing their carbon footprint this winter, switching from oil heating to wood fired boilers. The new scheme, which has been developed by the Western Education and Library Board and funded by Department of Education & CCMS, New Opportunities Fund, Energy Saving Trust... |
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NIE Brings Sizzle to Summer |
14/09/2006 |
Larne local Mr John Craig is the latest winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s weekly summer sizzler prize giveaway.
John and his wife Aileen signed up to NIE’s direct debit recently and were automatically entered into the free prize draw giveaway. Mrs Craig accepted the prize on behalf of her... |
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Shopping Spree on NIE |
13/09/2006 |
Antrim lady Heather Wallace is the latest winner of the Northern Ireland Electricity weekly summer giveaway.
Heather signed up to pay her NIE by direct debit recently and was automatically entered into the draw for the summer giveaway. Heather bagged herself hundreds of pounds worth of shopping ... |
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Powerful Breakfast for Carrickfergus Business |
13/09/2006 |
Rising energy costs over the last year have lead to a significant increase in overheads for many local businesses. To help combat the problem Carrickfergus Borough Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with Northern Ireland Electricity inviting Carrick businesses to a ‘Three Steps to Lower Energy Bills’... |
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Newry homes and businesses lose power following contractor damage |
08/09/2006 |
Homes and businesses in Newry lost electricity supplies earlier this week (Monday 4th September) following third party damage to the electricity network. Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning that coming in contact with electricity cables could have fatal consequences.
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DERRY TWITCHERS ENERGISED BY NIE! |
07/09/2006 |
RSPB groups in Derry received a funding boost from Northern Ireland Electricity this week! NIE Customer Relations Manager, Ken McCracken, presented the Foyle Senior Group and Wildlife Explorers with a donation for their autumn and winter programme of events.
Ken is pleased to support the local R... |
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NIE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION PRICE CONTROL AGREED |
06/09/2006 |
For the regulatory period 1 April 2007 – 31 March 2012:
· £312 million investment in network refurbishment and improvements
· NIE network charges will remain broadly flat (before inflation)
· Programmes to support vulnerable customers and sustainable development.
Northern Ireland Electricity an... |
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Happy Hampers at Cowzers |
31/08/2006 |
Cowzers Pharmacy on the Ormeau Road has won Northern Ireland Electricity’s recent direct debit competition.
Alison Moore, NIE’s Business Support Manager, recently visited the company to present Gary Jones with his prize. Alison explained that all NIE customers who had switched to paying by direct... |
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NIE Brings Sizzle to Summer |
25/08/2006 |
Portstewert man Paul Kelly is the latest winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s weekly summer sizzler prize giveaway.
Paul recently signed up to pay his NIE bill by direct debit, and was automatically entered into the NIE summer sizzler prize draw. Paul is now the proud owner of a brand new t... |
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Powerful Turnout for NIE Ballymena Breakfast |
24/08/2006 |
Many local business people turned out to the Adair Arms recently to hear from Northern Ireland Electricity how they could cut energy costs.
The breakfast briefing, which was held by Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Northern Ireland Electricity, had the theme ‘Three Steps to ... |
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Girl Guides are Shining Lights |
24/08/2006 |
Lorne House in Holywood, the Girl Guides residential centre, is a shining example to all thanks to help from Northern Ireland Electricity.
NIE has given the Girl Guides organization hundreds of energy saving light bulbs to replace old light bulbs in Lorne House, and also in the residential accomm... |
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Contractors cause power cut in Lisburn |
22/08/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has sent a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of electricity equipment to plan their work carefully and follow strict safety precautions. The warning follows an incident where contractors working on the gas network in the Glenavy Road area of L... |
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Share is Shining Example |
22/08/2006 |
The Share Holiday Village in Lisnaskea is a shining example to all, thanks to help from Northern Ireland Electricity.
NIE has given Share hundreds of energy efficient light bulbs to give away for free to visitors to the Village. The big bulb giveaway is part of NIE’s Energy Efficiency Programme ... |
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DON’T CAST YOUR LIFE AWAY! NIE ADVISES ANGLERS TO FISH WITH CAUTION |
14/08/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today launched “Don’t Cast Your Life Away”, a new fishing safety campaign encouraging anglers to be look up and look out for overhead electricity equipment before they start fishing.
Every year anglers are injured or killed because they accidentally come into contact ... |
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NEWRY AND MOURNE COUNCIL MAKES THE SMART MOVE TO GREEN ENERGY! |
08/08/2006 |
Newry and Mourne District Council has re-energised its Town Hall at Bank Parade, installing solar panels on the roof of the building which will generate up to 4,400 units of environmentally friendly electricity every year.
Councils throughout Northern Ireland have had the opportunity to install... |
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NIE and Antrim Man on the Ball |
01/08/2006 |
A lucky Antrim man will be watching TV on a top of the range 42” plasma television in future, thanks to winning a powerful promotion from Northern Ireland Electricity.
To tie in with the recent World Cup, NIE entered all customers who switched to paying their NIE bill by direct debit during June ... |
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NIE Brings Sizzle to Summer |
28/07/2006 |
Local lady Amanda Wilson from North Belfast is the latest winner of Northern Ireland Electricity’s weekly summer sizzler prize giveaway.
Amanda and her partner John Howarth recently signed up to pay their NIE bill by direct debit, and were automatically entered in the NIE summer sizzler prize dr... |
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Powerful Breakfast for Ballymena Businesses |
28/07/2006 |
Rising energy costs over the last year have lead to a significant increase in overheads for many local businesses. To help combat the problem Ballymena Borough Chamber of Commerce and Industry has teamed up with Northern Ireland Electricity inviting Ballymena businesses to a ‘Three Steps to Lower E... |
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Vandalism Caused Ballyclare Power Cut |
28/07/2006 |
440 Ballyclare households had power supplies interrupted during the night on Tuesday (26th July) as a result of suspected vandalism to overhead NIE equipment.
It is believed vandals caused damage to the overhead electricity network earlier in the day or evening, which later led to the fire servic... |
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Developer Brings NIE Line Down |
28/07/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a safety warning to anyone using heavy machinery in the vicinity of overhead electricity equipment.
The warning comes as a developer digging a site for a new house at Drumaknockan road Hillsborough hit a supporting wire on an electricity pole, breaking th... |
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Digger Brings NIE Line Down |
28/07/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a safety warning to anyone using heavy machinery in the vicinity of overhead electricity equipment.
The warning comes as a developer using a digger to clear top-soil in a yard in the Carnalea West area, hit an overhead electricity line at 3.10pm on Tuesda... |
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LOOK UP, LOOK OUT FOR OVERHEAD LINES, SAYS NIE |
24/07/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a safety warning to anyone using heavy machinery in the vicinity of overhead electricity equipment. The warning comes as a contractor operating a digger in the Tory Brae area of Dromara hit and broke a high voltage overhead line at 4.40pm on Friday 21st July.... |
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LIGHTNING STORMS GENERATE POWERFUL STATISTICS |
21/07/2006 |
Northern Ireland experienced severe lightning storms during the early hours of the morning of Thursday 20th July, damaging electricity equipment and causing disruption to electricity supplies.
Over 200 Northern Ireland Electricity engineers, linesmen, call handlers and administrative staff began... |
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Cutting edge energy technology at a cut price! |
17/07/2006 |
Northern Ireland’s leading energy players are now offering homeowners within the natural gas network cutting edge technology at a cut price! Domestic Combined Heat and Power (d-CHP) is a revolutionary new way to heat and power your home, and you can take advantage of an offer which provides the sys... |
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SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER! NIE WARNS KIDS TO PLAY SAFE |
07/07/2006 |
Summer holidays are here and Julie Cole, Safety Officer at Northern Ireland Electricity, has issued a reminder to young people throughout Northern Ireland to have fun and to Think Safe, Act Safe and Be Safe when they are playing outside.
Julie says everyone should be aware of the dangers of elect... |
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Powerful Renewables Tourism |
04/07/2006 |
Moneysharvan Self-Catering Country House, which sits at the foothills of the Sperrins, will have plenty of free hot water in future, thanks to support and funding from Northern Ireland Electricity and Sperrins Tourism Limited for a solar water heating system.
The Self-Catering Country House is ... |
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Powerful Fundraising for ChildLine |
03/07/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity placement students have raised a powerful amount of money for national children’s charity, ChildLine.
The ‘fundraising four’, as they are affectionately known by colleagues, are all placement students who have been working with NIE Supply in Belfast for the past year.... |
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NIE WARNS GLIDERS AND PARACHUTISTS TO TAKE EXTREME CAUTION |
29/06/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong warning to anyone taking to the skies to plan their flight carefully and to stay away from overhead powerlines.
The warning follows an incident in Dungannon on Saturday evening (24th June) when the parachute attached to a powered microlite became... |
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Electric Savings for North Belfast |
28/06/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) and the North & West Belfast Fuel Poverty Community of Interest have launched two schemes providing energy saving measures for North Belfast householders.
The first scheme provides a free central heating system along with a package of insulation measures such as... |
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Cosy Housing Association Homes |
27/06/2006 |
A major improvement programme to install new central heating and insulation in Housing Associations across Northern Ireland was celebrated in Bangor recently.
The Savoy, a Clanmil Housing Association property on the Donaghadee road Bangor, was chosen as the venue for celebrating the latest 475 Ho... |
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NIE TOPS ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY! |
26/06/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has topped the Utility Sector for the third year running at the 8th Annual Northern Ireland Environmental Management Survey. The company maintains its first quintile position following the survey, which benchmarked NIE against 200 leading companies, 19 Health Trusts, th... |
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GET CONNECTED WITH NIE! |
26/06/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity took its Connections Roadshows to Craigavon, Ballymena and Belfast this week, presenting to local housing developers, architects and builders from across Northern Ireland about the connections process.
Con Feeney, NIE Customer Operations Manager, says the Roadshows ar... |
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Happy Hampers at ITEC |
26/06/2006 |
ITEC, Irvinestown Trustee Enterprise Company Ltd, are the winners of Northern Ireland Electricity’s recent direct debit competition.
John McCay, NIE’s Business Energy, recently visited the company to present Lorraine Maguire and Jenny Irvine from ITEC with their prize. John explained that all N... |
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Free Insulation and Central heating for £500 |
26/06/2006 |
Two powerful schemes to help Lurgan residents reduce their energy bills have been launched by Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE), Homewarm and Environmental solutions, a consortium of community groups representing people from the area.
The first scheme is for owner-occupiers in the Lower Mournvie... |
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NIE Big Bulb Giveaway |
20/06/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity, through Omagh District Council, is giving away hundreds of money saving energy efficient bulbs to people in the Omagh area.
Each bulb, if put in a frequently used light, can save a household up to £10 off the electricity bill.
NIE’s Fiona McClintock explained:
“I... |
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Snug as a Bug in a Rug |
16/06/2006 |
If you want to be snug as a bug in a rug come the colder weather, read on to find out how to get discount off a Phoenix gas installation and free insulation for your home.
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE), Phoenix Natural Gas and the Department of Social Development (DSD), have recently launch... |
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NIE APPEALS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY TO HELP STOP VANDALISM |
15/06/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today condemned vandals who broke into a high voltage substation at Hannahstown on the Glen Road in Belfast during the week. This high voltage substation has been broken into on a number of occasions and Valerie Curran, NIE Customer Relations Manager is calling for comm... |
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Banbridge Builder Causes Power Cut |
14/06/2006 |
60 homes in the Ballymoney road area of Banbridge were left without power on Tuesday (13th) when an overhead electricity line was severed.
The line was brought down at a builders yard when equipment, which was being moved, cut the cable.
NIE engineers carried out repairs with power being res... |
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Suspected damage causes power cut in Ballinderry area |
14/06/2006 |
Following suspected damage to overhead electricity lines in the Ballinderry area, Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a stark safety warning to lorry and tractor drivers tipping in the vicinity of overhead power lines.
Shirley Devlin, NIE Customer Relations Manager for the area advises any ... |
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Powerful Renewables Tourism |
13/06/2006 |
An Creagán Visitor Centre, which sits at the foothills of the Sperrins, will have plenty of free hot water in future, thanks to support and funding from Northern Ireland Electricity and Sperrins Tourism Limited for a solar water heating system.
The Centre is one of four in the area to take adva... |
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Happy Hampers |
13/06/2006 |
Wooden it be lovely to win a luxury food hamper packed with mouth-watering goodies, courtesy of Northern Ireland Electricity. Antrim company M.J Woodworking has done just that, as they are the winners of NIE’s recent direct debit competition.
Alison Moore, NIE’s Business Energy Manager, recentl... |
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Contractor affects electricity supplies in Coalisland |
09/06/2006 |
Homes and businesses in Coalisland are the latest to be affected by third party damage to the electricity network and Northern Ireland Electricity has warned that coming in contact with electricity cables could have fatal consequences.
The stark warning comes as a contractor working on the water... |
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Powerful Oil Offer from NIE |
07/06/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) has a new scheme giving homeowners cash back when they change to oil heating.
Launched in conjunction with OFTEC, which promotes excellence in oil heating and cooking and EAGA who provide social, environmental and energy efficiency services, the scheme offers ho... |
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Vandalism Causes Power Cut |
07/06/2006 |
148 NIE customers who live in the rural area between Scarva, Gilford, Banbridge and Poyntzpass, were left without electricity supply on Sunday evening (4th June) because of vandalism to NIE equipment.
Power was cut to the areas at 8.30pm due to vandalism to an overhead line electricity line on th... |
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OMAGH CUSTOMER WINS NIE PRIZE DRAW! |
06/06/2006 |
Pansy Fleming from Omagh will soon be saving on her shopping after winning Northern Ireland Electricity’s Customer Service Prize Draw, held at Balmoral Show last month. Mrs Fleming wins £100 worth of Tesco vouchers and an energy efficiency pack, which will help reduce her energy bills, for visiting... |
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Grant Scheme for Business Lightens Load |
26/05/2006 |
Invest Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) have launched a scheme to help local small and medium sized enterprises save money by installing energy saving equipment.
The Small Business Energy Saving Scheme will offer grants of up to 25 per cent to help businesses install speci... |
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NIE INVESTMENT IN LARNE, BALLYGALLY and GLENARM |
25/05/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has started work on a three year investment programme to improve the electricity network in Larne, Ballygally and Glenarm, and to meet the growing demand from the expanding population in the area.
NIE will completely rebuild approximately 60km of high voltage electr... |
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Key to Being a Winner |
23/05/2006 |
A Crumlin lady is hoping for some good weather to be able to enjoy the prize she won in a recent Northern Ireland Electricity competition.
Mrs Roberta Greer from Seven Mile Straight in Crumlin entered a NIE poetry competition, which began ‘I love my keypad meter..’. The judges were delighted wit... |
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NIE Helps Save Red Bay Lifeboat |
18/05/2006 |
NIE has helped save the Red Bay RNLI Lifeboat Station in Cushendall money. Not only that, but the Lifeboat crew can tuck into a luxury food hamper courtesy of NIE as they won NIE’s recent direct debit competition.
Alison Moore, NIE’s Business Energy Manager recently visited the Lifeboat station... |
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Dunmurry power supplies affected by contractor damage |
12/05/2006 |
Homes and businesses in the Dunmurry and Suffolk areas have been affected by third party damage to the electricity network and Northern Ireland Electricity has warned that coming in contact with electricity cables could have fatal consequences.
The stark warning comes as a contractor digging fou... |
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NIE REMINDS NEWTOWNABBEY PUPILS TO BE KIDZSAFE |
08/05/2006 |
Julie Cole, Safety Officer for Northern Ireland Electricity, this week advised children at Ashgrove Primary School to Think Safe, Act Safe and Be Safe around electricity equipment. The school visit is part of “Kidzsafe”, a NIE initiative to encourage children to play safely near electricity equipme... |
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Farmer Causes Power Loss |
05/05/2006 |
Nearly 550 homes in the Ballynahinch area lost power supplies on Tuesday (2nd May) when a local farmer brought down an electricity line.
The incident happened on the Saintfield road when a dumper trailer was reversed into a stay wire supporting an electricity pole and line. Following the incident... |
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Powerful Insulation Grants for Farmers |
05/05/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity and the Ulster Farmers’ Union have launched a farmhouse insulation grant scheme for UFU members, ahead of the Balmoral Show.
The scheme gives farmers a grant of up to £400 towards the cost of insulating farmhouses with both cavity wall and loft insulation. The financ... |
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NIE on the Ball with Safety |
04/05/2006 |
The 2006 NIE Safety Youth Sports Primary School Challenge Cup, an exciting school football competition, kicked of yesterday (3rd May) at Crusaders Football Club.
Northern Ireland Electricity was once again the main sponsor of this cross community football competition, which included schools from ... |
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Swans diverted following NIE investment |
02/05/2006 |
Over the past weeks Northern Ireland Electricity linesmen have been working in the Carrowclare Road area of Limavady, fitting brightly coloured bird diverters onto a series of overhead lines spanning the Foyle Basin.
The £25,000 investment follows a number of power cuts in the area caused by sw... |
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Contractor Causes Crumlin Power Loss |
02/05/2006 |
Homes in the Glen road area of Crumlin lost power supplies on Thursday (27th April) following damage to an underground electricity cable caused by a private developer.
Following the incident, Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a safety appeal warning that coming into contact with underground... |
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SWITCHED ON EAST BELFAST HOMES GENERATE HEAT AND POWER! |
28/04/2006 |
Belfast Community Housing Association (BCHA) has taken a further step towards a more sustainable future, helping to protect the environment while at the same time reducing their tenants’ energy bills. Three BCHA tenants in Lower Ravenhill Road, are the first homes in the area to install an innovati... |
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SWITCHED ON EAST BELFAST HOMES GENERATES HEAT AND POWER! |
28/04/2006 |
Belfast Community Housing Association (BCHA) has taken a further step towards a more sustainable future, helping to protect the environment while at the same time reducing their tenants’ energy bills. Three BCHA tenants in Lower Ravenhill Road, are the first homes in the area to install an innovati... |
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NIE Gives Action Cancer Free Hot Water |
26/04/2006 |
Action Cancer, a Northern Ireland cancer charity, will have plenty of free hot water thanks to a free solar water heating system from Northern Ireland Electricity.
The organisation provides early detection, counselling and support services for cancer patients and their families along with cancer ... |
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Powerful Strabane Briefing |
26/04/2006 |
The Strabane business community turned out in force recently to hear from Northern Ireland Electricity how they could reduce their energy bills. NIE talked through ‘Three Steps to Lower Energy Bills’ over a powerful business briefing.
The briefing hosted by NIE, was held recently in the Fir Tre... |
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NIE WARNS CONTRACTORS OF DANGER OF DEATH - Over 1800 damages to electricity network since April 2005 |
24/04/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today announced an massive increase in third party damages to the electricity network and has warned all contractors, farmers, DIY enthusiasts and anyone operating heavy machinery to take the necessary safety precautions when working in the vicinity of overhead and under... |
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Armagh Man Gets Wind of Powerful Help |
20/04/2006 |
A Mowhan man is generating a powerful amount of electricity for his home since he installed his very own wind turbine, with the help of a grant from Northern Ireland Electricity.
Thomas McArdle from the Rockstown road in Mowhan is the latest householder to join NIE’s Renewable Energy Revolution b... |
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Lights out in Cullybackey following contractor damage |
13/04/2006 |
Homes and businesses in the Cullybackey area are the latest to be affected by third party damage to the electricity network and Northern Ireland Electricity has warned that coming in contact with electricity cables could have fatal consequences.
The stark warning comes as a contractor working on... |
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NIE Safety Advice re: Armagh Bogus Caller |
12/04/2006 |
Following an incident of a bogus caller trying to gain access to a householder’s property in the Collone area of Armagh, NIE has issued this safety advice.
Tom Doran, head of NIE metering said:
“All NIE staff carry and show an official identification pass which all have the NIE logo on. Any NIE... |
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SCIENCE MADE EASY WITH NIE! |
10/04/2006 |
Four Methody students have been putting science and technology into practice as part of a Sentinus project with Northern Ireland Electricity. Over the winter the Lower Sixth classmates at Methodist College Belfast have been working with NIE Engineer James McCullough and teacher Mark Adair to develo... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut - damage could have had “fatal consequences” says NIE |
10/04/2006 |
A householder has had a lucky escape following an incident last week when overhead electricity lines were brought to the ground.
The householder, working on his own property with a digger on Finnegan's Road in Dromintee, brought down the overhead line at just after 9am last Thursday morning resul... |
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NIE Gives Quakers Free Hot Water |
10/04/2006 |
Quaker Cottage, a family support centre perched on the side of Black Mountain with spectacular views over Belfast, will have plenty of free hot water thanks to a free solar water heating system from Northern Ireland Electricity.
The cross community family support centre, which provides services t... |
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Cash in the Attic |
07/04/2006 |
Most of us wish we could find some cash in the attic and now, thanks to Northern Ireland Electricity you can.
The company is giving away £225 cashback to people who insulate both the loft and walls of their home. Just as good as finding a wad of cash in your attic and the insulation will go on s... |
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Acorn Homes Grow into Renewables |
04/04/2006 |
In a Northern Ireland first, a private developer is offering new homeowners a renewable energy technology as an option on their new home.
New homeowners in the groundbreaking Kells development in County Antrim can choose to move into their new home with a mini wind turbine perched proudly on the ... |
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Vandalism Causes Power Cut |
03/04/2006 |
NIE customers who live in the Banbridge road area of Magheralin were left without electricity supply on Sunday morning (2nd April) because of vandalism to NIE equipment.
Power was knocked off to 122 NIE customers at 11.20am as a result of vandals throwing a piece of wire across NIE equipment moun... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut - damage could have had “fatal consequences” says NIE |
28/03/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety message to private contractors to work safely in the vicinity of underground electricity equipment. The warning comes as 1400 homes and businesses in the New Barnsley and Westrock Drive areas lost electricity supplies last week (21st March) ... |
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Carrick Lady Joins Renewables Revolution |
28/03/2006 |
A Carrick lady is the latest person to join NIE’s ‘Renewable Energy Revolution’ after she won a top of the range renewable radio.
The NIE competition, which appeared in a local newspaper, attracted a lot of entrants from local people interested in renewable energy. NIE’s Claire Carson recently v... |
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Fold Stretches Fuel |
27/03/2006 |
NIE has joined forces with Fold Housing Association in an effort to reduce energy consumption in many of Fold’s sheltered homes across Northern Ireland.
The unique ‘Fuelstretcher’ intelligent boiler system, part-funded from NIE’s managed Customer Energy Efficiency Programme, is being piloted in F... |
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LORRY DRIVERS RISK DANGER OF DEATH - NIE and HSENI issue strong safety warning |
23/03/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a stark safety warning to lorry and tractor drivers tipping in the vicinity of overhead power lines. This warning has again been prompted by a spate of damages and NIE says coming into contact with electricity power lines can have fatal consequences.
Roy C... |
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These boots are made for walking . . . |
23/03/2006 |
Last week Northern Ireland Electricity linesmen took a step backwards as they looked skyward and saw a selection of footwear swinging from the overhead lines near the Battery Inn, on the main road from Ballymena to Larne. Five pairs of shoes and boots were removed from the line and NIE has issued a... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut - damage could have had “fatal consequences” says NIE |
20/03/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety message to contractors to work safely in the vicinity of underground electricity equipment. The warning comes as 443 homes in the Sheriffs Mountain area of Londonderry lost electricity supplies on Wednesday (14th March), when a private contr... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
15/03/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety message to contractors to work safely in the vicinity of underground electricity equipment. The warning comes as 1072 homes and businesses in the Ballygawley road and Beechvalley areas lost electricity supplies on Monday (13th March), when a... |
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Powerful Cookstown Breakfast |
15/03/2006 |
The Cookstown business community turned out in force recently to hear from Northern Ireland Electricity how they could reduce their energy bills. NIE talked through ‘Three Steps to Lower Energy Bills’ over a powerful business breakfast.
The breakfast briefing, sponsored by NIE, was held recentl... |
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THE ‘BRITE’ WONDER OF WOOD! |
15/03/2006 |
In light of recent oil and gas price rises, businesses are being encouraged to consider alternative forms of heating, both to save energy costs and to benefit the local environment. Northern Ireland Electricity, in partnership with Invest NI and Enniskillen wood pellet producer Balcas, is offering ... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut - damage could have had “fatal consequences” says NIE |
14/03/2006 |
Ballinderry Village has been hit for the second time in as many weeks by power cuts caused by private contractors damaging Northern Ireland Electricity equipment.
The latest power cut happened on Monday (13th March) when three overhead electricity lines were brought down by a dump truck working... |
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NIE WARNS SAILING ENTHUSIASTS TO LOOK UP |
07/03/2006 |
As the start of the sailing season approaches, Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to sailing enthusiasts to take extra caution and to be aware of overhead electricity equipment when transporting yachts and sailing boats to and from the harbour.
David Cooke, NIE Safe... |
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Standby For £100 of Powerful Savings |
06/03/2006 |
Following recent energy price rises across the UK, Northern Ireland Electricity is advising local householders that they could be saving up to £100 every year just by turning electrical appliances off, instead of leaving them on standby.
NIE spokesperson Wilma Stewart said: “NIE cannot control th... |
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NEWTOWNABBEY COUNCIL MAKES THE SMART MOVE TO GREEN ENERGY! |
02/03/2006 |
Newtownabbey Borough Council has taken a significant step towards a greener and more sustainable future by installing a solar energy system to the roof of the Ballyearl Arts and Leisure Centre on the Doagh Road. Councils throughout Northern Ireland have the opportunity to install solar panels on th... |
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Green Light for Powerful Savings |
01/03/2006 |
A Newtownards lady has found the key to powerful savings, thanks to a new option for NIE customers called ‘Power-shift’.
Christine Eakin has a NIE ‘pay as you go’ keypad meter installed, and recently switched to ‘Power-shift’ - which could be the key to powerful savings. ‘Power-shift’ is a ne... |
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Powerful Prize |
01/03/2006 |
A lucky man has won a powerful prize from Northern Ireland Electricity. Mr Alex Boyd from Ballymoney won the prize, a year’s worth of free electricity, when he switched to paying his NIE bill by direct debit.
Jennifer Bennett from NIE, who recently visited Mr Boyd to give him the good news said:... |
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NIE PUBLISHES 2006 – 07 TARIFFS |
01/03/2006 |
Soaring gas costs trigger electricity price increase
NI prices reach western European average.
Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE), following consultation with the energy regulator and the Consumer Council, has announced domestic tariffs will rise by 10.8% from April 1st 2006, on the back of ri... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
01/03/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety message to contractors to work safely in the vicinity of underground electricity equipment. The warning comes as 567 homes and businesses in the Ballindery Village area lost electricity supplies on 23rd February, when a contractor hit and da... |
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Last chance to write your ‘Sonnet For Safety’! |
27/02/2006 |
Half term is over, time you get your thinking caps on and write a “Sonnet For Safety” for a chance to win prizes for your primary school! Northern Ireland Electricity’s new poetry competition wants to hear from primary school pupils across Northern Ireland and the deadline for entries is Friday 10t... |
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NIE Welcomes Renewables Support |
27/02/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has welcomed today’s announcement of a £59million fund to promote renewable energy in Northern Ireland (“Hain aims to make NI European leader in renewable technology”).
NIE spokesperson Robin Greer said: “This is a welcome and timely boost for renewable energy techno... |
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Powerful Savings Unclaimed by Farmers |
22/02/2006 |
Farmers are missing out on savings of hundreds of thousands of pounds according to Northern Ireland Electricity.
It has emerged that hundreds of farmers across Northern Ireland could be saving around 10% off their electricity bill by switching to a cheaper electricity tariff.
NIE’s Farm Energy... |
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NIE URGES FARMERS TO PLAN WORK CAREFULLY |
20/02/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to farmers and agricultural contractors spraying slurry in the vicinity of overhead lines. In recent weeks there have been a number of power cuts caused by slurry being accidentally sprayed over powerlines and NIE says these types of i... |
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Pull the Plug on Post |
14/02/2006 |
Forget the post, sign up to one of NIE’s many ‘mail free’ payment schemes and get powerful discounts.
That is the advice from NIE, which has just announced that in last year alone the company gave out over £4m in discounts to NIE customers across Northern Ireland. Over 361,000 NIE customers in... |
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Key to Powerful Savings |
14/02/2006 |
A Ballymena couple have found the key to powerful savings off her NIE bill thanks to a new option for NIE customers called ‘Power-shift’.
Jack and Rhonda Wilkinson from Ballymena recently had a NIE ‘pay as you go’ keypad meter installed, which could be the key to powerful savings. ‘Power-shif... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
13/02/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety message to contractors to work safely in the vicinity of underground electricity equipment. The warning comes as 680 homes and businesses in the Hillsborough and Ballynahinch areas lost electricity supplies on 9th February, when a private de... |
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Contractor Causes Strangford Power Cut |
10/02/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety message to contractors to work safely in the vicinity of underground electricity equipment. The warning comes as 583 homes and businesses in the Strangford and Bishopscourt areas lost electricity supplies on 6th February, when a private deve... |
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NIE Big Bulb Giveaway |
08/02/2006 |
‘Let there be light’ was the cry at the recent launch of NIE’s Big Bulb Giveaway through St Vincent de Paul and The Salvation Army.
NIE, through local St Vincent de Paul and Salvation Army members and groups, is giving away thousands of money saving energy efficient bulbs to the more vulnerable a... |
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Affect of Postal Strike for NIE |
03/02/2006 |
Postal Strike
The postal strike has created a backlog in Royal Mail’s Tomb Street sorting office and is affecting deliveries to North, South and West Belfast. NIE regrets any inconvenience caused, but unfortunately this strike is outside our control.
Customer Payments
Some customers may get a... |
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Bright Bessbrook Couple |
03/02/2006 |
A Bessbrook couple has had a bright idea. Mr and Mrs Hanna are the latest householders to join NIE’s Renewable Energy Revolution. They’ve installed a solar water heating system on the roof of their Bessbrook home with the help of a grant from Northern Ireland Electricity.
Mr and Mrs Hanna’s ho... |
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Postal Strike in Belfast – NIE information |
01/02/2006 |
A postal strike is presently affecting deliveries in North, South and West Belfast, which may delay some NIE bills and customer payments.
NIE’s advice to customers who usually post a cheque payment and have just received a bill, or are expecting one in the next few days, is to call the Customer ... |
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NIE Safety Advice re: Bogus Callers |
01/02/2006 |
Following an incident in Kinawley of a bogus caller pretending to be from NIE, the company has issued this safety advice:
NIE spokesperson Kerstie Forsyth said:
“No NIE staff have been in the Kinawley area today, so this is a case of a bogus caller. Here is some safety advice for NIE customer... |
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Sun Shines on Shore Road |
27/01/2006 |
A Greenisland couple are the latest householders to join NIE’s Renewable Energy Revolution. They’ve installed a solar water heating system on the roof of their Shore Road home, with the help of a grant from Northern Ireland Electricity.
Mr and Mrs Caul’s home will now have their hot water heated... |
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BUDDING BARDS SPARK SAFETY SONNETS! |
27/01/2006 |
Primary school children across Northern Ireland are encouraged to don their thinking caps and compose a ‘Sonnet for Safety’! Northern Ireland Electricity has launched a new poetry competition this week as part of its ‘Kidzsafe’ primary school programme, promoting safety around electricity equipment... |
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Are You Energy Obese? |
24/01/2006 |
Your home could be costing you over £300 every year on wasted energy. That’s the startling message in an information leaflet included in every NIE bill over the next couple of months.
Northern Ireland Electricity is working with the Northern Ireland Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre to encourage... |
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NIE PUTS A SPARK INTO TREE FOR ALL! |
19/01/2006 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today announced a new partnership with the Woodland Trust to support the conservation charity’s Tree For All campaign. The support will make possible the planting of hundreds of native trees by primary school pupils across Northern Ireland.
NIE Customer Relations Man... |
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Powerful Safari Winners |
17/01/2006 |
A lucky couple from Lurgan have won a trip of a lifetime safari holiday from Northern Ireland Electricity. Mr and Mrs Lavery from the Ballynamoney Road in Lurgan won the powerful prize when they switched to paying their NIE bill by direct debit.
Jennifer Bennett from NIE, who recently visited th... |
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Lovely Westrock Winner |
09/01/2006 |
A lovely lady from Westrock Gardens was delighted to receive a luxurious hamper recently from Northern Ireland Electricity.
NIE’s Chris Bell presented Mrs Kathleen Lavery with the hamper at her West Belfast home recently, as winner of NIE’s recent direct debit promotion.
Chris said: “We’re enc... |
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WIND AND SUN ILLUMINATES BUSINESS PARK! |
09/01/2006 |
Whatever the weather New Forge Business Park in Belfast will be as bright at night as during the day thanks to an innovative new wind powered lighting system. Northern Ireland Electricity, in partnership with Action Renewables and supported by the Energy Saving Trust, is trialling a range of small ... |
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NIE Spreads Word |
06/01/2006 |
A sizeable selection of clergy and Portadown business people turned out recently to hear from NIE how they could reduce their energy bills. Northern Ireland Electricity talked through ‘Three Steps to Lower Energy Bills’ and a Church House Energy Saving Scheme over a breakfast briefing.
The brea... |
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Lovely Lisnaskea Winner |
05/01/2006 |
A lovely lady from Lisnaskea was delighted to receive a luxurious hamper recently from Northern Ireland Electricity.
NIE’s John McCay presented Mrs Carol Li from Lisnaskea with the hamper at her home, as winner of NIE’s recent direct debit promotion.
John said: “We’re encouraging as many of ou... |
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Vandalism Causes Christmas Power Cut |
04/01/2006 |
Over 1,300 NIE customers in the North and East areas of Maghera town lost electricity supplies at just after 10pm on Friday 23rd December as a result of vandalism to overhead electricity equipment.
NIE engineers responded clearing the debris and restoring power to the majority of customers within... |
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NIE TO RESPOND TO ELECTRICITY NETWORK PROPOSALS |
14/12/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity will be responding to the proposals announced today by the Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation (NIAER) for a new five-year price control to apply to NIE’s transmission and distribution (T&D) network for the period 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2012. The full pro... |
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Happy Hamper Winners |
08/12/2005 |
A lovely couple from Coleraine were delighted to receive a luxurious Christmas hamper recently from Northern Ireland Electricity.
NIE’s Alison Moore presented Mr and Mrs Reid with the hamper at their Coleraine home, as winners of NIE’s recent direct debit promotion.
It was Mrs Reid’s husband, ... |
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Dynamic NIE Direct Debit Winner |
07/12/2005 |
A hairdresser in Greenisland will be getting her own head showered, thanks to a wonderful weekend away prize from Northern Ireland Electricity.
NIE’s Alison Moore celebrated with winner Kim Ferris from ‘Hair-O-Dynamics’ in Greenisland, as winner of NIE’s recent business direct debit promotion.
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Ballymena Direct Debit Winner |
06/12/2005 |
A lucky lady from Ballymena will be enjoying a luxurious Christmas, thanks to a luxury hamper prize from Northern Ireland Electricity.
NIE’s Alison Moore celebrated with winner Mrs Doris Livingstone in Ballymena, as winner of NIE’s recent business direct debit promotion. The Livingstones own a p... |
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Powerful Winter Fair Money |
06/12/2005 |
It is worth making a point of visiting the NIE Farm Energy stand at the forthcoming Winter Fair at the King’s Hall. Not only does the company have a subsidised scheme to help dairy farmers make energy savings, but also has a scheme whereby all farmers and business can benefit from a half price ligh... |
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Holywood Businessman gets powerful Advice |
06/12/2005 |
Rusty Adamson from Holywood was one local businessman who got some powerful advice from NIE at a recent business start up show.
Rusty Adamson found out about ways that his business, ‘The Message Pad’ in Church Road Holywood, can save money off the NIE bill from NIE’s Alison Moore.
NIE’s Busin... |
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Powerful New Job |
05/12/2005 |
A local lad has landed himself a powerful new job with Northern Ireland Electricity.
Philip Carson from Islandmagee recently joined NIE as a graduate trainee within Energy Services in NIE Supply.
Philip says he is looking forward to working on renewable energy and energy efficiency projects fo... |
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Key to Powerful Savings |
02/12/2005 |
NIE has launched a new option for customers who have a ‘pay as you go’ keypad meter installed, which could be the key to powerful savings. ‘Power-shift’ is a new choice for NIE customers who already have a keypad meter installed and offers the chance to reduce electricity costs.
Keypad ‘Power-sh... |
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Holywood Hamper Winner |
29/11/2005 |
A lovely lady from Invergarry Avenue in Holywood was delighted to receive a luxurious Christmas hamper recently from Northern Ireland Electricity.
NIE’s Alison Moore presented Mrs Eileen Irvine from Holywood with the hamper at her home, as winner of NIE’s recent direct debit promotion.
Mrs Irv... |
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HABINTEG’S SMART HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OPENED |
25/11/2005 |
A flagship environmentally friendly housing project has been launched this week in Holywood. David Duly, Chief Executive of Habinteg (Ulster) Housing Association and NIE’s Stephen McCully today celebrated the completion of Habinteg’s new 29 unit integrated housing development, which has incorporate... |
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HABINTEG’S SMART HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OPENED |
25/11/2005 |
A flagship environmentally friendly housing project has been launched this week in Holywood. David Duly, Chief Executive of Habinteg (Ulster) Housing Association and NIE’s Stephen McCully today celebrated the completion of Habinteg’s new 29 unit integrated housing development, which has incorporate... |
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NIE Eye in the Sky Takes Off |
18/11/2005 |
Specialist NIE engineers will take to the skies at the end of this month to begin an aerial patrol of over 5,500kms of the company’s power network.
A trained observer will get a bird’s eye view from on-board a helicopter, which will enable a thorough check of the electricity network, spotting a... |
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Council and NIE in Hot Water |
17/11/2005 |
For the first time Belfast City Council is in plenty of hot water and enjoying it, thanks to help from NIE.
The Cecil Ward Building in the heart of Belfast is the first Belfast City Council building to enjoy all the benefits of solar water heating, thanks to funding from Interreg and NIE’s Eco En... |
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Contractor Causes Castlewellan Power Cut |
15/11/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety message to contractors to work safely in the vicinity of underground electricity equipment. The warning comes as 1,437 homes and businesses in the Castlewellan area lost electricity supplies on 10th November, when a private developer hit and... |
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Local Farmer Has Lucky Escape |
11/11/2005 |
‘Work safely in the vicinity of overhead electricity lines’ is the message from Northern Ireland Electricity. The appeal follows a recent incident in Ahoghill, which potentially had very serious consequences.
A local farmer used a digger to push muck into a mound below a high voltage electricity ... |
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NIE Searches for Safari Winner |
11/11/2005 |
You could wake up to the glory of the sun rising over the Masai Mara as Africa gently shakes itself awake - a sight never to be forgotten, if you win NIE’s direct debit safari holiday of your dreams.
Change your NIE bill payments to direct debit before end of Nov (2005) and you could win this wil... |
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Adverse Weather – Advance Precautionary Alert |
11/11/2005 |
The adverse weather, which is forecast throughout Northern Ireland, could probably cause damage to the electricity network particularly in rural and coastal areas.
NIE’s Incident Centre at Craigavon, which co-ordinates all restoration work, is now open and will be fully staffed as long as the sev... |
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First Powerful Farmhouse |
09/11/2005 |
A Newtownards farmhouse is the first home to benefit from an insulation grant scheme from Northern Ireland Electricity, for Ulster Farmers’ Union members.
The Patton family from the Comber Road in Newtownards had their farmhouse insulated for half the normal price, thanks to a subsidy from NIE’s ... |
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NIE Spreads Word about Warmth |
08/11/2005 |
A lot of the houses Priests and Ministers live in will be considerably warmer and more comfortable this winter, thanks to a NIE scheme.
The Church House Energy Saving Scheme, funded from NIE’s Energy Efficiency Programme, provides a menu of energy saving measures, including cavity wall and loft i... |
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Careless Culprits Cause Power Cut |
08/11/2005 |
Careless gunshot caused damage to overhead electricity equipment over the weekend leading to a power cut affecting the Greenmount area on Saturday (5th Nov).
850 homes in the Greenmount and Macosquin Village areas lost electricity supplies at 7.50am on Saturday, as a result of shotgun damage to o... |
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NIE Manages Restoration Work |
08/11/2005 |
Hundreds of NIE engineers and other staff worked throughout the evening and into the early hours of the morning to restore several thousand customers to power, following winds gusting at up to 80mph.
The severe storm force winds, which brought down trees in some areas, caused damage to overhead ... |
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Powerful Ballymena Businesses Briefing |
04/11/2005 |
A sizeable selection of business people turned out recently to hear from NIE how they could reduce their energy bills. The North East Federation of Small Businesses teamed up with Northern Ireland Electricity who talked through ‘Three Steps to Lower Energy Bills’.
The AGM business briefing was h... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
01/11/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety message to contractors to work safely in the vicinity of underground electricity equipment. The warning comes as 571 homes in the Lindesayville and Loughry areas lost electricity supplies at 2.00pm on Friday, (28th Oct) when a contractor hit... |
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NIE Spreads Word about Warmth |
31/10/2005 |
A lot of the houses Ministers and Priests live in will be considerably warmer and more comfortable this winter, thanks to a NIE scheme.
The Church House Energy Saving Scheme, funded from NIE’s Energy Efficiency Programme, provides a menu of energy saving measures, including cavity wall and loft i... |
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New Look for NIE Meter Readers |
27/10/2005 |
They're out in your local area in all sorts of weather, walking up the streets, entering homes, meeting face-to-muzzle with dogs of all kinds. They're NIE meter readers out and about recording customers' electricity use, making sure you get accurate bills.
They’re not quite caped crusaders, but... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
24/10/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety message to contractors to work safely in the vicinity of underground electricity equipment. The warning comes as 600 homes in the Botanic Avenue area lost electricity supplies at 2.30pm on Wednesday, (19th Oct) when a contractor hit and dama... |
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NIE ISSUES WINTER REMINDER TO CUSTOMERS |
24/10/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a reminder to its customers on how to cope if their electricity supplies are interrupted. In recent years NIE has invested substantially to improve the reliability of the network, an investment of £1 billion since 1993 which has substantially reduced the numb... |
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Water Turns to Electricity in Broughshane |
24/10/2005 |
Houstons Mill, a community resource centre located at the edge of Broughshane village, won’t have to worry about electricity bills in future.
The building, an old flax and corn mill with a history dating back to the early days of the Irish linen industry, always had a waterwheel. Now, thanks to ... |
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SUN SHINES ON ECO FRIENDLY CARRICK HOME! |
21/10/2005 |
In Northern Ireland the weather may be unpredictable but NIE Energy Services Manager Jenny Boyd will be ordering her energy sunny side up in the future! Jenny has “Plugged in the Sun” thanks to a solar grant scheme from the Energy Saving Trust and Northern Ireland Electricity’s Smart Programme, ins... |
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NIE Offers Charities Free Hot Water |
20/10/2005 |
NIE is looking for Northern Ireland charities who are interested in having a solar water heating system installed free of charge, to apply for the NIE Charity Solar Water Heating Scheme.
Working in conjunction with Thermomax based in Bangor, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of solar panel... |
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Time Running Out for Powerful Farmhouse Scheme |
20/10/2005 |
Time is running out for Northern Ireland farmhouse owners to apply for half the cost of insulating their home.
The insulation grant scheme, from Northern Ireland Electricity for Ulster Farmers’ Union members, finishes when all funds have run out. NIE’s Customer Energy efficiency Programme will s... |
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STICK WITH SAFETY - NIE launches new safety campaign |
18/10/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today launched its “Stick with Safety” campaign to promote safe working practices in the vicinity of electricity equipment. Speaking at the launch Roy Coulter, NIE Safety and Risk Manager, says anyone operating machinery should have a cab sticker in plain view as a cons... |
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100 Renewable Reasons to Celebrate at Cavehill Primary |
17/10/2005 |
A local renewable energy installer and primary school have helped NIE celebrate 100 applications for NIE’s renewable energy installation grant, Clear Skies Plus.
Cuan Boake from the Northern Ireland Technical Centre, part of Queen’s University Belfast, will help install some of the 100 technolog... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
17/10/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety message to contractors to work safely in the vicinity of underground electricity equipment and to report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as homes and businesses in the Dairy Farm and surrounding areas lost electricity suppli... |
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100 Renewable Reasons to Celebrate |
11/10/2005 |
A local renewable energy installer has helped NIE celebrate 100 applications for NIE’s renewable energy installation grant, Clear Skies Plus.
Ruth McGuigan from Horizon Solar based in Finaghy, will help install some of the 100 technologies for householders ranging from solar water heating panels... |
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Super Saver from NIE |
10/10/2005 |
The weather may be gloomy, but NIE has managed to bring a smile to the face of one lucky Banbridge prize winner.
Ian Gamble from Banbridge is a NIE Direct Debit promotion winner. Ian, who was automatically entered into the promotion when he signed up to pay his NIE bill by Direct Debit, was pres... |
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POWER FROM ABOVE! |
04/10/2005 |
St Oliver Plunkett Church in West Belfast today received a boost from the heavens at the official launch of the church’s new solar energy system. The environmentally aware church at Glenveagh Drive has “Plugged in the Sun”, installing solar photovoltaic panels (PV) on the south facing roof. The 4.... |
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100 Renewable Reasons to Celebrate |
03/10/2005 |
A local renewable energy installer has helped NIE celebrate 100 applications for NIE’s renewable energy installation grant, Clear Skies Plus.
Andrew Graham from Crumlin, will help install some of the 100 technologies for householders ranging from solar water heating panels to wind turbines and w... |
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Powerful Breakfast for Larne Businesses |
03/10/2005 |
Rising energy costs over the last year have lead to a significant increase in overheads for many local businesses. To help combat the problem, Larne Development Forum, the local economic development partnership of Larne Borough Council, has teamed up with Northern Ireland Electricity inviting Larne... |
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RACHAEL PAINTS THE FUTURE! |
03/10/2005 |
Hillsborough pupil Rachael Hewitt has won first prize in the NIE Lifestyle Green Clean Green Energy Painting Competition. Rachael’s winning image of a future full of renewable energy will feature on the front cover of the next Lifestyle Green Magazine and Rachel also takes home a BMX bicycle, spons... |
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Local Farmer has Lucky Escape |
30/09/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong warning to local farmers and agricultural contractors to take extra caution when cutting hedges. The appeal follows an incident on the Staffordstown road in Randalstown, where an electricity stay wire was cut whilst hedge cutting was being carried ou... |
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Super Saver from NIE |
29/09/2005 |
The weather may be gloomy, but NIE has managed to bring a smile to the face of one lucky Portstewart prize winner.
Kevin O’Malley from Portstewart is a NIE Direct Debit promotion winner. Kevin was automatically entered into the promotion when he signed up to pay his NIE bill by Direct Debit.
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NIE FIRST TO JOIN CVNI SUPPORTERS CLUB |
29/09/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today announced its continued support for Conservation Volunteers NI by becoming the first organisation to join the CVNI Supporters Club for Businesses.
NIE has partnered CVNI in a number of tree planting initiatives over many years and works closely with CVNI as pa... |
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NIE Helps Keep Babies Safe |
28/09/2005 |
Parents should be aware that very young children are most at risk from accidental injuries in the home. To help combat this problem and make the home a safer place for babies and toddlers, Home Accident Prevention (HAP) Northern Ireland has developed a fun, user-friendly leaflet to help new parents... |
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NIE Appeals to Local Community to Help Stop Vandalism |
27/09/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today condemned vandals who broke into a high voltage substation in Beechmount on Sunday (25th Sept). Nearly 400 households in the local area were left without electricity supply for several hours as a result.
Valerie Curran, NIE Customer Relations Manager for the ar... |
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Super Summer Saver from NIE |
07/09/2005 |
Despite the unpredictable weather, NIE has managed to brighten the summer for one lucky local prize winner.
Mr Stanley Noble from Portadown, is a NIE ‘Summer Sizzler’ Direct Debit promotion winner. Mr Noble was automatically entered into the promotion when he signed up to pay his NIE bill by dir... |
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100 Renewable Reasons to Celebrate |
07/09/2005 |
A Belfast renewable energy installer has helped NIE celebrate 100 applications for NIE’s renewable energy installation grant, Clear Skies Plus.
Roy Shannon from Solartec Ireland Ltd, will help install some of the 100 technologies for householders ranging from solar water heating panels to wind t... |
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THE ‘BRITE’ WONDER OF WOOD! |
26/08/2005 |
With winter around the corner Northern Ireland Electricity has launched a new renewable energy initiative this week, offering businesses across Northern Ireland grant support to install wood pellet heating units. The scheme has been developed by NIE in partnership with Invest NI and Enniskillen woo... |
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Interruption to Power Supply - Draperstown |
24/08/2005 |
NIE customers in the Draperstown area experienced an interruption to electricity supply on Tuesday, 23rd (Aug) just after noon, due to a fault on the local electricity network.
Nearly 1,000 customers in Draperstown Village and the surrounding area were affected, however NIE engineers were able to... |
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NIE ISSUES FARM SAFETY APPEAL AT HARVEST TIME |
22/08/2005 |
“Plan your work safely” is the message from Northern Ireland Electricity this week as the company issues an autumn safety appeal to the farming community. The appeal follows a spate of farm related damage to the electricity network across Northern Ireland in recent months and NIE is highlighting th... |
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Savings Till Cows Come Home |
22/08/2005 |
Local dairy farmer David Borland will have a super saver summer, thanks to NIE.
David, a dairy farmer from Bushmills, already saves on his NIE bill because he is on the best tariff for his electricity usage but now, thanks to switching to pay his NIE bill by direct debit, he will not only save mo... |
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100 Renewable Reasons to Celebrate |
22/08/2005 |
A local renewable energy company has helped NIE celebrate 100 applications for a NIE renewable energy installation grant.
Michael Mc Gurk of Powertech Ltd based in Carrickmore just outside Omagh, will help install some of the 100 technologies for householders ranging from ground source heat pump... |
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Belfast company is leading the renewable charge! |
19/08/2005 |
Belfast company, Stothers (M & E) Ltd, is looking at a sunnier future, having recently expanded the successful mechanical and electrical business to enter the fast growing renewable energy market. Stothers is now one of the leading installers of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in homes, schools and ... |
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Super Summer Saver from NIE |
17/08/2005 |
Despite the unpredictable weather, NIE has managed to brighten the summer for one lucky local prize winner.
Lisa McGrath from Beaufort Drive, is a NIE ‘Summer Sizzler’ Direct Debit promotion winner. Lisa was automatically entered into the promotion when she signed up to pay her NIE bill by direc... |
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Green Day at Fair |
17/08/2005 |
A two day event to be held in the beautiful surroundings of Castle Espie, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust property on the banks of Strangford Lough, promises a great ‘green’ day out, with all the fun of the fair!
The NIE Green Living Fair at WWT Castle Espie in Comber on Saturday 17th and Sunday ... |
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100 Renewable Reasons to Celebrate |
15/08/2005 |
A Newtownards renewable energy installer has helped NIE celebrate 100 applications for a NIE renewable energy installation grant.
John Willis, Willis Heating and Plumbing Company Ltd, will help install some of the 100 technologies for householders ranging from solar water heating panels to wind ... |
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YOU CAN PAINT THE FUTURE! |
12/08/2005 |
NIE Lifestyle Green Clean Green Energy Painting Competition
The summer may be coming to an end but there’s still time for you to send in your vision of the future to the ‘Clean Green Energy Painting Competition’. Lifestyle Green Magazine, in association with Northern Ireland Electricity, wants t... |
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SUN WILL SHINE ON 100 HOMES! |
10/08/2005 |
The summer may be coming to an end but the sun will continue to shine on homes across Northern Ireland! Northern Ireland Electricity’s SolarSmart scheme has already helped 50 homeowners install Thermomax solar water heating panels, and NIE is looking for a further 50 homes who would like to make th... |
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Time Flies With NIE |
04/08/2005 |
Two members of NIE’s Meter Reading team have received awards recognising their contributions to the company.
George McIlroy and Andy McSparron received Long Service Awards commemorating thirty years of service each.
Presenting their awards, Catherine Patton, NIE Meter Reading Manager said: “Ou... |
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Powerful Local Agricultural Talent |
02/08/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has launched the NIE Farm Energy Scholarship Scheme 2005, which is open to any student from Northern Ireland wishing to enter Harper Adams University College in September 2005.
To date, nine Northern Ireland Harper Adams students have got off to a powerful start, than... |
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Set Sail for Free Electricity |
01/08/2005 |
An East Belfast couple will be sailing off into the sunset shortly, thanks to a Northern Ireland Electricity Direct Debit competition.
Mr and Mrs McGrattan from Hornby Street won the Mediterranean cruise when they signed up to pay their NIE bill by Direct Debit and won a promotion. It will be ea... |
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Super Summer Saver from NIE |
01/08/2005 |
Despite the unpredictable weather, NIE has managed to brighten the summer for one lucky local prize winner.
Patrick Boyle from the Maydown Road, is a NIE ‘Summer Sizzler’ Direct Debit promotion winner. He won himself a barbecue when he was entered into the promotion, just for paying his electric... |
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NIE Heats Young at Heart |
28/07/2005 |
Social Development Minister David Hanson and NIE’s Stephen McCully recently met an East Belfast pensioner who can now relax in the comfort of his well heated and insulated home.
Mr Jackson, 69, previously relied on a single grate to heat his entire home and couldn’t afford to fit central heating.... |
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‘Wooden’ it be Lovely! |
27/07/2005 |
Wood burning stoves have been around for a long time but recently, a new breed of stoves have come onto the market which burn Northern Ireland’s newest fuel - wood pellets. A home in the North West is one of the first to opt for this environmentally friendly alternative.
Wouldn’t it be lovely ... |
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Belfast Power Cut Caused by Contractor |
06/07/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of underground electricity cables following an incident in the Knockbracken area, when a third party damaged a high voltage underground electricity cable.
400 homes in the Knockbraken, Beechgrove ... |
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Annahilt Power Cut Caused By Contractor |
06/07/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong warning to contractors to work safely in the vicinity of overhead electricity equipment and to report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as over 100 customers outside Annahilt Village lost electricity supplies at 5.40pm on Friday 1st Jul... |
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Super Summer Saver from NIE |
05/07/2005 |
Despite the unpredictable weather, NIE has managed to brighten the summer for one lucky Portaferry prize winner.
David Drysdale from Portaferry is the first NIE customer to win a weekly prize in NIE’s ‘Summer Sizzler’ Direct Debit promotion. He won himself a barbecue, when he was entered into th... |
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Cash in the Attic |
30/06/2005 |
Most of us wish we could find some cash in the attic and now, thanks to Northern Ireland Electricity you can find cash for the attic.
The company is giving away cash to people who insulate their loft. Not quite like finding a wad of cash in the attic but, maybe better, it’ll save you money.
T... |
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CONTRACTORS MUST FOLLOW SAFETY GUIDELINES, SAYS NIE |
30/06/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong warning to contractors to work safely in the vicinity of overhead electricity equipment and to report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as over 850 customers in the Taghnevan, Gilpinstown and Portadown Road areas of Lurgan lost electri... |
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SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER! NIE WARNS CHILDREN TO PLAY SAFE |
29/06/2005 |
Summer holidays are just around the corner and Julie Cole, Safety Officer at Northern Ireland Electricity, has issued a reminder to young people throughout Northern Ireland to have fun and to Think Safe, Act Safe and Be Safe when they are playing outside.
Julie says everyone should be aware of th... |
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£££s Off Hot Holiday at Home |
29/06/2005 |
The weather is a constant topic of conversation here. Our fascination may stem from the fact that so far instead of a sizzling summer, we’ve had winter weather with the odd good day thrown in.
With the unpredictable weather, you may be spending more time indoors with the heating on. Having to h... |
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PROSPECTS LOOK GOOD FOR NIE GRADUATES! |
23/06/2005 |
Five graduate trainees at Northern Ireland Electricity have won the 2005 Prospects Cup Business Game (Utilities and Public Services Category). This annual UK wide competition encourages graduates and professional trainees to take on the role of managing a manufacturing business in competitive tradi... |
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LISBURN HOME PLUGS IN THE SUN! |
16/06/2005 |
In Northern Ireland the weather may be unpredictable but Lisburn homeowner Bronwen Haire is looking forward to a sunnier future! Thanks to a new grant scheme Bronwen is ‘Plugging in the Sun’, installing solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the south facing roof of her home. The 1.5kWp system will pro... |
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Get involved in celebrating Environment Day on June 5th! |
27/05/2005 |
For the second year, the Environment and Heritage Service (EHS) are co-ordinating Northern Ireland’s campaign to celebrate the United Nation’s World Environment Day.
The Northern Ireland campaign, ‘The People Pledge’, encourages us to make simple behaviour changes such as re-using plastic bags or... |
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Contractor Causes North Belfast Power Cut |
24/05/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of underground electricity cables following an incident in North Belfast, when a third party damaged a high voltage underground electricity cable.
Over 1500 homes including the Ballysillan, Ligoni... |
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NIE REMINDS FARMERS TO LOOK OUT AND LOOK UP |
23/05/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to farmers and contractors cutting silage across Northern Ireland. The warning follows a number of farm related incidents of damage to the electricity network across Northern Ireland in the last month and NIE wants to remind anyone wor... |
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Summer Saving Schemes |
23/05/2005 |
Summer may be on the way with a promise of sunshine but given our usual summers here, we’ll still need the central heating. There are very few things worse than being cold in your own home. Whether it is poor insulation or an old inefficient heating system, the problem is the same, using more ener... |
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SEELB SWITCHES TO SOLAR! |
19/05/2005 |
The South Eastern Education and Library Board is putting the great outdoors to a different use at the Ardnabannon Outdoor Education Centre in Castlewellan and the Killyleagh Outdoor Education Centre. With the support of NIE’s Smart Programme and the Government’s Clear Skies initiative which promote... |
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BANGOR SCHOOL PLUGS IN THE SUN! |
19/05/2005 |
Glenlola Collegiate School in Bangor is celebrating the completion of the school’s latest renewable energy project. The environmentally aware school has “Plugged in the Sun”, installing solar photovoltaic panels (PV) on the south facing roof which houses the science department. The 1.5kWp system, ... |
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Ray of Sunshine |
17/05/2005 |
A Holywood School is looking to the sun as a way of cutting electricity costs whilst being kinder to the environment.
The Rudolf Steiner School in Holywood has had electricity generating photo-voltaic (PV) panels installed on the roof of their school, funded by Northern Ireland Electricity’s Ec... |
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CONTRACTOR DAMAGE AFFECTS ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES IN BELVOIR ESTATE |
16/05/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned contractors to work safely in the vicinity of electricity equipment and to report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as 800 customers in and around Belvoir Estate lost electricity supplies at 12.20pm on Thursday 12th May.
The damage was c... |
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NIE ISSUES FRESH SAFETY WARNING |
13/05/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has warned contractors that coming in contact with overhead electricity lines could have fatal consequences. The stark warning comes as a contractor working at a housing development on the Mullafernaghan Road near Dromore hit and damaged high voltage overhead lines and ... |
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Boltons Over the Moon with NIE Prize |
04/05/2005 |
Mr and Mrs Bolton from Ballymoney are over the moon with their NIE prize of a year’s worth of free electricity.
The family, who live in Cherry Gardens, were entered into the prize draw when they signed up to pay their NIE bill by Direct Debit (DD). As NIE DD customers, they now get discounted el... |
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Powerful Savings from NIE at Balmoral |
03/05/2005 |
NIE’s stand at next week’s Balmoral Show promises to have something for everyone including very powerful offers for farmers and businesses. There will be a host of fun things for children to see and do on NIE’s stand, whilst the grown ups can find out more about NIE’s money saving energy efficiency... |
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NIE APPEALS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY TO HELP STOP VANDALISM IN BALLYSILLAN |
29/04/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has condemned vandals who broke into a high voltage substation in the Glenbrin area of North Belfast last night (28th April). Vandals broke through the fence and took a sledgehammer to doors of the substation, causing damage to equipment and affecting electricity suppli... |
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RATHCOOLE HOMES AFFECTED BY CONTRACTOR DAMAGE |
28/04/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has once again issued a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of underground cables. The safety appeal follows an incident this morning (Thursday 28th April) where a contractor laying sewer pipes in the Green Walk area hit and damaged a high volta... |
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NIE's Green Grant |
26/04/2005 |
NIE has launched a new grant, Clear Skies+ (plus), which is available to householders who want to generate their own electricity or heat from a renewable energy source.
Launched at WWT Castle Espie, this new grant helps participants to produce heat and hot water without producing undesirable gr... |
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Powerful Glengormley Chamber |
20/04/2005 |
Businesses in the Glengormley area could be getting a better deal says Northern Ireland Electricity. NIE Business Energy told local businesses about ways to save money off their electricity bill during a Breakfast presentation to members of Glengormley Chamber of Commerce recently.
The meeting, ... |
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Contractors are putting themselves in danger, warns NIE |
20/04/2005 |
In a week when Northern Ireland Electricity released shocking statistics highlighting the high number of damages to the electricity network in the last year, a contractor working at a housing development near Downpatrick has severed a high voltage underground cable, putting his own life in danger an... |
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Answer Blowin’ in the Wind |
19/04/2005 |
Local couple Mr and Mrs Graham from Crumlin have halved the amount of home heating oil they used to and now have an abundance of hot water.
Were is all this heat and hot water coming from? The answer is literally blowing in the wind, outside their rural home at Loanends. Thanks to government gr... |
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NIE ISSUES STRONG WARNING TO CONTRACTORS - Over 1200 damages to electricity network since April 2004 |
19/04/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong warning to all contractors, farmers, DIY enthusiasts and anyone operating heavy machinery to take the necessary safety precautions when working in the vicinity of overhead and underground electricity cables.
The safety appeal has been issued in ... |
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Digger Narrowly Avoids Disaster |
18/04/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has warned contractors and in particular mechanical digger drivers that coming in contact with the overhead electricity lines could have fatal consequences.
The stark warning comes as a mechanical digger operator pulled down overhead high voltage electricity lines w... |
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Contractor Causes Banbridge Power Cut |
15/04/2005 |
Parts of Banbridge town and the area towards Seapatrick and Lawrencetown were left without power on Wednesday (13th) when a contractor, working for a private developer, hit and damaged a high voltage underground electricity cable.
The contractor, who was working on a housing development on the Ca... |
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NIE Puts Energy into Businesses |
13/04/2005 |
Recent research has revealed that NIE Business Energy customers are more satisfied than ever before with the company’s service.
The research, conducted by Millward Brown Ulster, found that the overall levels of satisfaction with NIE are at an all time high and with 90% of telephone enquiries to... |
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Vandals Cause Electricity Cut |
12/04/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has warned vandals that they are putting their lives at risk and causing unnecessary power cuts following an incident at Sandholes on the outskirts of Cookstown.
The warning comes after vandalism to overhead electricity equipment on Friday evening (8th April), which r... |
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NIE PUTS A SPARK INTO TREE FOR ALL! |
22/03/2005 |
The Woodland Trust’s Tree For All campaign headed for Southway Community Woodland in Derry this week, with a little support from Northern Ireland Electricity. Pupils from St John’s Primary School are among the first in Northern Ireland to plant trees as part of the new Tree For All initiative.
K... |
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Wind and a Prayer |
18/03/2005 |
A Poleglass church is looking to the heavens as a way of cutting electricity costs whilst being kinder to the environment.
With the official launch today, the Church of the Nativity in Poleglass has switched on a brand new wind turbine co-funded by Northern Ireland Electricity’s Eco Energy Fund... |
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NIE WARNS SAILING ENTHUSIASTS TO LOOK UP |
16/03/2005 |
As the start of the sailing season approaches, Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to sailing enthusiasts to take extra caution and to be aware of overhead electricity equipment when transporting yachts and sailing boats to and from the harbour.
David Cooke, NIE Safe... |
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ARDS COUNCIL SWITCHES TO SMART ENERGY! |
16/03/2005 |
Ards Borough Council has re-energised Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry, installing solar panels on the roof of the building which will generate up to 4,400 units of environmentally friendly electricity every year. Councils throughout Northern Ireland have the opportunity to install solar panels on t... |
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LORRY DRIVERS LOOK OUT! NIE and HSENI issue strong safety warning |
11/03/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a stark safety warning to lorry drivers tipping in the vicinity of overhead lines. This warning has been prompted by a spate of incidences involving tipping lorries and NIE says coming into contact with electricity lines can have fatal consequences.
Roy Co... |
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NIE Money Childs’ Play |
11/03/2005 |
The newly formed cross-community ‘Families Together Toddler Group’ at Carnew is set to benefit from generous funding from Northern Ireland Electricity.
The money has allowed the group, which is held in Carnew Hall, to buy special sensory and manipulative skills equipment and an educational activi... |
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WINTER WEATHER NO MATCH FOR METHODY RUGBY PLAYERS! |
10/03/2005 |
Four students from Methodist College Belfast have embarked on a Sentinus Project to develop and trial a ground source heat pump. The aim is that should their project prove successful Methodist College could look into investing in a commercial GSHP for under the rugby pitch. Such technology would a... |
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NIE Announces 2005 Prices |
08/03/2005 |
· Fuel price rises cause standard household tariffs to increase in line with inflation 3.2% (RPI)
· Equivalent to 25p a week on the average household bill
Northern Ireland Electricity today announced its 2005/06 electricity prices for domestic and business customers, which apply from 1 April (2... |
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CALL FOR SWITCHED ON HOMES TO GENERATE HEAT AND POWER! |
07/03/2005 |
Want to help protect the environment and reduce your energy bills? Do you live in a terrace, small semi detached or small detached house? Then you could be one of twenty homeowners within the natural gas area in Northern Ireland to trial an innovative new product that provides home heating and gen... |
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NIE TOPS ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY |
04/03/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has topped the Utility Sector for the second year running at the 7th Annual Northern Ireland Environmental Management Survey. The company maintains its first quintile position following the survey which benchmarked NIE against 200 leading companies, 19 Health Trusts, th... |
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NIE’s Renewable Money |
04/03/2005 |
You may well have heard of the Kyoto agreement and know it has something to do with reducing climate change, but what does it all mean?
The consensus view is that climate change is caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide (C02) and other polluting greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Scientists... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
04/03/2005 |
A private contractor, working in the grounds of Knockbracken Healthcare Park, caused an interruption to local electricity supplies on Wednesday, 2nd (March).
Over 200 NIE customers living in the Beechill and Cedarhurst road areas lost their electricity supply at 11.16am when the contractor, worki... |
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LIMAVADY COUNCIL SWITCHES TO SMART ENERGY! |
03/03/2005 |
Limavady Borough Council has re-energised its Connell Street offices, installing solar panels on the roof of the building which will generate up to 4,400 units of environmentally friendly electricity every year. Councils throughout Northern Ireland have the opportunity to install solar panels on th... |
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SPORTSPLEX GOES SOLAR! |
01/03/2005 |
If you are passing Bangor Sportsplex next week you may see it getting a renewable energy facelift! Work will begin to install solar panels on the roof of the building which will generate up to 4,400 units of environmentally friendly electricity every year.
Councils throughout Northern Ireland ha... |
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NIE BEGINS MAJOR NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN ARMAGH AND DOWN |
28/02/2005 |
NIE has started work on two major refurbishment programmes to improve the electricity network in Newtownhamilton and Keady, and also in the Rathfriland and Hilltown areas to meet the growing demand from the expanding customer base.
Northern Ireland Electricity is carrying out full refurbishment... |
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Electric Deal for Local Businesses |
22/02/2005 |
Businesses in the Lisnaskea area could be getting a better deal says Northern Ireland Electricity. NIE Business Energy told local businesses about ways to save money off their electricity bill during a recent presentation to Lisnaskea Chamber of Commerce.
NIE’s Business Support Manager Alison M... |
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NIE Lightens Shopping Load |
21/02/2005 |
If you’re interested in saving money off your electricity bill you should head to your local SPAR or VIVO store as quickly as possible.
John Henderson Ltd, who owns the SPAR and VIVO franchise, is running a special promotion with Northern Ireland Electricity and bulb maker, Osram.
For every lo... |
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CONTRACTOR DAMAGE CAUSES POWER CUT IN BANBRIDGE |
16/02/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned contractors to work safety in the vicinity of electricity equipment and to report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as over 2500 homes and businesses in the Scarva Road, Pinley Green, Newry Road and surrounding areas of Banbridge lost electri... |
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Money Off Gas Installation |
07/02/2005 |
Over 400 homeowners across the Phoenix gas network have saved up to a third of the cost of having natural gas central heating installed, through a major initiative by Northern Ireland Electricity and Phoenix Natural Gas.
The ‘Family Heating Initiative’ entitles homeowners who are in receipt of W... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
03/02/2005 |
Over 100 homes and businesses in and around Dromore and Dunmore crescent, off the Greystone road, lost power supplies at just before 3pm last Friday (28th Jan) when a contractor, working for a private developer, hit and damaged an underground electricity cable.
The contractor damaged the 11,000 vo... |
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Vandals Cause Electricity Cut in Kilkeel |
03/02/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has warned vandals that they are putting their lives at risk and causing unnecessary power cuts following an incident on the Council Road, Kilkeel.
The warning comes after vandalism to overhead electricity equipment on the Council Road near to the local football field... |
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CONTRACTOR DAMAGE CAUSES POWER CUT IN LISBURN |
03/02/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned contractors to work safety in the vicinity of electricity equipment and to report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as 280 homes and businesses in the Antrim Street, Bachelor’s Walk and Bow Street Mall areas of Lisburn City Centre lost electr... |
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NIE ISSUES SAFETY WARNING TO FARMERS |
03/02/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to farmers and agricultural contractors spraying slurry in the vicinity of overhead lines. There have been a number of recent power cuts across Northern Ireland, caused by slurry being sprayed over powerlines.
In the latest incide... |
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NIE ANNOUNCES MAJOR NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN EAST ANTRIM |
01/02/2005 |
NIE today announced a major three year investment programme to improve the existing electricity network in the Larne, Ballygalley and Glenarm areas to meet the growing demand from the expanding customer base.
Work will begin in the autumn to refurbish and replace over 60km of high voltage overh... |
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Banbridge Interruption to Electricity Supplies |
31/01/2005 |
Angelena Fusco, local NIE Customer Relations Manager said:
“NIE has been actively carrying out investigations into the recent power interruptions affecting parts of Banbridge town. This included carrying out checks on the local network as well as installing monitoring equipment at the local Kenl... |
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KIDZSAFE LAUNCHES ACROSS NORTHERN IRELAND! |
21/01/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today launched a new Northern Ireland wide primary schools safety initiative at Forge Integrated Primary School in Belfast. KIDZSAFE is an interactive programme designed to educate and raise awareness of the dangers of electricity equipment to Key Stage 2 pupils throu... |
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New Year Boost for Conservation Volunteers |
19/01/2005 |
Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland had a great start to the New Year when Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) presented them with a brand new vehicle for Conservation Volunteers to use in their new initiative: the Northern Ireland Tree Campaign.
Tanya Wishart, Transmission Project Engineer, ... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – 11AM UPDATE |
12/01/2005 |
Any customers off supply after 2.00pm today should call NIE to make sure we are aware of the fault affecting their power supply.
This was NIE's largest ever mobilization, with up to 900 staff working including 580 NIE linesmen and engineers, 100 call handlers and administrative staff and manageme... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – 9AM UPDATE |
12/01/2005 |
Hundreds of NIE staff have again worked through the night to restore those customers affected by the severe storm force winds which swept across Northern Ireland. Approximately 800 customers across Northern Ireland are without electricity supplies this morning and NIE hopes to have all of these cus... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – 8AM UPDATE |
12/01/2005 |
Hundreds of NIE staff have again worked through the night to restore those customers affected by the severe storm force winds which swept across Northern Ireland. Approximately 1000 customers are without electricity supplies this morning and NIE hopes to have all of these customers restored during ... |
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SEVERE WEATHER - UPDATE 10.00PM |
11/01/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has restored electricity supplies to over 35,000 customers who lost electricity supplies today following the severe storm force winds (gusts up to 90mph) and heavy rain which caused damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland.
Approximately 4,000 customers ... |
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NIE SEVERE WEATHER - UPDATE 6.00PM |
11/01/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has mobilised over 900 staff to restore customers affected by the severe storm force winds, up to 90mph, forecast for this evening. Approximately 6000 customers across Northern Ireland are without electricity supplies as NIE engineers and linesmen work to repair storm d... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY SEVERE WEATHER - UPDATE 5.00PM |
11/01/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has mobilised over 900 staff to restore customers affected by the severe storm force winds, up to 90mph, forecast for this evening. Approximately 5000 customers across Northern Ireland are without electricity supplies as NIE engineers and linesmen work to repair storm d... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY - SEVERE WEATHER - UPDATE 4.00PM |
11/01/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has mobilised over 900 staff to restore customers affected by the severe storm force winds, up to 90mph, forecast for this afternoon. Approximately 5000 customers across Northern Ireland are without electricity supplies as NIE engineers and linesmen work to repair storm... |
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NIE Deals with Weather Onslaught |
11/01/2005 |
Hundreds of NIE staff worked throughout the weekend during daylight and overnight, to restore customers affected by the severe storm force winds, 90mph and over, which battered Northern Ireland.
Over 90,000 customers lost electricity supplies as NIE responded to over 2000 incidences of severe weat... |
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SEVERE WEATHER – ADVANCE PRECAUTIONARY ALERT |
11/01/2005 |
Severe storm force winds with isolated gusts up to 100mph have been forecast for this afternoon and evening. The severe weather is forecast throughout Northern Ireland and is likely to cause damage to the electricity network, particularly in rural and coastal areas.
Hundreds of extra Northern Ir... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – 9.00AM UPDATE |
10/01/2005 |
Hundreds of NIE staff have again worked through the night to restore those customers affected by the severe storm force winds, 90mph and over, which battered Northern Ireland over the weekend. Approximately 100 customers were without electricity supplies overnight and NIE hopes to have all of these... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – 7AM UPDATE |
10/01/2005 |
Hundreds of NIE staff have again worked through the night to restore those customers affected by the severe storm force winds, 90mph and over, which battered Northern Ireland over the weekend. Approximately 100 customers were without electricity supplies overnight and NIE hopes to have all of these... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – 7.00PM UPDATE |
09/01/2005 |
Hundreds of NIE staff are working to complete the restoration of electricity supplies to customers affected by the severe storm force winds, 90mph and over. Approximately 3000 customers, mainly in the Newry, Craigavon and Downpatrick areas, remain off supply as NIE engineers and linesmen work to re... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – 5.00PM UPDATE |
09/01/2005 |
Hundreds of NIE staff are working to complete the restoration of electricity supplies to customers affected by the severe storm force winds, 90mph and over. Approximately 4000 customers, mainly in the Newry, Craigavon and Downpatrick areas, remain off supply as NIE engineers and linesmen work to re... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – 3.00PM UPDATE |
09/01/2005 |
Hundreds of NIE staff are working to complete the restoration of electricity supplies to customers affected by the severe storm force winds, 90mph and over.
Several thousand customers, mainly in the Newry, Craigavon and Downpatrick areas, remain off supply as NIE engineers and linesmen work to ... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – 1.00PM UPDATE |
09/01/2005 |
Hundreds of NIE staff have been mobilised to restore customers affected by the severe storm force winds, 90mph and over, which battered Northern Ireland over the weekend. Several thousand customers, mainly in the Newry, Craigavon and Downpatrick areas, remain off supply as NIE engineers and linesme... |
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NIE ASKED TO AID ENGLISH ELECTRICITY COMPANIES |
09/01/2005 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has been contacted to provide staff and resources to help restore electricity to 150,000 homes and businesses in the north of England (including Carlisle and Yorkshire) that remain off electricity supplies following Friday night’s storm.
NIE spokesperson Robin Greer ... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – 10AM UPDATE |
09/01/2005 |
Hundreds of NIE staff worked through the night to restore customers affected by the severe storm force winds, 90mph and over, which battered Northern Ireland over the weekend.
Several thousand customers, mainly in the Newry, Craigavon and Downpatrick areas, remain off supply as NIE engineers an... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – 9AM UPDATE |
09/01/2005 |
Hundreds of NIE staff worked through the night to restore customers affected by the severe storm force winds, 90mph and over, which battered Northern Ireland over the weekend. Several thousand customers, mainly in the Newry, Craigavon and Downpatrick areas, remain off supply as NIE engineers and li... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – 8AM UPDATE |
09/01/2005 |
Hundreds of NIE staff worked through the night to restore customers affected by the severe storm force winds, 90mph and over, which battered Northern Ireland over the weekend. Several thousand customers, mainly in the Newry and Downpatrick areas, remain off supply as NIE engineers and linesmen work... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – UPDATE 8.00PM |
08/01/2005 |
NIE has now restored electricity supplies to the majority of customers who lost electricity supplies following the severe storm force winds (gusts of 70mph and over) by heavy rain which caused damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland.
NIE warns that due to the extent of the damage s... |
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NORTHERN IRELAND ELECTRICITY – UPDATE 3.00PM |
08/01/2005 |
NIE has now restored electricity supplies to over 50,000 customers who lost electricity supplies following the severe storm force winds (gusts of 70mph and over), accompanied by heavy rain which caused damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland. Approximately 30,000 customers remain off s... |
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ADVERSE WEATHER CAUSES DAMAGE TO ELECTRICITY NETWORK ACROSS NORTHERN IRELAND 2pm Update |
08/01/2005 |
NIE has now restored electricity supplies to over 50,000 customers who lost electricity supplies following the severe storm force winds (gusts of 70mph and over), accompanied by heavy rain which caused damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland. Approximately 30,000 customers remain off s... |
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ADVERSE WEATHER CAUSES DAMAGE TO ELECTRICITY NETWORK ACROSS NORTHERN IRELAND 1pm update |
08/01/2005 |
NIE has restored electricity supplies to over 40,000 customers who lost electricity supplies following the severe storm force winds (gusts of 70mph and over), accompanied by heavy rain which caused damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland. Approximately 30,000 customers remain off suppl... |
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Christmas Cracker of a Prize from NIE |
22/12/2004 |
Imagine getting a phone call just before Christmas saying you’d won a holiday of a lifetime. You probably wouldn’t believe it.
Well that is exactly what happened to one very lucky couple from Kircubbin when they had a phone call from Northern Ireland Electricity.
George and wife Barbara Anne ... |
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Camphill Goes Solar Thanks to NIE |
16/12/2004 |
The days may have turned colder but the residents of Camphill Community at Glencraig just outside Holywood are making good use of the winter sun.
Thanks to money from Northern Ireland Electricity’s Eco Energy Fund, a solar panel has been installed onto the roof of Novalis House in the Community, ... |
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Key to Winning a Grand |
30/11/2004 |
One very lucky lady from Blackwatertown is sitting pretty having won a powerful amount of money from Northern Ireland Electricity.
Sinead Fox from Blackwatertown who is a student at Queen’s University, won one thousand pounds for having a ‘pay as you go’ NIE keypad meter installed in her Belfast ... |
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SOLARSMART SHINES ON BELFAST! |
29/11/2004 |
Homeowners in Belfast will soon be using solar power to reduce their energy bills thanks to SolarSmart, a new solar water heating panel scheme from SMART, Northern Ireland Electricity’s new programme to support sustainable energy alternatives.
Homeowners in the Belfast area can take advantage ... |
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NIE News for Newsagents |
29/11/2004 |
Extra, extra, read all about it! Federation of Retail Newsagents members recently met with NIE to hear how local newsagents could reduce their electricity bills in three easy steps.
Lurgan businesswoman Moira Farrell, President of the Federation of Retail Newsagents Federation and members, were ... |
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NIE Gives CAB a Helping Hand |
24/11/2004 |
The Citizens Advice Bureaux is getting a helping hand from Northern Ireland Electricity as agreed in a recently signed service delivery contract to develop the services provided by the organisation to NIE customers.
As part of the support package, NIE has agreed to financially help the Citizens ... |
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NIE Response to ESBIE - "500 Businesses losing out on energy savings" |
19/11/2004 |
Robin Greer, NIE Corporate Communications Manager: “This is nonsense. NIE is absolutely on top of its obligations in facilitating the registration of eligible customers.
“ESB were part of the industry group that agreed the planned implementation of meters to facilitate market opening. Now they ... |
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Opening the Energy Market |
19/11/2004 |
The Energy Regulator, Douglas McIldoon today voiced his concern at the attitude of ESBIE to the opening of the energy market.
"Market opening is a complex process and customers can suffer badly if it is not approached carefully. In Northern Ireland we have had a smooth transition, which has avoid... |
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NIE ISSUES WINTER REMINDER TO CUSTOMERS |
16/11/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a reminder to its customers across Northern Ireland on how to cope if their electricity supplies are interrupted. Severe weather, vandalism, third party damage and many other events can cause disruption to electricity supplies.
In recent years NIE has in... |
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NEWRY VANDALS COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, WARNS NIE |
11/11/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today condemned vandals who damaged with electricity equipment in the Armagh Road area of Newry.
Vandals broke open the door of a mini pillar and threw water at the live electricity equipment inside. Angelena Fusco, NIE Customer Relations Manager for the area says th... |
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NIE URGES LORRY DRIVERS TO FOLLOW SAFETY GUIDELINES |
09/11/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has warned contractors and lorry drivers that coming in contact with the overhead electricity lines could have fatal consequences.
The stark warning comes as a lorry hit and damaged high voltage overhead lines in the Carrickmore area of Omagh at 8.50am on Monday 8th... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
09/11/2004 |
Nearly 750 homes and businesses in and around Ballycastle town centre lost power supplies at 1pm on Saturday, 23rd October due to damage previously caused to an underground electricity cable by a road contractor.
NIE engineers responded immediately locating the fault and restoring 635 customers b... |
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Contractor Causes Power Cut |
01/11/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The warning follows an incident in Dunmurry last week when contractors hit and damaged a high voltage underground electricity cable.
1355 homes and businesses in the Dun... |
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CALL FOR GAS HOMES TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY |
01/11/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity and Phoenix Natural Gas today called for 20 homeowners within the natural gas area to join in an exciting trial of a new product that provides both home heating and generates electricity. The call follows a successful pilot of Micro Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technolo... |
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NIE Eye in the Sky |
26/10/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity specialist engineers will begin an aerial patrol of over 7,000kms of NIE's power network from 15th November (2004). A trained observer will fly on board a helicopter and carry out a thorough check of the electricity network, spotting and recording any signs of damage or... |
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THIEVES JEOPARDISE REPAIR WORK TO ELECTRICITY NETWORK |
25/10/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has today condemned thieves who stole essential electricity equipment in the Old Park area of Belfast. NIE engineers are currently working on Alliance Avenue and Old Park Road, carrying out repairs to a high voltage oil filled cable which had been damaged by contractors... |
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NIE ISSUES STRONG WARNING TO CONTRACTORS |
13/10/2004 |
OVER 1000 DAMAGES TO THE ELECTRICITY NETWORK SINCE JANUARY
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong warning to all contractors, farmers, DIY enthusiasts and anyone operating heavy machinery to take the necessary safety precautions when working in the vicinity of overhead and underground... |
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VIRIDIAN GROUP ANNOUNCES PHASE II AT HUNTSTOWN |
27/09/2004 |
. €250 million investment in Ireland’s energy infrastructure
. New high efficiency 400 MW Combined Cycle Gas Turbine to be built at Viridian’s north Dublin site
Viridian Group PLC has announced the construction of a second power plant at its Huntstown site, north of Dublin. The €250m project ... |
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VIRIDIAN GROUP PLC PRE-CLOSE STATEMENT |
27/09/2004 |
Viridian will shortly be holding briefings with investors and analysts ahead of its interim close period. It is anticipated that the Group's results for the 6 months to 30 September 2004, which will be announced on 23 November 2004, will be in line with expectations.
Consistent with our strategy... |
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SOLAR POWER LIGHTS UP BANGOR HOME! |
07/09/2004 |
A Bangor homeowner has joined the renewable energy revolution with the support of Northern Ireland Electricity’s Smart programme and the DTI’s Solar Grant initiative, managed by the Energy Saving Trust. Dr Andy McCrea, Director of Action Renewables and Bangor’s own renewable energy expert has insta... |
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NIE WANTS YOU TO PLUG IN THE SUN! |
03/09/2004 |
Communities, voluntary groups, public sector organisations and small businesses can now plug in the sun, for a quarter of the price, thanks to a new grant scheme from Northern Ireland Electricity. Supported by the Energy Saving Trust and launched through the NIE Smart Programme, Plug in the Sun is ... |
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Have a Green Day Out |
31/08/2004 |
The weather may be grey, but for anyone interested in reducing the impact of their actions on the environment, the Green Living Fair, which is on at Castle Espie in Comber on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th September, is the ideal event for the whole family to learn.
Wilma Stewart from NIE says the... |
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CLEVER COUNCILS SWITCH TO SMART ENERGY! |
23/08/2004 |
Councils throughout Northern Ireland will soon have the opportunity to re-energise their properties, for a quarter of the price thanks to Solar21, a new renewable energy support programme from Northern Ireland Electricity in partnership with solarcentury.
Solar21, launched today by DTI Minister ... |
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MAJOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION FACILITY FOR NORTHERN IRELAND |
23/08/2004 |
Department of Trade and Industry Energy Minister, Stephen Timms MP, viewed construction on the new bio fuel pellet plant at Balcas timber processing facility, outside Enniskillen, during a visit to Northern Ireland today.
The bio fuels pellets, which will be manufactured from sawdust and wood chi... |
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NIE Supply price control extension |
23/08/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity and Northern Ireland electricity regulator Ofreg, have today announced an extension of NIE Supply’s price control, which will deliver real benefits to customers and the environment.
NIE Supply looks after customer billing and accounts and makes up 6% of a typical d... |
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VANDALISM TO ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT MUST STOP, SAYS NIE |
20/08/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today condemned vandals who deliberately unscrewed a stay wire supporting an electricity pole in the Copeland Avenue area of Millisle last night (Thursday 19th August).
Over 1500 homes in Carrowdore and Millisle lost electricity supplies at 11.40pm. NIE engineers r... |
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SOLAR REVOLUTION POWERS UP! |
19/08/2004 |
The solar energy revolution in Northern Ireland has taken a giant leap forward with new funding from Northern Ireland Electricity! Now 43 homes and organisations around the country will be benefiting from electricity produced from solar power (photovoltaics), with the help of an enhanced grant.
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NIE WARNS CONTRACTORS TO TAKE CAUTION |
17/08/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned contractors to work safely in the vicinity of electricity equipment and to report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as approximately 2000 customers in the Tullymore Gardens, Suffolk Road and Shaw’s Road area of West Belfast lost electricity s... |
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Power Interruption in Lisburn |
12/08/2004 |
An interruption to power took place in Lisburn on Tuesday evening (10th Aug) affecting NIE customers in and around the Ballymacash area.
The local electricity supply was interrupted as the result of a bird flying into and becoming trapped on vital overhead electricity equipment, close to one of N... |
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High Winds Cause Electricity Fault |
09/08/2004 |
Unseasonably high winds, with gusts of up to 45 Mph, swept across the eastern edge of Northern Ireland yesterday, (Sunday, 8th Aug) causing damage to the electricity network.
Power to just over 300 NIE customers in the Ballydown and Newry Road areas of Banbridge, was interrupted at 1.35pm as a re... |
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NIE reminds farmers to be careful around electricity equipment |
06/08/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned farmers in Omagh and surrounding areas to be aware of overhead electricity cables around their farms and to plan their work safely when using machinery in the vicinity of electricity equipment.
The safety appeal follows an incident on Thursday 5th Augus... |
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NIE URGES LORRY DRIVERS TO FOLLOW SAFETY GUIDELINES |
03/08/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has warned contractors and lorry drivers that coming in contact with the overhead electricity lines could have fatal consequences.
The stark warning comes as a lorry tipping hardcore hit and damaged high voltage overhead lines while working in the Moira Road area of... |
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ELECTRICITY CABLES DAMAGED IN LARNE |
29/07/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned contractors to work safely in the vicinity of electricity equipment and to report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as over 1000 customers in the Larne, Ballygally and Glenarm areas lost electricity supplies at 7.50pm on Tuesday 27th July.
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VANDALS CAUSE LOSS OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES IN NEWRY |
19/07/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning after approximately 2000 homes and businesses were left without electricity on three occasions over the weekend following gunshot damage to over a dozen glass insulators located on the overhead electricity network.
Customers in the... |
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Made Up about Makeover |
08/07/2004 |
A retired Portrush couple are absolutely made up about winning a fabulous room makeover from Northern Ireland Electricity.
Edwin and Maura Gribbon were entered into the NIE competition when they signed up to pay their electricity bill by direct debit. Their wonderful prize includes the services ... |
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CONTRACTOR DAMAGE CAUSES POWER CUT IN NEWRY |
07/07/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned contractors to work safely in the vicinity of electricity equipment and to report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as approximately 700 customers in the Chapel Street, Castle Street and Buttercrane Quay area of Newry lost electricity supplie... |
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CONTRACTOR DAMAGE CAUSES POWER CUT IN DOWNPATRICK |
07/07/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned contractors to work safely in the vicinity of electricity equipment and to report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as over 1500 customers in Downpatrick lost electricity supplies at 11.25am on Monday 5th July.
The fault was caused by a co... |
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Race for Discounted Gas Installation |
01/07/2004 |
Homeowners in the Greater Belfast, Lisburn, Larne and Bangor areas who have Economy7 or no central heating, can get up to a third off the cost of Phoenix Natural gas installation, through an initiative from Northern Ireland Electricity and Phoenix Natural Gas.
The Family Heating Initiative enti... |
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Electricity Cuts Caused by Contractor |
28/06/2004 |
Over 2,600 NIE customers in West Belfast lost electricity supplies during the past week by private contractors who damaged underground electricity cables.
On Tuesday (June 22) around 1,000 households in the Suffolk Road and Shaw’s Road areas lost electricity supplies from 9.30am. The next day (We... |
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NIE Saves Farmers Money |
24/06/2004 |
You may find it hard to believe, but Northern Ireland Electricity want farmers to use less electricity, not more. So much so that the company has developed a half price energy saving offer.
NIE has put three different energy saving packs together, specifically for farmers and other businesses, i... |
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NIE Restoration Work Following High Winds |
23/06/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity restored power to over 8,000 customers overnight (23rd June), following damage caused to the electricity network by strong winds and rain that swept across Northern Ireland during the night.
Damage was caused to the network by trees and flying debris however, NIE engi... |
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NIE POWERTEAM ENERGISES THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND |
18/06/2004 |
NIE Powerteam, Northern Ireland’s leading high voltage electrical engineering company, has won a multi million contract in the Republic of Ireland with electricity company ESB. NIE Powerteam has been awarded the contract to carry out electrical construction and refurbishment work on transmission su... |
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SOLARSMART SHINES ACROSS NORTHERN IRELAND! |
11/06/2004 |
Homeowners across Northern Ireland will soon be using solar power to reduce their energy bills! SolarSmart, a new project which was piloted in Bangor and Carrickfergus, has been extended to homes throughout Northern Ireland.
The initiative, one strand of SMART, Northern Ireland Electricity’s new... |
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First sod cut at Habinteg’s smart housing development |
09/06/2004 |
NIE’s Jenny Boyd and David Duly, Chief Executive of Habinteg (Ulster) Housing Association today celebrated a new partnership with a sod cutting ceremony at Habinteg’s new 29 unit integrated housing development in Holywood.
Funded through SMART, Northern Ireland Electricity’s new programme to su... |
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SAILOR HAD LUCKY ESCAPE SAYS NIE |
07/06/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to the sailing community to take extra caution when navigating inland waterways during the sailing season. The warning follows an incident on Thursday 3rd June in Comber, County Down, where a man received an electric shock when his yac... |
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NIE POWERTEAM WINS INTER TRADE IRELAND AWARD |
04/06/2004 |
Northern Ireland’s leading power utility service company, NIE Powerteam, has taken one of the top awards at the InterTradeIreland All Island Trade and Business Awards.
The Best Tradeable Services 2004 award was presented at a gala dinner at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, attended by Ireland’s ... |
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NIE WARNS DIYERS TO TAKE SAFETY PROCEDURES |
04/06/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned anyone undertaking DIY projects to take the location of the electricity network into account before starting work. The safety warning follows an incident in Beragh, County Tyrone where a man received an electric shock when the ladder he was carrying came in... |
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NIE BEGINS MAJOR NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN GREYABBEY |
03/06/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has started work on a major refurbishment programme to improve the existing electricity network in Greyabbey and surrounding areas to meet the growing demand from the expanding customer base.
NIE is carrying out refurbishment work on over 50 km of 11,000 volt high v... |
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NIE ISSUES STRONG WARNING TO CONTRACTORS |
27/05/2004 |
Over 400 damages to electricity network since January
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong warning to all contractors, farmers, DIY enthusiasts and anyone operating heavy machinery to take the necessary safety precautions when working in the vicinity of overhead and underground ele... |
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VANDALISM TO ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT AFFECTS ARDGLASS CUSTOMERS |
25/05/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today condemned vandals who damaged electricity equipment near Ardglass on Friday 21st May. Over 220 customers in the Ardglass and Ballyhornan areas were affected as NIE engineers replaced a staywire which had been removed from a pole.
Valerie Curran, NIE Customer Re... |
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CONTRACTORS CAUSE POWER CUT IN COLERAINE |
20/05/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The warning follows an incident in Coleraine where contractors excavating ground at a new business development at Somerset Road hit and damaged a high voltage underground... |
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HEALTH TRUST GETS SMART WITH NIE! |
19/05/2004 |
Down and Lisburn Health and Social Services Trust is the latest organisation to benefit from SMART, Northern Ireland Electricity’s new Northern Ireland Electricity’s new programme to support sustainable energy alternatives.
The new project, which has been developed in partnership with Phoenix N... |
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CONTRACTOR DAMAGE CAUSES POWER CUT IN EAST BELFAST |
18/05/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned contractors to follow safe working practices when using digging machinery in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The warning comes as over 740 customers in the Bloomfield Avenue and Ballymacarett areas of East Belfast lost electricity supplies at 11.35am... |
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Suspected gunshot damage causes loss of electricity supplies in Maghera |
17/05/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has condemned suspected vandalism which left over 380 customers in Upperlands and surrounding areas without electricity on Sunday 16th May. The fault occurred following suspected gunshot damage to an overhead line. It is unclear whether the damage was malicious or acci... |
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CONTRACTORS DAMAGE ELECTRICITY CABLE IN BALLYMONEY |
17/05/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The warning follows an incident in Ballymoney where contractors working at drainage in the Charlotte Street area hit and damaged a high voltage underground cable.
The ... |
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Interruption to Local Electricity Supplies |
13/05/2004 |
A fault at a Northern Ireland Electricity substation in Larne interrupted power to 622 customers in and around the town centre on Wednesday, 12th May.
NIE’s safety equipment activated as soon as the fault happened which cut off supplies to customers at 2.20pm. NIE engineers were able to re-route... |
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Private Contractor Causes Power Cut |
11/05/2004 |
A private contractor caused a power cut to 1115 NIE customers in the Knockbracken Drive area of Coleraine on Thursday, 6th May by causing damage to an underground electricity cable.
After investigations by NIE it has been established that a contractor, working on behalf of a private developer on a ... |
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NIE WINS EUROPEAN SIX SIGMA AWARD |
11/05/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has taken one of the top awards at the 5th Annual European Six Sigma Excellence Awards. The Award in “Best Defect Elimination in Service and Transaction” was presented at a gala dinner in London during the Six Sigma Summit attended by representatives from all the finali... |
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NIE SUPPORTS ALL SAINTS ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOOL TRIP |
11/05/2004 |
All Saints Primary School in Banbridge received a welcome boost this week from the local Northern Ireland Electricity office. NIE is supporting the school’s field trip to the College Of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise at Greenmount when pupils will participate in a range of environmental act... |
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CLONOE BOXING CLUB SQUARES UP TO NIE! |
11/05/2004 |
NIE Customer Relations Manager, Fiona McClintock took to the boxing ring this week to try out new equipment donated to Clonoe Boxing Club! The cross community club, which caters for up and coming boxers in the Coalisland, Ardboe and Dungannon areas has purchased new boxing and fitness equipment wit... |
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CAUSEWAY HEALTH TRUST GETS SMART WITH NIE! |
11/05/2004 |
Causeway Health and Social Services Trust is the latest organisation to benefit from SMART, NIE’s new network reinforcement programme. The SMART Programme (Sustainable Management of Assets and Renewable Technology) will bring benefits to both the environment and customers and is part of the current... |
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NIE SUPPORTS DALRIADA SCHOOL PHYSICS TRIP |
07/05/2004 |
Dalriada School received a welcome boost this week from Northern Ireland Electricity. NIE is supporting the school’s physics field trip to Switzerland this summer when pupils will participate in a range of physics visits and experimental work.
Christine Baker, NIE Customer Relations Manager for ... |
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WONDERS OF WILDLIFE ON YOUR DOORSTEP |
06/05/2004 |
Pupils from Ballymena Primary School will be able to discover the wonders of Northern Ireland’s wildlife, thanks to a new Ulster Wildlife Trust teaching resource funded by Northern Ireland Electricity.
Aimed at primary school pupils the resource pack supports and encourages teachers and childre... |
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VANDALS CAUSE DAMAGE TO ELECTRICITY POLE IN CRAIGAVON |
04/05/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has strongly condemned vandals who used a chainsaw to cut an electricity pole which supplies electricity to customers in the Edenbeg, Moyraverty and Rosmoyle areas of Craigavon.
NIE responded to a call from a resident who reported that overhead lines in the area app... |
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SMART REVOLUTION TO HEAT AND POWER HOMES |
20/04/2004 |
Households in Northern Ireland could soon be part of an energy revolution through the development of Micro Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology. Northern Ireland Electricity, in partnership with Phoenix Natural Gas, Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Energy Saving Trust, recently installed ... |
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VANDALISM TO ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT MUST STOP, SAYS NIE |
15/04/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today condemned vandals who deliberately broke an overhead electricity cable on the Scrogg Road in Kilkeel last night (Wednesday 14th April).
The damage was caused by vandals throwing objects at the line and electricity equipment on the p... |
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NIE BEGINS MAJOR NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN AHOGHILL |
15/04/2004 |
NIE has started work on a major refurbishment programme to improve the existing electricity network in Ahoghill and surrounding areas to meet the growing demand from the expanding customer base.
Northern Ireland Electricity is carrying out refurbishment work on over 80km of high voltage overhea... |
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SOLAR POWER LIGHTS UP SERVITE PRIORY |
09/04/2004 |
The Servite Priory in Benburb has joined the renewable energy revolution with the support of Northern Ireland Electricity’s Smart programme and the DTI’s Solar Grant initiative. The Priory has installed solar photovoltaic panels (PV) on the south facing field in front of the main building which wil... |
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NIE BEGINS MAJOR NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN ATTICAL |
06/04/2004 |
NIE has started work on a major refurbishment programme to improve the existing electricity network in Attical and surrounding areas to meet the growing demand from the expanding customer base.
Northern Ireland Electricity is carrying out refurbishment work on over 40km of high voltage overhead... |
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SOLARSMART SHINES ON BANGOR |
02/04/2004 |
Homeowners in North Down will soon be using solar power to reduce their energy bills! SolarSmart is a new project launched this week as part of SMART, Northern Ireland Electricity’s new programme to support sustainable energy alternatives.
The initiative comes in response to the growing awaren... |
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NIE LAUNCHES NEW FARM SAFETY INITIATIVE |
01/04/2004 |
“Plan your work safely” is the message from Northern Ireland Electricity this week at the launch of a new farm safety initiative to raise awareness of the dangers of working in the vicinity of underground electricity cables and overhead power lines.
The launch at Greenmount Campus of the Colleg... |
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CONTRACTOR DAMAGE CAUSES POWER CUT IN MAGHERA |
01/04/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong warning to contractors to work safely in the vicinity of overhead electricity equipment and to report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as over 1200 customers near Maghera lost electricity supplies at 10.50am on Tuesday 30th March.
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NIE CONDEMNS VANDALISM IN NEWRY |
26/03/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned vandals that they are putting their lives at risk by damaging electricity equipment. The safety warning comes following an incident in Newry where wire was thrown at the overhead lines in the Carrivemaclone area of the city on Thursday 26th March.
Over 1... |
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CONTRACTOR DAMAGE CAUSES POWER CUT IN EAST BELFAST |
25/03/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned contractors to work safely in the vicinity of electricity equipment and to report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as over 330 customers in the Holywood Road area of East Belfast lost electricity supplies at 3.30pm on Tuesday 23rd March.
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RE. PHOENIX GAS TARIFFS INCREASES |
19/03/2004 |
Responding to reports of a 20% increase in domestic natural gas prices NIE spokesperson Robin Greer said:
“We do not envisage that this will impact on electricity prices.
“The changes in the price of wholesale gas supplies used in Northern Ireland’s power stations were included in the 2.8% ... |
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NIE WARNS FARMERS TO BE AWARE OF ELECTRICITY NETWORK WHEN HEDGE CUTTING |
12/03/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong warning to farmers to take extra caution when cutting hedges and pruning trees at this time of year. The appeal follows an incident near Rathfriland where a tractor struck and broke a stay wire while cutting hedges on 11th March.
Over 130 custome... |
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NIE ISSUES SAFETY WARNING TO FARMERS |
08/03/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to farmers and agricultural contractors spraying slurry in the vicinity of overhead lines. There have been a number of power cuts across Northern Ireland, caused by slurry being sprayed over powerlines.
NIE says these types of alarm... |
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NIE WARNS FARMERS TO BE AWARE OF ELECTRICITY NETWORK WHEN HEDGE CUTTING |
05/03/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong warning to farmers to take extra caution when cutting hedges and pruning trees at this time of year. The appeal follows an incident near Sion Mills where a tractor struck and broke a stay wire while cutting hedges on 2nd March.
Over 70 customers ... |
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PRIVATE CONTRACTOR DAMAGES ELECTRICITY NETWORK IN DUNGANNON |
05/03/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong warning to contractors to follow strict safety procedures when working in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The warning follows an incident in the Moygashel area on Thursday 4th March when a private contractor working at Jacksonville Way hit and... |
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NIE warns Belfast contractors to act safe around electricity equipment |
03/03/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of underground electricity cables following contractor damage to a high voltage cable in the Mount Pottinger and Short Strand areas of East Belfast.
Over 640 customers lost electricity supplie... |
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NIE REMINDS LURGAN PUPILS TO BE SAFE |
02/03/2004 |
The BEE SAFE roadshow is in Lurgan this week (1st – 5th March) to advise local primary school pupils about various dangers they may experience in everyday life and to promote road traffic awareness and hazard prevention. Northern Ireland Electricity, Translink, Fire Service, and DRD are among the a... |
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Contractor damage causes power cut in Banbridge |
02/03/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong warning to contractors working in the vicinity of electricity cables to take extreme caution. The appeal comes as 2000 homes and businesses in Banbridge and surrounding areas were without electricity supplies on Saturday 28th February at 11.40am foll... |
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NIE ANNOUNCES 2004 ELECTRICITY TARIFFS |
27/02/2004 |
· Due to a significant rise in power station fuel costs, domestic electricity prices in Northern Ireland will rise 2.8% (16.5p per week / £8.60 a year for a typical customer.)
· The increase has been held in line with inflation, contrary to other trends in domestic energy prices elsewhere in GB ... |
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Vandals Cause Electricity Cut |
25/02/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has warned vandals that they are putting their lives at risk and causing unnecessary power cuts following an incident at the rear of houses at Braeside in Dungannon.
The warning comes after vandalism to an electricity pole and overhead electricity on Monday, 23rd (... |
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Private Contractor Causes Power Cut |
25/02/2004 |
A private contractor caused a power cut to 121 NIE customers in the Circular road areas of Larne on Monday (23rd Feb) by causing damage to an underground electricity cable.
The interruption to power took place just before 2.30pm as the contractor was using a digger to excavate on the Circular road.... |
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LOOK UP, LOOK OUT WHEN FISHING, WARNS NIE |
23/02/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a warning to anglers to take safety precautions and avoid injury during the fishing season. NIE Safety Officer Julie Cole reminded anglers to look up and take notice of the location of the electricity network before fishing.
“With the start of the fis... |
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Contractor damage causes power cut in Portstewart |
23/02/2004 |
Over 2000 homes and businesses in Portstewart were without electricity supplies on Friday 20th February at 8.55am following contractor damage to a high voltage underground electricity cable in the town.
The contractor had been working at a housing development when a digger operator hit and damage... |
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Electricity Interruption |
16/02/2004 |
An interruption to electricity supplies just before midnight on Saturday, 14th (Feb) affected over 1,000 NIE customers in the Purdsyburn, Royal Lodge, Primrose Hill, Ballycoan, Newtownbreda and Fort road areas.
A NIE engineering crew were despatched immediately and restored customers to power in... |
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NIE WARNS FARMERS TO LOOK OUT AND LOOK UP |
11/02/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to farmers and agricultural contractors working in the vicinity of overhead lines. The warning follows an incident on Monday 9th February where slurry was sprayed over the lines causing a power failure.
Customers in the Drumhoe and ... |
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Be Aware, Stay Safe, says NIE |
10/02/2004 |
Julie Cole, Safety Officer for Northern Ireland Electricity, this week advised children at Greystone Primary School in Antrim to Think Safe, Act Safe and Be Safe around electricity equipment.
Julie visited the school to talk to P6 pupils about the dangers of electricity. “It is essential that ch... |
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NIE Prepared for Bad Weather Onslaught |
09/02/2004 |
NIE engineering teams, linesmen and other field and office based staff were in position and reinforced NIE’s normal capability to restore supplies overnight and from the early hours of Sunday morning. The company’s Incident Centre in Craigavon, which co-ordinates all restoration activity, was also ... |
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Restoration Work on Electricity Network 9am |
08/02/2004 |
Severe storm force winds swept across Northern Ireland overnight, causing damage to the electricity network. NIE engineers have been working to restore power since the early hours of this morning and have so far restored over three thousand customers in Coleraine, Enniskillen and parts of L/Derry. ... |
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Weather Impact on Electricity Network 8am |
08/02/2004 |
Forecast severe storm force winds, with gusts in excess of 70 Mph, have swept across Northern Ireland overnight with damage being caused to the electricity network by high winds, trees and other flying debris. It is estimated that three thousand customers are currently without power, particularly a... |
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Vandals cause loss of electricity supplies in Richhill |
09/02/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a safety warning as a number of residents were left without electricity on Friday 30th January. Customers in the Armagh Road area of Richhill were affected at dinnertime following gunshot damage to overhead electricity equipment.
NIE engineers responded im... |
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Vandals cause loss of electricity supplies in North Belfast |
06/02/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a safety warning as a number of residents were left without electricity on Wednesday 4th February. Customers in the Ballysillan and Ligoneil areas were affected at lunchtime following gunshot damage to overhead electricity equipment.
NIE engineers responde... |
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CONTRACTORS DAMAGE ELECTRICITY CABLE IN LARNE |
29/01/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The warning follows an incident in the Inver area of Larne where contractors working in premises on Town Street hit and damaged a high voltage underground cable.
The f... |
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NIE WARNS GLIDERS AND PARACHUTISTS TO TAKE EXTREME CAUTION |
27/01/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong warning to anyone taking to the skies to plan their flight carefully and to stay away from overhead powerlines.
The warning follows an incident in Limavady on Saturday afternoon (24th January) where a single seater glider hit and damaged a high v... |
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NIE Sends Bostons to New York |
27/01/2004 |
A retired couple from Tandragee are heading for the bright lights of New York, winners of a trip of a lifetime courtesy of Northern Ireland Electricity.
Margaret and Trevor Boston from Tandragee were entered into the NIE competition, along with all other NIE customers who signed up to pay their e... |
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Be Aware, Stay Safe, says NIE |
23/01/2004 |
Julie Cole, Safety Officer for Northern Ireland Electricity, this week advised children at St Paul’s Primary School in Derry to Think Safe, Act Safe and Be Safe around electricity equipment.
Julie visited the school at the request of Headmaster Mr Hegarty to talk to over 50 Key Stage 2 pupils abo... |
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Be Aware, Stay Safe, says NIE |
22/01/2004 |
Julie Cole, Safety Officer for Northern Ireland Electricity, this week advised children at St Paul’s Primary School in Derry to Think Safe, Act Safe and Be Safe around electricity equipment.
Julie visited the school at the request of Headmaster Mr Hegarty to talk to over 50 Key Stage 2 pupils abo... |
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CONTRACTORS DAMAGE ELECTRICITY CABLE AT SPRUCEFIELD |
22/01/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The warning follows an incident on at the Sprucefield complex in Lisburn where contractors working on site hit and damaged a high voltage underground cable.
The fault ... |
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YOUNG FARMERS GET FIT WITH NIE! |
20/01/2004 |
Strabane, Derg Valley and Newtownstewart Young Farmers Clubs were jumping for joy this week after the local Northern Ireland Electricity office donated funds towards sports equipment.
Fiona McClintock, NIE Customer Relations Manager for the area presented cheques to the clubs at Strabane Enterpri... |
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NIE Helps Women in Crisis |
20/01/2004 |
The Cithrah foundation, set-up to help women in crisis, recently received a helping hand from Northern Ireland Electricity, in the form of energy efficient goods for their head office in Carrick and planned refuge.
An energy efficient fridge was given for their newly acquired head office on West ... |
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EMERGENCY PLANNING SOCIETY VISITS NIE CONTROL CENTRE |
14/01/2004 |
The Northern Ireland Branch of the Emergency Planning Society joined a group of their colleagues from the Republic of Ireland Branch on a recent visit to Northern Ireland Electricity’s state of the art control centre in Craigavon recently.
The new NIE control centre offers a completely integrat... |
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Electricity Interruptions |
09/01/2004 |
Following recent interruption to supply in the Purdsyburn, Primrose Hill, Ballycoan, Newtownbreda and Fort road areas recently, NIE expects to complete permanent repairs today to secure supplies in the area.
A private contractor, working in the grounds of Knockbracken Healthcare Park, caused an i... |
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Contractor Cuts Electricity Supply |
06/01/2004 |
A private contractor caused an interruption to electricity supplies to over 600 NIE customers in the Culmore road area of the City at 12.35pm on Monday, 5th (January).
An underground electricity cable was damaged by the private contractors, carrying out excavation work off the Buncrana road, whi... |
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Vandalism causes loss of electricity supplies on Boxing Day |
06/01/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a safety warning as a result of over 700 residents being left without electricity on Boxing Day following gunshot damage to a glass insulator located on the overhead network.
Customers in the Bann Meadows and surrounding areas outside Portadown lost elect... |
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NIE APPEALS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY TO HELP |
02/01/2004 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today condemned vandals who broke into a high voltage substation in the Skegoneill area of Belfast. This high voltage substation has been broken into several times in the last two weeks and Ken McCracken, NIE Customer Relations Manager for the area, is calling for comm... |
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Vandalism hampers restoration of electricity supplies in Newtownabbey |
29/12/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has condemned a second incident of vandalism at a substation in the Skegoneill area which hampered the restoration of electricity supplies following a fault in the nearby Newtownabbey area.
The incident occurred on Christmas Eve when vandals broke into the Skegoneil... |
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FARMER SEVERS ELECTRICITY CABLE IN MAGHERA |
29/12/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong safety warning to farmers working in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The warning follows an incident in Maghera where a farmer using a tipping trailer severed a high voltage overhead cable.
The fault affected over 1490 customers in the area... |
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CONTRACTORS DAMAGE ELECTRICITY CABLE IN EAST BELFAST |
29/12/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The warning follows an incident on the Cregagh Road where contractors working on water mains hit and damaged a high voltage underground cable.
The fault affected over ... |
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CONTRACTORS DAMAGE ELECTRICITY CABLE IN ENNISKILLEN |
23/12/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The warning follows an incident in Enniskillen where contractors working at the Killyhevlin Hotel hit and damaged a high voltage underground cable.
Approximately 115 b... |
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VANDALS CAUSE POWER CUT IN DUNCRUE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE |
22/12/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today sent a strong warning to vandals who broke into a substation in the Skegoneill area and tampered with electricity equipment. Power supplies to homes and businesses in the Duncrue and Dargan areas were disrupted for an hour on Sunday night (21st December) at 10.10p... |
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NIE WELCOMES DETI REPORT ON ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES |
22/12/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today welcomed DETI’s statement on the generation problems which caused extensive loss of electricity supplies on 4th December.
NIE is pleased to hear the comments made by the Minister paying tribute to NIE‘s swift and effective action to minimise disruption to custo... |
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NIE WARNS CRAIGAVON CHILDREN TO PLAY SAFE |
22/12/2003 |
Julie Cole, Safety Officer for Northern Ireland Electricity, has advised children in Craigavon and surrounding areas to Think Safe, Act Safe and Be Safe during the school holidays.
Julie was speaking to children aged between 7 and 11 at an after school club at Drumellan Court in Craigavon. The... |
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CONTRACTOR DAMAGE CAUSES POWER CUT IN COLERAINE |
16/12/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned contractors to work safely in the vicinity of electricity equipment and to report any damage caused immediately. The warning comes as over 1400 customers in Coleraine lost electricity supplies at 7.00am on Monday 15th December.
The damage was caused by... |
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NIE PROMOTES FARM SAFETY AT THE WINTER FAIR |
11/12/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity experts on farm energy, safety and renewable energy were among the exhibitors at the annual Winter Fair at Balmoral. John McCay, NIE Farm Energy Manager recommended practical energy saving techniques to reduce electricity bills, and Julie Cole, NIE Safety Officer, advis... |
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HABINTEG HOUSING ASSOCIATION GETS SMART WITH NIE |
11/12/2003 |
A new Habinteg Northern Ireland Housing Association home in Castlerock is the latest organisation to benefit from SMART, NIE’s new network reinforcement programme. The SMART Programme (Sustainable Management of Assets and Renewable Technology) will bring benefits to both the environment and custome... |
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NIE warns Derry contractors to act safe around electricity equipment |
10/12/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of underground electricity cables following damage to a high voltage cable in Eglinton and surrounding areas.
Over 2100 customers lost electricity supplies yesterday morning (Tuesday 9th Decem... |
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GENERATION CAPACITY SHORTFALL |
05/12/2003 |
Due to operational problems, Ballylumford and Killroot power stations were unable to supply NIE with enough electricity to meet customer demand yesterday (4th December). This generation shortfall caused an interruption in supply to approximately 100,000 NIE customers for periods between 4.35pm and ... |
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NIE Powerteam duo take top awards at IdeasUK |
27/11/2003 |
Two NIE Powerteam staff Cathal Donnelly and David Lamont took the top honours last week at the IdeasUK Annual Conference in Chester, setting companies across the UK a benchmark for both creativity and innovation. The pair won the overall award for their idea to improve safety when working on the co... |
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CABLE DAMAGE CAUSES POWER CUT IN WARINGSTOWN |
26/11/2003 |
Over 1800 customers in Waringstown and Donaghcloney were without electricity supplies on Monday 24th November at 10.35am following severe damage to an underground high voltage electricity cable in the area. The damage was caused by a building contractor working for developers at a new townhouse dev... |
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NIE ISSUES WINTER REMINDER TO CUSTOMERS |
20/11/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a reminder to its customers across Northern Ireland on how to cope if their electricity supplies are interrupted. Severe weather, vandalism, accidental damage and many other events can cause disruption to electricity supplies.
In recent years NIE has inv... |
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NIE REMINDS NORTH BELFAST PUPILS TO ACT SAFE |
19/11/2003 |
The On The Edge roadshow was in North Belfast recently to advise 13 and 14 year old pupils about various dangers they may experience in everyday life and to promote road traffic awareness and hazard prevention. Northern Ireland Electricity, Fire Service, and DRD were among the agencies at the two d... |
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Contractor causes power cut in Lisburn |
19/11/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of underground electricity cables following contractor damage to electricity equipment in the Benson Street, Chapel Hill and Market Street areas of Lisburn.
Over 850 city centre businesses and... |
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Damaged cable causes loss of electricity supplies in Richill |
10/11/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of underground electricity cables following damage to electricity equipment in the Richill area.
Over 100 homes lost electricity supplies on several occasions throughout the weekend until NIE ... |
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MODEL AEROPLANE CAUSES POWER CUT IN BALLYMENA |
07/11/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety warning to anyone flying kites or model aircraft in the vicinity of overhead lines. The warning comes as over 1200 customers in the Dunvale area of Ballymena lost electricity supplies at 12.55pm on Wednesday 5th November. A model aeroplane ... |
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CONTRACTOR CAUSES POWER CUT IN HOLYWOOD |
30/10/2003 |
Over 1300 customers in the Marino and Craigavad areas of Holywood were without electricity supplies yesterday morning (Wednesday 29th October) at 8.10am following severe damage to an underground high voltage electricity cable in the area. The damage was caused by a third party contractor working on... |
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Interruption to electricity supplies in Ballymena |
14/10/2003 |
A fault on the electricity network caused a widespread interruption to power supplies in Ballymena for approximately fifteen minutes this morning (Monday 13th October) at 11.51am. Northern Ireland Electricity is conducting a full investigation into the cause of the interruption. Preliminary inspecti... |
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Private contractor causes power cut in Newry |
26/09/2003 |
Over 430 customers in the Armagh Road, Monaghan Street and Merchant’s Quay areas of Newry were without electricity supplies at 2.35pm on Thursday 25th September following contractor damage to the underground electricity network in the area.
Northern Ireland Electricity engineers responded immed... |
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HABINTEG HOUSING ASSOCIATION GETS SMART WITH NIE |
26/09/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity is embarking on an innovative new network reinforcement programme, which will help bring benefits to both the environment and customers. The SMART Programme (Sustainable Management of Assets and Renewable Technology) is a part of the current regulatory framework where NI... |
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VANDALS PUTTING LIVES AT RISK, WARNS NIE |
24/09/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today condemned vandals who broke into a substation at Coleraine Road, Ballycastle this week. This is the third time in recent weeks that NIE engineers have been called to the substation and Christine Baker, NIE Customer Relations Manager for the area is calling for com... |
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NIE AND WELLBEING - TALKING THE TALK |
16/09/2003 |
Sixth form girls across Northern Ireland will be loosening up their vocal chords as they compete in the 7th annual public speaking competition sponsored by Northern Ireland Electricity and organised by WellBeing, the health research charity for women and babies.
Karin Horner from WellBeing encour... |
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NIE warns of danger to contractors |
08/09/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of underground electricity cables following two recent incidences of contractor damage in Derry.
On Saturday 6th September over 2200 customers were affected by a fault which developed on an un... |
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KEEPING KIDS SAFE AT THE COMMUNITY HALL |
05/09/2003 |
The James Carroll Memorial Hall in Newtownards has received a welcome boost from Northern Ireland Electricity with the construction of an external fence to separate the community hall from the nearby canal. NIE has also fenced off the adjacent electricity substation.
The hall has been extensiv... |
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Lucky Lisburn Lady gets TV for DD |
03/09/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity recently presented a brand new television to one lucky lady from Lisburn who is already receiving ‘free’ electricity from the company.
Mrs Boyd, who lives just off the Belsize Road in Lisburn, was very pleasantly surprised to hear that she was the 125,000th customer t... |
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Private Contractor Causes Power Cut |
03/09/2003 |
A private contractor caused a power cut to nearly one thousand NIE customers in the Dundonald area of Belfast by damaging an underground electricity cable.
The interruption to power took place this morning (Wednesday, 3rd September) just before 10am as the contractor was excavating on the Comber Ro... |
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NIE CONTINUES ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCHEME |
02/09/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today celebrated a successful energy efficiency pilot, aimed at those customers in Down District who are listed on the NIE Critical Care Register as requiring electrical equipment for their health care needs.
The scheme looks at these customers’ specific energy effici... |
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FARMING DAMAGE TO ELECTRICITY NETWORK ON INCREASE, WARNS NIE |
28/08/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned farmers of the dangers of working without proper safety precautions around electricity equipment. The warning comes as 250 customers in the Ballinamallard area lost electricity supplies following damage to an electricity pole. The damage was caused by a tr... |
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Interruption to Electricity Supplies in City of Derry |
27/08/2003 |
A fault on the electricity network caused a widespread interruption to power in the City of Derry for approximately ten minutes this morning (August 27th) at 11.40am.
Northern Ireland Electricity is conducting a full investigation into the cause of the interruption. Preliminary inspections by NIE... |
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Be careful around electricity equipment, says NIE |
20/08/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned farmers to be aware of overhead electricity cables around their farms and to plan their work safely when using machinery in the vicinity of electricity equipment.
The safety appeal follows an incident on Monday 18th August where an agricultural dump tru... |
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Goodwill payments for customers worst affected by lightning storms |
18/08/2003 |
Northern Ireland experienced severe lightning storms during the afternoon and night of Tuesday 5th August, damaging electricity equipment and causing widespread disruption to electricity supplies across the country.
Northern Ireland had over 6073 recorded lightning strikes, causing over 1000 sep... |
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FARMER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED, SAYS NIE |
18/08/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned farmers to be aware of overhead electricity cables around their farms and to plan their work safely when using machinery in the vicinity of electricity equipment.
The safety appeal follows an incident where a farm harvester severed an overhead line on S... |
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HERE COMES THE SUMMER! |
15/08/2003 |
The Island Resource Centre in East Belfast will once again be sending its members off to Newcastle, County Down for the summer holidays, with a little help from Northern Ireland Electricity! The cross community initiative in partnership with Beechall Day Centre in West Belfast will send members to ... |
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Vandalism to electricity equipment near Omagh |
14/08/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today condemned vandals damaged electricity equipment at St Mary's Road, Killyclogher on Tuesday 12th August. A number of customers lost electricity supply and further customers had to be taken off supply to facilitate the replacement of damaged insulators.
Fiona McC... |
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Limavady farmer causes power cut |
14/08/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong warning to farmers to take extra caution when working in the vicinity of overhead electricity equipment, especially at times when visibility is poor. The appeal follows an incident near Limavady where a silage trailer struck and damaged overhead line... |
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RING US BEFORE YOU DIG, WARNS NIE |
11/08/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned contactors to exercise caution when working around electricity equipment. The warning comes as over 1680 customers in Lurgan lost power supplies on Wednesday 6th August at 4.00pm following contractor damage to the underground electricity network in the area... |
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OFREG’S CUSTOMER SERVICES REPORT FOR 2002-2003 |
08/08/2003 |
Ofreg’s Customer Services Report for 2002-2003 shows that the number of complaints referred to the Electricity Regulator for the period 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003 fell to an all time low since privatisation in 1993. Complaints recorded by Ofreg have fallen from a high in 1996/7 of 281 to just 17 ... |
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LIGHTNING STORMS GENERATE POWERFUL STATISTICS |
08/08/2003 |
Northern Ireland experienced severe lightning storms during the afternoon and night of Tuesday 5th August, damaging electricity equipment and causing widespread disruption to electricity supplies.
Northern Ireland had over 6073 recorded lightning strikes during a 10-hour period between 11.00 and... |
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ELECTRICITY SUPPLY RESTORATION IN PROGRESS FOLLOWING LIGHTNING STORMS |
06/08/2003 |
Over 200 NIE engineers and linesmen are working throughout Northern Ireland to restore customers affected by lightning storms which swept across Northern Ireland yesterday. Additional lightning in the early hours of the morning also affected customers in Dungannon, Newry and Coleraine.
NIE repair ... |
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LIGHTNING STORMS AFFECT ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES |
05/08/2003 |
Lightning storms have caused a number of faults on the electricity network throughout Northern Ireland.
As of 9.00pm approximately 20,000 customers are without electricity supplies. NIE repair crews will continue to work throughout the night and fresh crews are on standby to start work at fir... |
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ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES RESTORED FOLLOWING LIGHTNING STORMS |
06/08/2003 |
Approximately one thousand customers are without electricity supplies this morning (August 6) following yesterday’s lightning storms that caused widespread damage to the electricity network throughout Northern Ireland.
NIE repair crews worked throughout the night to repair damage to the high vo... |
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Update re: Cloughreagh Park (Bessbrook) Cable Fault |
04/08/2003 |
A fault on low voltage power lines supplying electricity to Cloughreagh Park, Bessbrook, Thursday 31 July, interrupted electricity supplies to 17 homes for several hours and caused damage to household appliances.
Following the incident:
· Repairs were made on Thursday night to restore power s... |
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Gunshot Causes Electricity Fault |
04/08/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has warned vandals that they are putting their lives at risk and causing unnecessary power cuts.
The warning comes after vandalism to NIE equipment in the Sheriffs Mountain area on Thursday, 1st August which resulted in 411 customers in the Sherrifs Mountain and Ballo... |
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FARMER DAMAGES ELECTRICITY POLE IN SCARVA |
01/08/2003 |
Homes in Scarva village and surrounding areas were without electricity yesterday evening (Thursday 31st July) following damage to a concrete electricity pole in the area.
The damage was caused by a tractor colliding with and breaking the pole which then had to be replaced. NIE engineers were ab... |
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NIE WARNS THE PUBLIC TO CHECK CONTRACTORS’ IDENTIFICATION |
28/07/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a warning to customers in the Larne area after bogus callers claimed to be contractors working for NIE. They gained access to a building site and a number of electrical items were stolen.
Ken McCracken, NIE Customer Relations Manager for the area said, “... |
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Take safety precautions when working near overhead lines, says NIE |
25/07/2003 |
Be aware of overhead electricity lines – this is the message from Northern Ireland Electricity following an incident in the Derrylin, Kinawley and Florencecourt areas at 3.40pm on Thursday 24th July. A contractor working at a site beside the primary school in Kinawley village hit and damaged a high... |
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Digger damage causes power cut in Cookstown |
25/07/2003 |
Over 850 customers in Cookstown lost electricity supplies at 5.35pm on Thursday 24th July following contractor damage to the underground electricity network in the area. The contractor was working in the Union Street area of the town.
Northern Ireland Electricity engineers responded immediately,... |
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NIE URGES LORRY DRIVERS TO FOLLOW SAFETY GUIDELINES |
24/07/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has warned contractors and lorry drivers that coming in contact with the overhead electricity lines could have fatal consequences.
The stark warning comes as a lorry tipping grain hit and damaged high voltage overhead lines while working in the Curragh Road area of ... |
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LOSS OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES IN NORTH DOWN |
24/07/2003 |
Several thousand customers in Bangor and the Ards Peninsula were without electricity supplies from 7.20pm last night (Wednesday 23rd July) following a fault on the high voltage transmission system at NIE’s main Rathgael substation.
NIE engineers responded immediately, using remote switching tec... |
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YOUNG TALENT HIT THE RIGHT NOTE AT THE PORTAFERRY GALA |
22/07/2003 |
Torrential rain did nothing to dampen the voices of the junior pop idols in the making at the Portaferry Gala this week. Supported by Northern Ireland Electricity, the Junior Stars in Their Eyes competition was definitely one of the highlights of the festival! Over 40 up and coming stars battled i... |
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LIGHTNING CAUSES DISRUPTION TO ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES IN COOKSTOWN AND DUNGANNON |
21/07/2003 |
Lightning strikes in Dungannon, Cookstown and surrounding areas on Sunday afternoon (20th July) damaged electricity equipment and caused some disruption to electricity supplies. Over 1300 customers were affected for short periods of time in Cookstown, Stewartstown, Aughnacloy and Donaghmore.
No... |
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BOOST FOR INTEGRATED ELECTRICITY MARKET |
18/07/2003 |
£30+ million (€43 million+), cross border electricity deal will:
· boost all island energy trading
· contribute to enhanced security of supply to Republic of Ireland
· assist in reducing electricity costs in Northern Ireland
· secure jobs at Premier Power
A major cross border electricity... |
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‘Gladriator’ Guards against Cold |
17/07/2003 |
Summer’s here, but it doesn’t take too much imagination to look ahead to colder weather. Doing just that, Northern Ireland Electricity, through the Customer Energy Efficiency Levy, has launched a money and energy saving radiator foils deal across Northern Ireland.
At half the normal retail price... |
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LIGHTNING CAUSES DISRUPTION TO ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES IN NEWCASTLE |
17/07/2003 |
Lightning swept across Northern Ireland on Monday 14th July, damaging electricity equipment and causing disruption to electricity supplies. Over 1000 customers in the Ballaghbey Park Estate area of Newcastle were affected.
Valerie Curran, NIE Customer Relations Manager for the area said, “NIE st... |
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Ards Borough Council Visits NIE Control Centre |
10/07/2003 |
Newtownards councillors were among the first groups of elected representatives to visit Northern Ireland Electricity’s state of the art control centre in Craigavon recently.
The new NIE control centre offers a completely integrated dispatch and control function which gives better access to more... |
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NIE Condemns Vandalism at Ballyhenry |
09/07/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today condemned the ongoing vandalism to Ballyhenry Substation near Corrs Corner. The substation is sited in the greenfield site reserved by Invest NI, originally planned as the site for Hualon. In the last two months there have been a number of incidences of vandals t... |
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VANDALISM TO ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN NORTH BELFAST |
02/07/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has condemned vandals who broke into Mountain Mill substation in the Ballysillan area of Belfast on Tuesday 1st July, damaging equipment which led to the loss of supply to over 190 customers. There has been a number of vandalism attacks to electricity equipment recently... |
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Armagh contractor causes power cut |
01/07/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety warning to contractors working in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The warning follows an incident in the Armagh area where a contractor trimming trees at Convent Road came in contact with an overhead line, causing over 2200 customer... |
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ELECTRICITY CAN KILL, WARNS NIE |
01/07/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today condemned vandals who broke into a substation on the Whiterock Road on Thursday 26th June and attempted to set it alight. This is the third time within a week that NIE engineers have been called to the substation and Terry Waugh, NIE Customer Relations Manager for... |
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BIGGEST WIND FARM IN IRELAND WILL PRODUCE NON-POLLUTING POWER FOR HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS AND SMALL BUSINESSES |
30/06/2003 |
The biggest wind farm in Ireland was officially opened today (Monday June 30). Based on a site at Altahullion in County Londonderry, some seven miles from Dungiven, the 20-turbine wind farm will produce 26 megawatts, enough to power 20,000 homes.
Belfast-based electricity supplier Energia has si... |
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SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER - NIE WARNS CHILDREN TO PLAY SAFE |
26/06/2003 |
Julie Cole, Safety Officer for Northern Ireland Electricity, today advised children throughout Northern Ireland to Think Safe, Act Safe and Be Safe during the summer holidays.
With the start of the holidays Julie says everyone should be aware of the dangers of electricity. “It is essential that ... |
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CARROWREAGH PRIMARY SCHOOL PUTS SAFETY FIRST! |
25/06/2003 |
Ballymoney pupil Andrew Wallace today collected the top prize from Northern Ireland Electricity’s primary school safety competition, held recently at Balmoral Show. Andrew was one of over 400 pupils who entered the competition during the three day show.
Julie Cole, NIE Safety Officer, visited th... |
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NIE PRAISES LOCAL CONTRACTOR FOR SAFE WORKING PRACTICES |
24/06/2003 |
Local contractor A M Cole received a safety stamp of approval for good working practice from Northern Ireland Electricity this week. The firm is currently working on a development of 18 new apartments in the Greenisland area.
A M Cole Contracts Manager / Health and Safety Officer, Peter Cole, ... |
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CONTRACTOR DAMAGE COULD HAVE FATAL CONSEQUENCES warns NIE |
24/06/2003 |
Brenda Murphy, NIE Customer Relations Manager today issued a warning to contractors in the Craigavon and Banbridge areas to take caution when working around overhead electricity lines. The appeal comes as over 1850 customers in Waringstown and Donaghcloney lost electricity supplies on 23rd June fol... |
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NIE HELPS STRABANE PRIMARY SCHOOL PUT SAFETY FIRST |
23/06/2003 |
Strabane pupil Gareth Cummings today collected the top prize from Northern Ireland Electricity’s primary school safety competition, held recently at Balmoral Show. Gareth was one of over 400 pupils who entered the competition during the three day show.
Julie Cole, NIE Safety Officer, visited the... |
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NIE Tracks Down Fault |
23/06/2003 |
Approximately 800 customers in the areas around Derrylin village and Kinawley experienced an interruption in electricity supply on Wednesday, 18th June at 10.50pm.
NIE engineers were despatched as soon as the fault occurred with the vast majority of customers restored to power within two to thre... |
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Play Away with NIE! |
17/06/2003 |
Children from William Street Children’s Home will be making the most of their playground over the summer months thanks to Northern Ireland Electricity! The local NIE office has donated funds towards new play equipment and a safe surface for the playground.
Valerie Curran, NIE Customer Relations ... |
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Digger damage causes power cut in Craigavon |
16/06/2003 |
Over 600 customers in the Drumbeg, Burnside and Enniskeen areas of Craigavon lost electricity supplies last Thursday afternoon following contractor damage to the underground electricity network in the area.
Northern Ireland Electricity engineers responded immediately, restoring the majority of ... |
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Digger damage causes power cut in Dundonald |
16/06/2003 |
Terry Waugh, Northern Ireland Electricity Customer Relations Manager for the Belfast area, today warned contractors working in the vicinity of underground cables to exercise extreme caution. The appeal comes as over 1150 customers in the Cherryhill and Ballyregan areas of Dundonald lost electricity... |
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NIE Condemns Vandalism |
12/06/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has condemned vandals who caused a power cut on Wednesday evening (11th June) in some areas of Banbridge.
The incident, at 9.10pm, led to over 3,000 customers in the Scarva Road, Pinley Green and Newry Road areas of Banbridge losing electricity supplies after overhead... |
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Bird Causes Power Failure |
11/06/2003 |
Approximately a thousand customers in the Newtownbutler area experienced an interruption to power supply on Tuesday, 10th June at 9.30am as the result of a bird hitting and damaging a piece of overhead electricity equipment on the outskirts of Roslea.
NIE safety equipment activated immediately ... |
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Take safety precautions when working near overhead lines, says NIE |
05/06/2003 |
Be aware of overhead electricity lines – this is the message from Northern Ireland Electricity following an incident in the Ardmore and Tullyalley areas on Wednesday 4th June. A contractor working at a landfill site hit and damaged a high voltage overhead line, causing the loss of electricity suppl... |
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CLOGHER RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY DAMAGE TO ELECTRICITY NETWORK |
04/06/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong warning to farmers to take extra caution when cutting silage in the vicinity of overhead electricity equipment. The appeal follows an incident near Clogher village where a tractor struck and damaged an electricity pole at 7.05pm on Friday 30th May.
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PUTTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY ON THE CRITICAL LIST! |
03/06/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today completed a successful energy efficiency pilot, aimed at those customers in Down District who are listed on the NIE Critical Care Register as requiring electrical equipment for their health care needs.
The scheme looks at these customers’ specific energy efficie... |
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NIE BEGINS MAJOR NETWORK EXPANSION PLAN IN NEWTOWNARDS |
02/06/2003 |
Work will begin this week (3rd June 2003) on a major improvement programme to improve and expand the existing electricity network in the Newtownards area and meet the growing demand from the Ards Peninsula.
Northern Ireland Electricity will build a new high voltage substation at Donaghadee Road... |
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Damage to electricity network causes loss of power supplies in Derry |
02/06/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has today issued a safety appeal to all contractors working in the vicinity of underground cables. The appeal follows damage to an underground cable in the Culmore Road area caused by a contractor working at a housing development in the area.
Approximately 600 custom... |
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NIE CONDEMNS VANDALISM TO LOCAL SUBSTATION |
02/06/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today branded the state of a local substation in Killyleagh “a disgrace”. Following a site visit to the substation last week, NIE Customer Relations Manager Valerie Curran expressed shock at the amount of household rubbish which had been deliberately dumped in the groun... |
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CABLE DAMAGE CAUSE LOSS OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES IN AHOGHILL AND GALGORM |
27/05/2003 |
Over 1050 homes in Ahoghill and Galgorm were without electricity on Friday morning (23rd May 2003) at 12.25pm following severe damage to an underground high voltage electricity cable in the area. The damage was caused by a third party contractor excavating ground at Sandmount Drive, Galgorm.
Nor... |
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Contractors, call us before you start work, urges NIE |
23/05/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong warning to contractors and private developers to exercise extreme caution when working in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The appeal comes as over 450 customers in the Low Road, Belsize Road and Garvey Court areas of Lisburn were without ele... |
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Vandalism causes loss of electricity supplies in Culmore and Coneyville |
23/05/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has condemned vandalism which left over 500 customers in Culmore, Coneyville and surrounding areas without electricity from 4.40pm on Thursday afternoon (22nd May 2003). There were multiple faults in a short section of overhead line, indicative of gunshot damage. NIE’s ... |
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NIE warns farmers to be aware of overhead lines and equipment when hedge cutting |
22/05/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong warning to farmers to take extra caution when cutting hedges and pruning trees at this time of year. The appeal follows an incident in Ballymacarn near Ballynahinch where a tractor struck and broke a stay wire while cutting hedges on 21st May 2003.
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NIE APPEALS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY TO HELP KEEP CHILDREN SAFE |
19/05/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a safety warning to any children playing near electricity substations. The warning comes following an incident in Castlederg where a group of children climbed into the substation using a ladder to retrieve a football.
Luckily in this incident no one was i... |
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Lightning affects electricity supplies in Kilkeel and Annalong |
19/05/2003 |
Approximately 1300 customers in the Kilkeel and Annalong areas experienced an interruption to their electricity supply at 3.10pm on Sunday 18th May following a lightning strike to overhead cables in the area.
Northern Ireland Electricity engineers responded immediately, replacing damaged equipmen... |
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NIE warns farmers to be aware of overhead lines and equipment |
16/05/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong warning to farmers to take extra caution when working in the vicinity of overhead electricity equipment, especially at times when visibility is poor. The appeal follows an incident near Moira where a tractor struck and damaged an electricity pole at ... |
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NIE WARNS CONTRACTORS TO TAKE MORE CARE |
16/05/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong warning to contractors working in the vicinity of underground electricity cables to contract NIE prior to starting work. The warning comes as over 1300 homes and businesses in the Glengormley and Mallusk areas were left without electricity yesterda... |
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CONTRACTORS – BE AWARE OF UNDERGROUND CABLES, WARNS NIE |
15/05/2003 |
Over 340 homes in Crumlin and Aghnamullan were without electricity yesterday morning (Tuesday 13th May) at 9.00am following severe damage to an underground high voltage electricity cable in the area. The damage was caused by a third party contractor excavating ground at a new retail development sit... |
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Adverse weather causes damage to electricity network |
09/05/2003 |
Gale force winds of over 45 knots caused a number of faults to the electricity network primarily along the North and East coasts of Northern Ireland overnight. Damage was caused by flying debris and high winds, including broken electricity lines and damage to poles and other equipment.
Four m... |
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NIE awards ‘Power of Good’ to SELB |
09/05/2003 |
The Southern Education and Library Board (SELB) has been awarded a prestigious Energy Efficiency Accreditation, only the third organisation in Northern Ireland to be accepted into the scheme.
Sponsored by Northern Ireland Electricity, the aim of the scheme is to provide independent standards of... |
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NIE Continues Investment in Newcastle |
07/05/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity will begin a network improvement scheme in residential parts of Newcastle next week (week beginning 12th May 2003). Approximately £300,000 has been invested in this 20 week project which involves the replacement of 2.7km of 11,000 volt overhead lines with underground ca... |
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NIE WARNS COLERAINE CONTRACTORS TO TAKE MORE CARE |
07/05/2003 |
Over 500 businesses and homes in Coleraine town were without electricity yesterday morning (Tuesday 6th May) at 9.05am following severe damage to an underground high voltage electricity cable in the area. The damage was caused by a third party contractor excavating ground at a new housing developme... |
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WILDLIFE ON YOUR DOORSTEP |
02/05/2003 |
Primary School children throughout Northern Ireland will be able to discover the wonders of Northern Ireland’s wildlife, thanks to a new Ulster Wildlife Trust teaching resource funded by Northern Ireland Electricity.
Aimed at primary schools the resource pack supports and encourages teachers a... |
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Powerful News at Balmoral |
01/05/2003 |
At this year’s Balmoral Show Northern Ireland Electricity will be highlighting ways for farmers to save money on their electricity bills and become more energy efficient. They will also be launching a special promotion offering farmers low-energy lamps at less than half price.
John McCay, NIE’s ... |
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Lightning affects electricity supplies in Aldergrove area |
30/04/2003 |
Approximately 700 customers in Templepatrick and Aldergrove experienced an interruption to their electricity supply at 4.10pm on Tuesday 29th April following a lightning strike to overhead cables in the area.
Northern Ireland Electricity engineers responded immediately, replacing damaged equipmen... |
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Tree felling causes damage to electricity network in Ballyrock |
29/04/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has warned tree felling and hedge cutting contractors to take extra caution when working in the vicinity of electricity equipment. The appeal comes as over 250 customers in Ballyrock and surrounding areas experienced an interruption to electricity supplies at 12.00pm on... |
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Lightning Causes Power Interruption |
29/04/2003 |
Lightning caused an interruption to electricity supplies to over 1,000 homes in the Keady and surrounding areas on Saturday, 26th of April at 5pm.
Engineers were despatched to replace ruptured fuses and power was restored to over 900 customers by 6.40pm.
Brenda Murphy, local NIE Customer Rel... |
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Fault on Switching System – Hannahstown Main Substation |
29/04/2003 |
Robin Greer, NIE Communications Manager said:
“There was a fault on the switching system at Hannahstown main substation in West Belfast shortly after 7am this morning.
“Customers’ supplies are not affected however, some customers with voltage sensitive equipment may have experienced a fluctuatio... |
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NIE WARNS ABOUT ASSAULTS ON WORKERS |
23/04/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has warned that an increase of assaults on its workers in parts of Belfast may lead to customers having to go without electricity supplies for extended periods of time. NIE has appealed to elected representatives and community leaders to use their influence to ensure tha... |
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Contractor damage disrupts electricity supply in Portadown |
18/04/2003 |
Over 1900 customers in Portadown lost electricity supplies in the early hours of Thursday 17th April following contractor damage to a high voltage underground electricity cable.
The damage was caused by a contractor previously working at Ballyhanon Road hitting and damaging an underground cable... |
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Armagh customers lose electricity supplies following contractor damage |
18/04/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today urged contractors working in the Armagh area to take exercise extreme caution when excavating ground or using digging machinery near electricity cables.
The appeal was issued as electricity supplies to approximately 400 customers in Armagh were disrupted on Thur... |
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NIE WELCOMES “THOROUGH” ENERGY STRATEGY CONSULTATION |
17/04/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity welcomed Minister Ian Pearson’s statement on the Northern Ireland Energy Strategy consultation.
NIE Communications Manager Robin Greer said: “We welcome the thorough way in which the Minister and the Department is conducting this consultation, and hope that the outc... |
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Wat-er Good Idea |
16/04/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity employees took to a recent charity carwash like ducks to water, to raise much-needed funds for cancer charity, Macmillan Cancer Relief.
The fundraising carwash is one of many activities NIE staff have organised to help raise more than £2,000 for Macmillan, NIE Supply’... |
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Vandalism causes loss of electricity supplies in Ballynahinch and surrounding areas |
14/04/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has condemned suspected vandalism which left over 6500 customers in Ballynahinch, Spa, Annahilt and surrounding areas without electricity on Sunday afternoon (13th April 2003). Customers lost supply at 4.00pm. The fault occurred following gunshot damage to an insulator... |
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FARMER CAUSES POWER FAILURE IN CLOUGHMILLS AREA |
11/04/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today warned farmers to be aware of overhead electricity cables around their farms and to plan their work safely when using machinery in the vicinity of electricity equipment.
The safety appeal follows an incident where a farmer drove a telescopic handler into an ov... |
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NIE Gives Opportunity Youth a technology boost! |
04/04/2003 |
Opportunity Youth, a unique personal development, health and social awareness programme for young people across Belfast, today (Friday 4th April 10.30am) received a welcome donation of four computers from Northern Ireland Electricity.
The computers will be used for administrative work as well a... |
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NIE keeps it cool at Aitnamona Community House! |
02/04/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today boosted the kitchen facilities at the new Aitnamona Community House with the donation of a fridge, an energy efficient one of course! The Community House, which is currently being renovated, will provide local residents with space for after school groups and other... |
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Ring us before you dig, warns NIE |
01/04/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to contractors reminding them to take the necessary safety precautions when working in the vicinity of underground electricity cables.
The appeal comes as over 450 customers in the Lindsayville and Loughry areas of Cookstown lost el... |
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Contractor causes loss of electricity supplies in Enniskillen |
01/04/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to contractors reminding them to take the necessary safety precautions when working in the vicinity of underground electricity cables. The appeal comes as over 650 customers in Enniskillen lost electricity supply at 10.30am on Friday 28... |
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Practice Makes Perfect |
31/03/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has launched its 2003 ‘Code of Practice’, an easy reference document that clearly sets out the levels of service customers can expect.
Speaking at the launch Stephen McCully, Managing Director of NIE Supply, explained what the Codes are all about and why they are so i... |
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NIE WARNS FARMERS TO LOOK OUT AND LOOK UP |
26/03/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to farmers and contractors spreading slurry following five incidents in the last month which affected electricity supplies across Northern Ireland.
NIE says these alarming incidents could easily have been prevented if farmers had taken... |
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Contractors, contact us before you dig urges NIE |
26/03/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to contractors reminding them to take the necessary safety precautions when working in the vicinity of underground electricity cables. The appeal comes as over 1300 customers in Portadown lost electricity supply at 11:05am on Tuesday 2... |
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Harvest the Wind with ‘Green’ Money |
25/03/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity is set to reveal details of enhanced funding for renewable projects at a Renewable Energy Seminar at Ballymena Ecos Centre on Friday, 11th April. The announcement, working in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust, will detail grants of up to 70% of the total cost of ... |
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Powerful ‘Green’ Money at Eco Event |
25/03/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity is set to reveal details of enhanced funding for renewable projects at a Renewable Energy Seminar at Ballymena Ecos Centre on Friday, 11th April. The announcement, working in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust, will detail grants of up to 70% of the total cost of ... |
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School closed as contractor damages electricity cable |
25/03/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has issued a strong safety warning to contractors reminding them to take the necessary safety precautions when working in the vicinity of underground electricity cables. The appeal comes as over 600 customers in the Laurel Hill, Monaville and Thornlee areas of Lisburn l... |
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NIE warns sailing enthusiasts to look up |
25/03/2003 |
This weekend sees the start of the sailing season and Northern Ireland Electricity today issued a strong safety warning to sailing clubs to take extra caution and to be aware of overhead electricity equipment when transporting yachts and boats to and from the harbour. The appeal comes as 1400 custo... |
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Local Schoolchildren count on NIE! |
24/03/2003 |
Ballinamallard Primary schoolchildren will be totting up the benefits during maths class thanks to Northern Ireland Electricity! The local NIE office has donated funds towards mental maths resources which will help develop the pupils’ aptitude for figures.
Fiona McClintock, NIE Customer Relation... |
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NIE Freezes Prices |
14/03/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today announced that it has frozen its electricity tariffs for a second year running. The company has also announced new discount arrangements for customers.
Taking inflation into account NIE’s price freeze equates to a real terms reduction of 2.1% this year, a poten... |
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Inaugural Award for Green Power |
11/03/2003 |
Bruce Robinson, Permanent Secretary of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has presented the first ever DETI/Eco Energy award to recognise an outstanding contribution to the development of renewable energy in Northern Ireland, to Leslie Bryans from Northern Ireland Electricity.
Mr... |
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NIE WELCOMES CONSULTATION TO INCREASE COMPETITION IN ELECTRICITY GENERATION |
06/03/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has welcomed the publication of Ofreg’s consultation document on increasing competition in Northern Ireland’s electricity market.
NIE Communications Manager Robin Greer said: “NIE has long called for an open and competitive Irish electricity market.
“If efficiently... |
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Plane Old Science? |
04/03/2003 |
Who said science was boring? Not around 2000 P6 and P7 pupils from primary schools throughout Northern Ireland who will have the opportunity to discover that science and technology are exciting and interesting during the next few weeks.
Sentinus, in association with Northern Ireland Electricity,... |
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Contractor Causes Third Power Loss |
27/02/2003 |
A contractor working on Airport Road caused over 1000 homes and commercial properties in the Holywood area to be left without power on Wednesday, 26th February.
The power loss, which happened at 3.30pm, was as a result of the contractor hitting and damaging an underground electricity cable during w... |
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No Forms No Fuss just Fancy Free Furniture |
26/02/2003 |
Imagine yourself surrounded by fancy free furniture from Fultons? Well, you don’t need to let your imagination run away, this could well become a reality for lucky NIE customers who sign up to pay for their electricity by Direct Debit.
Over £2,000 worth of Fulton’s furniture is what Northern Ire... |
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NIE Staff and Pensioners Charity Fund Boosts Blind Services |
18/02/2003 |
Royal National Institute of the Blind, Northern Ireland (RNIB NI) received a welcomed boost to their Accessible Media Service this week. Northern Ireland Electricity Staff and Pensioners Charity Fund donated funds to the media service to help RNIB NI maintain and develop it throughout 2003. The se... |
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NIE ISSUES SAFETY WARNING TO CONTRACTORS |
18/02/2003 |
“Contact us before you dig” is the message Northern Ireland Electricity has issued to contractors throughout Northern Ireland. The appeal comes as over 2000 customers in Strabane were left without electricity on Monday morning when a contractor working in the Melmount Road area hit and damaged an u... |
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NIE Helps Bryson House Weigh up the Benefits! |
17/02/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity today donated a set of large industrial scales, not to the local Weightwatchers center, but to Bryson House, Northern Ireland’s oldest community-based social services charity! Scales may seem like an odd contribution but Bryson House says these will be invaluable in dev... |
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Up-date - Disposal of Moyle Interconnector |
14/02/2003 |
Viridian is well advanced in its preparations to dispose of the Moyle Interconnector to a not-for-profit organisation. The Group expects to complete the transaction, which will be beneficial to both customers and shareholders, early in 2003.
The Interconnector has allowed the development of a co... |
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Contractor Causes Third Power Loss |
14/02/2003 |
A contractor working on the new Sprucefield site caused over 850 homes in Hillsborough to be left without power on Wednesday, 12th February, the third time this has happened in as many months.
The power loss, which happened at 9am, was as a result of the contractor hitting and damaging an undergrou... |
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NIE WELCOMES OFREG SUPPLY PRICE CONSULTATION |
14/02/2003 |
Northern Ireland Electricity has welcomed a consultation paper on a proposal to extend NIE's Supply Price control issued today (February 14) by the Northern Ireland electricity regulator, Ofreg.
NIE spokesperson Robin Greer said: "We have put forward a proposal that will deliver real benefits to... |
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Interruption to electricity supplies in Cookstown and Moneymore areas |
10/02/2003 |
Approximately 2800 customers in Cookstown, Moneymore, Coagh and surrounding areas experienced an interruption to electricity supplies at 1.10pm on Wednesday 5th February. Northern Ireland Electricity engineers responded immediately and all customers were restored to supply by 1.55pm.
Dick Lewis,... |
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IT’S A DOG’S LIFE WITH NIE! |
06/02/2003 |
The Assisi Animal Sanctuary in Conlig today received a welcome boost from local Northern Ireland Electricity staff. Staff from Bangor Customer Service Centre donated funds towards completing the extension to the isolation kennels. The sanctuary, which was founded in 1995, provides rescue and long t... |
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Dirty Statistics Come Out in the Wash |
30/01/2003 |
· People in Northern Ireland wash their clothes twice as much as in GB
· Our televisions are on for an average of 39 hours per week
· We boil the kettle 37 times per week
· Immersion heaters are on for on average two and a half hours every week
This and many other statistics have been reveale... |
