The company, which is responsible for electricity distribution, also said it would be electrifying its own fleet of vehicles, starting with pool cars.
The aim is to get “hands on” with electric vehicles and charging infrastructure ahead of a nationwide ban on new diesel and petrol car sales taking effect in 2040.
The firm has already been involved in a £9.8m Government project involving car manufacturer Nissan which will see a thousand ‘vehicle to grid’ charging points added to the UK electricity network.
Head of policy development, Jim Cardwell said: “We are starting small to begin with, bringing on five Nissan Leaf electric vehicles that will be available for our people to use.
“Although colleagues frequently have to take our vehicles to places where there is no electricity, there is huge appetite to decarbonise as much of our fleet as possible.”
