Scottish Power, now owned by Iberdrola, have subcontracted a supply
cable replacement to a company called IQA.

The latter have sent out letters to all flat occupants at the same
address, telling them that they must be available on certain days so
that the cables into each flat can be replaced, and that the power may
be off from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. (requiring people to take steps to
protect frozen food).

Not much sign that they're prepared to do the replacement after people
get back from work.

They've erected a scaffold *inside* the stair well 'to protect our
workforce' but there seems to be no need for it. All that's needed is a
stepladder to access the cable entry points above the door into each
flat.

A large new distribution panel has appeared near the main entrance
door, and all the new, bright orange, cables run from there to just
outside each flat.
There seems to be nothing wrong with the old cables (not very old as
these things go) so the whole thing is a puzzle.

Could it be that they plan to fit some kind of cutout in the line to
each flat, so that they can cut off the supply without needing to gain
entrance ?
Or could they be planning on a single meter reading point? How big does
a meter need to be nowadays? I suppose a 4 inch cube might be enough.

Something to do with "smart meters" ?

You have to wonder if they're anticipating a rise in the amount of
private enterprise after they put up their prices.



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