Scottish energy company SSE has completed upgrade work to a power station in Aberdeenshire.

Peterhead power station has returned to operation following improvements to increase the flexibility and efficiency of the facility.

The plant can now operate in the market at loads between 240MW and 400MW, in line with its current Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC).

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Peterhead currently has a contract for 2015/16 under National Grid's Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) meaning 750MW of additional capacity could be called upon at any time to provide back-up over the winter period.

Paul Smith, SSE Managing Director for Generation, said: "This is another important development for Peterhead power station, allowing it to meet the needs of the current market.

"Along with the contracts which Peterhead already holds with National Grid to help provide system security and resilience, the upgrade work means the station will continue to make an important contribution to the UK electricity system, as it has since 1980."

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