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21-540: SWEB Energy , formerly South Western Electricity Board (SWEB) was a British state-owned regional electricity company operating in South West England which was privatised by the Thatcher government . Although sold many times, the 'SWEB' brand name survived until 2006. The distribution network operator for the former SWEB area is now Western Power Distribution . The incumbent electricity retail company

42-514: A consortium of US companies GPU and Cinergy, after a bid by Powergen was blocked by government. The electricity retail business was sold to National Power in 1999 and continues under the Npower brand. The distribution business that remained was purchased by Powergen in 2004 and merged with that of East Midlands Electricity to form Central Networks. In 2011 the combined operation was sold and became part of Western Power Distribution . Formerly

63-518: Is EDF Energy . The board was responsible for the purchase of electricity from the electricity generator (the Central Electricity Generating Board from 1958) and its distribution and sale of electricity to customers. The key people on the board were: Chairman A.N. Irens (1964, 1967), Deputy Chairman S.F.C. Whitmore (1964, 1967), and full-time member C.E. Knight (1964, 1967). The total number of customers supplied by

84-513: Is part of Western Power Distribution and the retail business is part of EDF Energy . Formerly the Southern Electricity Board , the company merged with Scottish Hydro-Electric plc to form Scottish & Southern Energy in 1998. During 2020, SSE's retail business was sold to Ovo Energy . The distribution network remains part of SSE plc and now trades under the name Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks. Formerly

105-535: The Central Electricity Generating Board had been responsible for the generation and transmission of electricity, with the twelve area electricity boards ( AEBs ) formed under the Electricity Act 1947 responsible for the distribution and supply of electricity to consumers. In Scotland the structure was different, with all aspects of generation, transmission, distribution and supply being carried out by two vertically integrated companies. On 31 March 1990

126-776: The London Electricity Board , the Eastern Electricity Board and the South Eastern Electricity Board , known as SEEBOARD , before being brought together by EDF Energy to form EDF Energy Networks. UK Power Networks began operations in October 2010 after the sale of EDF Energy Networks to the Cheung Kong Group for a reported £5.5 billion. UK Power Networks maintains the electricity networks including

147-638: The Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board . Manweb plc was acquired by Scottish Power in 1995. Scottish Power was in turn acquired by the Spanish energy utility Iberdrola during 2017, although it continues to use Scottish Power branding on domestic sales of gas and electricity. The DNO for the area is SP Manweb plc, a subsidiary of SP Energy Networks. Formerly the Midlands Electricity Board . Originally acquired in 1996 by

168-588: The North Eastern Electricity Board . The electricity distribution business is operated by CE Electric UK , a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company . The successor company to the retail supply business is npower UK . Formerly the North Western Electricity Board . Merged with North West Water in 1995 to form United Utilities , the electricity businesses of which were subsequently sold, with

189-565: The South Eastern Electricity Board . Owned by UK Power Networks along with Eastern Electricity and London Electricity. It markets to the public as part of CK Infrastructure Holdings (CKI). Formerly the South Wales Electricity Board , later known as SWALEC . The business was purchased by Welsh Water in 1996, but the company formed as a result - Hyder plc - soon encountered serious financial difficulties which led to its break-up. The electricity retail business

210-820: The Yorkshire Electricity Board . Sold to Innogy (now npower) in 2001, and to the German utility RWE the following year. Now RWE npower , but most domestic marketing is under the npower brand. UK Power Networks UK Power Networks ( UKPN ) is a distribution network operator for electricity covering South East England , the East of England and London . It manages three licensed distribution networks (Eastern Power Networks, South Eastern Power Networks and London Power Networks ) which together cover an area of 30 000 square kilometres and approximately eight million customers. In 2014 UK Power Networks

231-749: The AEBs were changed into independent regional electricity companies ( RECs ) and the CEGB was split into four, three generation companies and the National Grid Company , operator of the National Grid . The National Grid Company was placed under the ownership of the RECs. On 11 December 1990 the RECs were privatised. In 2000, as part of further restructuring under the Utilities Act 2000 ,

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252-602: The PES were required to have separate licences for their supply business and distribution network, which were renamed distribution network operators (DNOs). The Scottish boards were privatised whole in 1991 with the exception of the nuclear plants, which passed to Scottish Nuclear and were later privatised as part of British Energy . Key to Diagram      Formerly the East Midlands Electricity Board . Acquired by Powergen in 1998, which

273-667: The board over its operational life was: The amount of electricity, in GWh, sold by South Western Electricity Board was: In 1990, SWEB Energy was formed from the privatisation of the South Western Electricity Board. In 1995, SWEB Energy was bought by the American utility Southern Company . In 1999, the company was bought by the PPL Corporation distribution company Western Power Distribution and

294-706: The lines and electricity cables. There are 14 distribution network operators (DNOs), each responsible for a different area of the country. These DNOs are all regulated by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem). UK Power Networks is owned by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings , 40%, Power Assets Holdings , 40%, and The Li Ka Shing Foundation , 20%. UK Power Networks operate an Open Data Portal with material released under either Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licensing or alternatively UK Open Government   3.0 ( OGL UK 3.0 ) licensing where necessary. This article about

315-503: The retail supply arm of Norweb becoming part of TXU Energi (now part of E.On ) and the distribution network becoming Electricity North West . The North of Scotland Hydro Board became Scottish Hydro-Electric plc before merging with Southern Electric to form Scottish & Southern Energy (later trading simply as 'SSE') in 1998. During 2020, SSE's retail business was sold to Ovo Energy . The distribution networks in Scotland and

336-437: The south of England remain part of SSE plc and now trade under the name Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks. The South of Scotland Electricity Board became Scottish Power plc. In 2007 it was acquired by the Spanish energy utility Iberdrola , although it continues to use Scottish Power branding on domestic sales of gas and electricity. Its DNO subsidiary is SP Distribution plc, under SP Energy Networks. Formerly

357-823: Was awarded £25 million from the electricity regulator Ofgem 's Low Carbon Networks Fund for the Low Carbon London project. In 2011 it was awarded £6.7 million by Ofgem for another project, Flexible Plug and Play , which is researching new ways, technical and commercial, to connect renewable energy to the distribution network in Cambridgeshire. As well as the three distribution arms UK Power Networks also operates UK Power Networks Services Holdings Limited, which develops and maintains electrical networks for customers including London Underground , Heathrow and Stansted airports, Docklands Light Railway and Canary Wharf . The area originally comprised three networks:

378-563: Was initially sold to British Energy in June 1999 and then again in 2000 to Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE plc). During 2020, SSE's retail business was sold to Ovo Energy . The distribution network was ultimately acquired by Western Power Distribution during September 2000. Formerly the South Western Electricity Board , it was acquired by London Electricity (owned by EDF) in 1999. The distribution business

399-528: Was itself taken over by multinational E.ON in 2002. The retail supply business continues to operate as E.ON UK . After Powergen also acquired MEB in 2004, the two distribution networks were merged under the Central Networks name. The combined network was sold in 2011 and is now part of Western Power Distribution . Formerly the Eastern Electricity Board . Acquired by Hanson plc in 1995. Demerged from Hanson as part of The Energy Group , which

420-669: Was later sold to the US firm Texas Utilities and became TXU Energi, part of TXU Europe. In 2002 it was sold to Powergen, which was subsequently acquired by the German utility company E.On , and the operations were rebranded in 2004. The distribution business was owned by EDF. Now owned by UK Power Networks along with London Electricity and SEEBOARD. Formerly the London Electricity Board . Acquired by US-based Entergy in 1996 for £1.3bn ($ 2.1bn). Acquired by EDF International in 1998, which merged it with SEEBOARD and Eastern Electricity to form EDF Energy . Now owned by UK Power Networks . Formerly

441-575: Was split into two. Western Power itself (officially known as WPD South West) dealt with the local distribution, metering and substations, and the 'SWEB' brand name was continued as a retail energy utility. In June 1999, SWEB was sold to French-owned EDF Energy . The acquisition was authorised by the European Commission in Jul.1999. EDF discontinued the 'SWEB' brand name on 5 June 2006. Regional electricity company In England and Wales

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