PreussenElektra
PreussenElektra (''Preußische Elektrizitäts AG'') was a German electric company that existed from 1927 to 2000. From its founding until around 1970, it was owned (directly or indirectly) by the Republic of Prussia and the Federal Republic of Germany. From 1929 until 2000, it was a subsidiary of VEBA. In 2000, it was merged to create E.ON. During its existence, it was the electric utility for Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, and parts of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse. In 2016, the nuclear energy company of E.ON was renamed PreussenElektra GmbH. Early years PreussenElektra was established in Berlin in 1927 when electricity suppliers ''Grosskraftwerk Hannover AG'', ''Preussische Kraftwerke Oberweser AG'', and ''Gewerkschaft Grosskraftwerk Main-Weser'' merged to form PreussenElektra. It operated two thermal power stations, Borken in Hesse and Ahlem in Hanover, and eight hydroelectric stations. The company was to oversee the electricity interests of the Prussian state. T ...
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PreussenElektra GmbH
PreussenElektra GmbH (former name: E.ON Kernkraft GmbH) is a subsidiary of the German utility E.ON. It is responsible for operation and decommissioning of the E.ON's nuclear assets. After creation of E.ON in 2000, E.ON Kernkraft was created based on the nuclear assets of PreussenElektra AG and Bayernwerk AG. In July 2016, E.ON Kernkraft was renamed PreussenElektra GmbH. PreussenElektra GmbH operates and owns 83% of the 1.4 GW Grohnde Nuclear Power Plant, Grohnde, 80% of the 1.4 GW Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant, Brokdorf, and 75% of the 1.5 GW Isar Nuclear Power Plant, Isar 2 nuclear power plants. Some of these are to be shut do