Northern Electric was an electricity supply and distribution company serving north east

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History

It had its origins as the North Eastern Electricity Board, formed as part of the nationalisation of the electricity industry by the Electricity Act 1947. The assets of the board were transferred to Northern Electric plc in March 1990, and the company was privatised in December of the same year. At the end of 1996 the company was acquired by American corporation, CalEnergy, which formed a subsidiary, CE Electric to manage Northern Electric.Northern Electric sparks £650m US bid
The Independent, 29 October 1996 The company was split into supply and distribution arms under the Utilities Act 2000. In 2001, the supply business was disposed in an asset swap with npower, exchanging the North East consumer business for the distribution arm of Yorkshire Electricity. The

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distribution arm was retained by CE Electric, renamed Northern Electric Distribution Limited (NEDL) and merged with the newly acquired distribution arm of Yorkshire Electricity, which was renamed Yorkshire Electricity Distribution Ltd (YEDL) to form

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CE ElectricUK
{{Authority control Electric power companies of the United Kingdom Former nationalised industries of the United Kingdom 1947 establishments in England 1990 disestablishments in England 1996 mergers and acquisitions

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