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SWEB Energy, formerly South Western Electricity Board (SWEB) was a British state-owned regional electricity company operating in
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 the board over its operational life was:
The amount of electricity, in GWh, sold by South Western Electricity Board was:
Commission clears acquisition of SWEB (United Kingdom) by EdF (France)
European Commission, Press Release, Jul.20.1999 EDF discontinued the 'SWEB' brand name on 5 June 2006.
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South West England
South West England, or the South West of England, is one of nine official regions of England. It consists of the counties of Bristol, Cornwall (including the Isles of Scilly), Dorset, Devon, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire. Cities and ...
which was privatised by the Thatcher government. Although sold many times, the 'SWEB' brand name survived until 2006.
The distribution network operator
A distribution network operator (DNO), also known as a distribution system operator (DSO), is the operator of the electric power distribution system which delivers electricity to most end users. Each country may have many local distribution netwo ...
for the former SWEB area is now Western Power Distribution. The incumbent electricity retail company is EDF Energy.
South Western Electricity Board (SWEB)
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 the board over its operational life was:
The amount of electricity, in GWh, sold by South Western Electricity Board was:Company timeline
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 thePPL Corporation
PPL Corporation is an energy company headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
History
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distribution company Western Power Distribution and 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.European Commission, Press Release, Jul.20.1999 EDF discontinued the 'SWEB' brand name on 5 June 2006.
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