East Midlands Electricity Formerly the
East Midlands Electricity Board. Acquired by
Powergen in 1998, which 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.
Eastern Electricity Formerly the
Eastern Electricity Board. Acquired by
Hanson plc in 1995. Demerged from Hanson as part of
The Energy Group, which 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.
London Electricity 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.
Manweb Formerly 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.
Midlands Electricity Formerly the
Midlands Electricity Board. Originally acquired in 1996 by 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 During 2020, SSE's retail business was sold to
Ovo Energy. The distribution networks in Scotland and the south of England remain part of SSE plc and now trade under the name Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks.
Scottish Power The
South of Scotland Electricity Board became
Scottish Power plc. In 2007 it was acquired by the Spanish energy utility
Iberdrola, under SP Energy Networks. which led to its break-up. The electricity retail business 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.
South Western Electricity Formerly the
South Western Electricity Board, it was acquired by London Electricity (owned by EDF) in 1999. The distribution business is part of Western Power Distribution and the retail business is part of
EDF Energy.
Southern Electric 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.
Yorkshire Electricity Formerly 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. The electricity distribution business is operated by
Northern Powergrid, a subsidiary of
Berkshire Hathaway Energy. ==See also==