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).[2]
The total number of customers supplied by the board over its operational life was:[3][4]
Number of SWEB customers 1949–89
Year
1948/9
1960/1
1965/6
1970/1
1975/6
1978/9
1980/1
1985/6
1987/8
1988/9
No. of customers, 1000s
506
789
890
960
1040
1084
1107
1169
1206
1227
The amount of electricity, in GWh, sold by South Western Electricity Board was:[3][4]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Company timelineedit
In 1990, SWEB Energy was formed from the privatisation of the South Western Electricity Board.[5]
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 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.[6] The acquisition was authorised by the European Commission in Jul.1999.[7] EDF discontinued the 'SWEB' brand name on 5 June 2006.
Referencesedit
^"Electricity House, Bristol, UK". Different Architecture for Different Times. Manchester History. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
^Electricity Council Publicity brochures 1964 and 1967
^ abElectricity Council (1980). Handbook of Electricity Supply Statistics 1979. London: The Electricity Council. pp. 58 63. ISBN0851880762.
^ abElectricity Council (1990). Handbook of Electricity Supply Statistics 1989. London: The Electricity Council. pp. 51 56. ISBN085188122X.
^Restructuring and Privatisation of Electricity Distribution and Supply Businesses in England and Wales: A Social Cost–Benefit Analysis
^French beat British Energy again with £160m Sweb deal, The Independent, Jun.12.1999
^Commission clears acquisition of SWEB (United Kingdom) by EdF (France), European Commission, Press Release, Jul.20.1999
External linksedit
HISTELEC NEWS, South Western Electricity Historical Society documents
January 01, 1970
sweb, energy, formerly, south, western, electricity, board, sweb, british, state, owned, regional, electricity, company, operating, south, west, england, which, privatised, thatcher, government, although, sold, many, times, sweb, brand, name, survived, until, . 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 SWEB EnergyFormerlySouth Western Electricity BoardFounded14 August 1947 Defunct10 December 1993 ParentSouthern Company 1995 1999 Western Power Distribution 1999 EDF Energy from 1999 The distribution network operator for the former SWEB area is now Western Power Distribution The incumbent electricity retail company is EDF Energy Contents 1 South Western Electricity Board SWEB 2 Company timeline 3 References 4 External linksSouth Western Electricity Board SWEB edit nbsp Former headquarters of the board Electricity House The Centre Bristol 1 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 2 The total number of customers supplied by the board over its operational life was 3 4 Number of SWEB customers 1949 89 Year 1948 9 1960 1 1965 6 1970 1 1975 6 1978 9 1980 1 1985 6 1987 8 1988 9 No of customers 1000s 506 789 890 960 1040 1084 1107 1169 1206 1227The amount of electricity in GWh sold by South Western Electricity Board was 3 4 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Company timeline editIn 1990 SWEB Energy was formed from the privatisation of the South Western Electricity Board 5 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 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 6 The acquisition was authorised by the European Commission in Jul 1999 7 EDF discontinued the SWEB brand name on 5 June 2006 References edit Electricity House Bristol UK Different Architecture for Different Times Manchester History Retrieved 9 June 2020 Electricity Council Publicity brochures 1964 and 1967 a b Electricity Council 1980 Handbook of Electricity Supply Statistics 1979 London The Electricity Council pp 58 63 ISBN 0851880762 a b Electricity Council 1990 Handbook of Electricity Supply Statistics 1989 London The Electricity Council pp 51 56 ISBN 085188122X Restructuring and Privatisation of Electricity Distribution and Supply Businesses in England and Wales A Social Cost Benefit Analysis French beat British Energy again with 160m Sweb deal The Independent Jun 12 1999 Commission clears acquisition of SWEB United Kingdom by EdF France European Commission Press Release Jul 20 1999External links editEDF Energy s Fuel Mix for 2006 HISTELEC NEWS South Western Electricity Historical Society documents Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SWEB Energy amp oldid 1210251638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
