SP Manweb
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electricity generation,transmission,distribution |
| Founded | 1947(as MANWEB) 1996(as SP Manweb plc) |
| Products | Electricity |
| Parent | Iberdrola |
| Website | https://www.spenergynetworks.co.uk/ |
SP Manwebis theregional electricitydistribution network operator(DNO) forMerseyside,North Walesand parts ofCheshire.It is now part ofSP Energy Networks,itself a subsidiary of theSpanishenergy companyIberdrola.
Nationalised industry
[edit]The company was originally created in 1947 as the nationalisedMerseysideAndNorthWalesElectricityBoard in theElectricity Act 1947.It was privatised in 1990, when it became become MANWEB plc.[1]MANWEB was responsible for the purchase of electricity from the electricity generator (theCentral Electricity Generating Boardfrom 1958) and the distribution and sale of electricity to customers.
The total number of customers supplied by the board was:[2][3]
| Year | 1948/9 | 1960/1 | 1965/6 | 1970/1 | 1975/6 | 1978/9 | 1980/1 | 1985/6 | 1987/8 | 1988/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of customers, 1,000s | 632 | 946 | 1,028 | 1,099 | 1,175 | 1,220 | 1,246 | 1,308 | 1,276 | 1,285 |
The amount of electricity, in GWh, sold by MANWEB over its operational life was as follows:[2][3]
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Post privatisation
[edit]The company was purchased byScottish Powerin 1996 and subsequently become SP Manweb plc.[4]The name Manweb continued to be used alongside the Scottish Power logo on home and retail publications until 2007, when it was replaced by ScottishPower. However, the Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales electricity distributor continues as SP Manweb plc, which is managed, along with the Scottish network operators SP Distribution plc and SP Transmission plc, as SP Energy Networks. A fourth company, SP Power Systems Ltd, maintains the distribution networks for each of these companies.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Who owns the utilities".heraldscotland.com.28 May 1996.Retrieved30 September2022.
- ^abElectricity Council (1980).Handbook of Electricity Supply Statistics 1979.London: Electricity Council. pp. 58 63.ISBN0851880762.
- ^abElectricity Council (1990).Handbook of Electricity Supply Statistics 1989.London: Electricity Council. pp. 51 56.ISBN085188122X.
- ^"ScottishPower integrates Manweb".powerengineeringint.com.1 July 1996.Retrieved20 July2022.
- ^"Energy Networks: About Us".spenergynetworks.co.uk.19 December 2020.Retrieved19 December2020.
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