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Mar 12, 2024 · National Grid Electricity Distribution, formerly known as Western Power Distribution, is now the regional electricity distribution division of National Grid.
Western Power Distribution is now called National Grid. You don't need to do anything differently - we're the same people dedicated to keeping the electricity on in your local area, and you still call 105 if there's a power cut.
Western Power Distribution is a trade name formerly used by four electricity distribution companies in the United Kingdom: WPD South West (operating in South West England), WPD South Wales (in South Wales) and WPD Midlands (two companies, in the East Midlands and West Midlands).
- 1999
- Bristol, United Kingdom
- Electricity
- Electricity distribution
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Formerly known as Western Power Distribution, the UK’s largest electricity distribution network serves nearly 8 million customers in the East and West Midlands, South West and Wales, delivering essential power to millions of homes and businesses across its regions.
Western Power Distribution (WPD) has joined National Grid and we’re now part of the largest electricity transmission and distribution business in the UK. Here are the answers to the most frequently asked questions about WPD and National Grid.
Mar 18, 2021 · National Grid has sharpened its focus on electricity by buying the UK’s biggest local electricity network company, Western Power Distribution, for an enterprise value of £14.2bn and putting a...
Sep 1, 2021 · The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has approved National Grid’s £7.8bn deal to buy the UK’s largest electricity distribution business, Bristol-based Western Power Distribution (WPD).
