UK Power Networks
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UK Power Networks (UKPN) is a distribution network operator for electricity covering South East England, the East of England and London. It manages three licensed distribution networks (Eastern Power Networks, South Eastern Power Networks and London Power Networks) which together cover an area of 30000 square kilometres and approximately eight million customers.
In 2014 UK Power Networks was awarded £25 million from the electricity regulator
History
The area originally comprised three networks: the
UK Power Networks maintains the electricity networks including the lines and electricity cables. There are 14 distribution network operators (DNOs), each responsible for a different area of the country. These DNOs are all regulated by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem).
Ownership
UK Power Networks is owned by
Open Data Portal
UK Power Networks operate an Open Data Portal with material released under either Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licensing or alternatively UK Open Government 3.0 (OGL UK 3.0) licensing where necessary.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Gill Plimmer (2022-07-04). "£15bn deal for UK Power Networks collapses after owner lifts price". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "UK Power Networks Services". www.ukpowernetworksservices.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ Dinkloh, Peter; Webb, Quentin (29 July 2010). "EDF sells UK power grids for 5.5 bln pounds — sources". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
- ^ UK Power Networks. "Ownership".
- ^ Pang, Yiu-Shing (7 November 2022). "Open licences". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2022-11-10. Blog.