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#{{note|1}} Photograph from ScottishPower Energy Networks[http://www.spenergynetworks.com/home/default.asp  homepage], accessed 1 April</ref> 2007]]
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[[Scottish Power]] is comprised of the following four businesses
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=== Energy Wholesale ===
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Energy Wholesale contains two companies:
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*'''ScottishPower Energy Management Ltd,''' which is responsible for buying and selling wholesale energy and
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*'''ScottishPower Generation Ltd,''' which generates 6,200MW of electricity  power in the United Kingdom using coal fired thermal power stations, combined cycle power stations, hydro-electric schemes, pumped storage generation and substantial wind farms. In April of 2006 [[Scottish Power]] were granted permission to build Europe's largest on-shore windfarm and is now the UK’s leading windfarm operator.
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=== Energy Retail ===
 
=== Energy Retail ===
  
[[Scottish Power]]'s Energy Retail division contains '''Scottish Power Energy Retail Ltd''' which holds the gas and electricity supply licenses and has over 5.2 million customers in the UK. Also included in this division is '''SP Dataserve Ltd''' which is responsible for the metering and data management work and is the first ever meter reading company to allow customers to text in their meter readings[http://www.incentivated.com/?p=newsItem20060207GE].
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[[Scottish Power]]'s Energy Retail division supplies electricity and gas to over 5m homes and businesses in the UK. It is comprised of
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*'''Scottish Power Energy Retail Ltd,''' which holds the gas and electricity supply licenses, and  
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*'''SP Dataserve Ltd,''' which is responsible for the metering and data management work and is the first ever meter reading company to allow customers to text in their meter readings.
  
 
=== Energy Networks ===
 
=== Energy Networks ===
The Energy Networks business contains three asset owning companies:
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The Energy Networks businesses cover around 3.3 million customers and own and operate [[Scottish Power]]'s electricity transmission and distribution network. It has three asset owning companies:
*'''SP Transmission Ltd''' - holds the transmission license for central and southern Scotland and owns the part of the [[Moyle Interconnector]] with [[Northern Ireland Electricity]],  
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*'''SP Transmission Ltd,''' which holds the transmission license for central and southern Scotland and owns the part of the [[Moyle Interconnector]] with [[Northern Ireland Electricity]],  
*'''SP Distribution Ltd''' - holds the distribution licence for central and southern Scotland and  
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*'''SP Distribution Ltd,''' which holds the distribution licence for central and southern Scotland and  
*'''SP Manweb Plc''' - holds the distribution licence for North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire.  
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*'''SP Manweb Plc,''' which holds the distribution licence for North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire.  
  
 
A fourth asset management business '''SP Power Systems Ltd''' maintains and repairs the distribution networks on behalf of the owners and acts as the Distribution Network Operator. The work on the transmission grid is carried out by National Grid plc.
 
A fourth asset management business '''SP Power Systems Ltd''' maintains and repairs the distribution networks on behalf of the owners and acts as the Distribution Network Operator. The work on the transmission grid is carried out by National Grid plc.
  
=== Energy Wholesale ===
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=== PPM Energy Inc.===
Energy Wholesale contains two companies '''ScottishPower Generation Ltd''' which generates 6,200MW of electricity  power in the United Kingdom using coal fired thermal power stations, combined cycle power stations, hydro-electric schemes, pumped storage generation and substantial wind farms.On 2006-04-27 Scottishpower were granted permission to build Europe's largest on-shore windfarm. The 322 MW / 140 turbine site will cost an estimated £300m and cover an area of approximately 55 km² of moorland south of Glasgow. Also within this division is '''ScottishPower Energy Management Ltd''' which is responsible for buying and selling wholesale energy.
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'''[[PPM Energy]] Inc''' was previously the competitive arm [[Pacificorp]] but was made a separate business in 2002. It is involved in renewable energy and gas storage amongst other things in the US. It is currently the number two wind farm developer and one of the top three independent gas storage operators in the United States. <ref>Company profile from ScottishPower[http://www.scottishpower.com/AboutUs.htm About Us], accessed 16 April 2007.</ref>
  
=== PPM Energy ===
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==Notes==
'''[[PPM Energy]] Inc''' was previously the competitive arm [[Pacificorp]] but was made a separate business in 2002. It is involved in renewable energy and gas storage amongst other things in the US.
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==Notes==
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[[Categories:Scotland]][[Categories:Scottish Corporations]]
#{{note|4}} Photograph from ScottishPower Energy Networks[http://www.spenergynetworks.com/home/default.asp homepage], accessed 1 April 2007.
 

Latest revision as of 18:53, 23 February 2011

Scottish Power UK distribution areas [1] 2007

Scottish Power is comprised of the following four businesses

Energy Wholesale

Energy Wholesale contains two companies:

  • ScottishPower Energy Management Ltd, which is responsible for buying and selling wholesale energy and
  • ScottishPower Generation Ltd, which generates 6,200MW of electricity power in the United Kingdom using coal fired thermal power stations, combined cycle power stations, hydro-electric schemes, pumped storage generation and substantial wind farms. In April of 2006 Scottish Power were granted permission to build Europe's largest on-shore windfarm and is now the UK’s leading windfarm operator.

Energy Retail

Scottish Power's Energy Retail division supplies electricity and gas to over 5m homes and businesses in the UK. It is comprised of

  • Scottish Power Energy Retail Ltd, which holds the gas and electricity supply licenses, and
  • SP Dataserve Ltd, which is responsible for the metering and data management work and is the first ever meter reading company to allow customers to text in their meter readings.

Energy Networks

The Energy Networks businesses cover around 3.3 million customers and own and operate Scottish Power's electricity transmission and distribution network. It has three asset owning companies:

  • SP Transmission Ltd, which holds the transmission license for central and southern Scotland and owns the part of the Moyle Interconnector with Northern Ireland Electricity,
  • SP Distribution Ltd, which holds the distribution licence for central and southern Scotland and
  • SP Manweb Plc, which holds the distribution licence for North Wales, Merseyside and Cheshire.

A fourth asset management business SP Power Systems Ltd maintains and repairs the distribution networks on behalf of the owners and acts as the Distribution Network Operator. The work on the transmission grid is carried out by National Grid plc.

PPM Energy Inc.

PPM Energy Inc was previously the competitive arm Pacificorp but was made a separate business in 2002. It is involved in renewable energy and gas storage amongst other things in the US. It is currently the number two wind farm developer and one of the top three independent gas storage operators in the United States. [2]

Notes

    1. ^ Photograph from ScottishPower Energy Networkshomepage, accessed 1 April
  1. Company profile from ScottishPowerAbout Us, accessed 16 April 2007.

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