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Encyclopedia > EDF Energy
EDF Energy plc
Type Public
Founded 2002
Headquarters London
Key people Vincent de Rivaz (CEO)
Industry Energy
Products Gas
Electricity
Revenue £4,030 million GBP
Employees 11,330
Parent Électricité de France
Website www.edfenergy.com

EDF Energy is an energy company that provides gas and electricity to homes throughout the United Kingdom. It employs over 11,000 people. The company is owned by the French energy company Électricité de France and was formed in 2002 following the acquisition and mergers of Seeboard Energy (formerly South Eastern Electricity Board), London Energy (formerly the London Electricity Board), and SWEB Energy. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A public company usually refers to a company which is permitted to offer its securites (i. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom Inflation 2. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Électricité de France (EDF) is the main electricity generation and distribution company in France. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... Électricité de France (EDF) is the main electricity generation and distribution company in France. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... SEEBOARD, formerly South Eastern Electricity Board (SEEB), was a British electricity company. ... EDF Energy is an energy company that provides gas and electricity to homes throughout the United Kingdom. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

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History

The Development Branch of EDF Energy was formed in April 2004, bringing together the separate infrastructure interests of what were LE Group and SEEBOARD. The focus for the Branch is development activity through the participation in major new infrastructure projects, largely in the public sector through Public Private Partnership (PPP) and Private Finance Initiative (PFI) type schemes. The Development Branch of EDF Energy was later dissolved in October 2006.


Subsidiaries of EDF are licensed as Distribution Network Operators for the London, Eastern England and South East England regions by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) are companies licenced to distribute electricity in Great Britain by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. ... The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), working for the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA), is the government regulator for the electricity and downstream natural gas markets in Great Britain. ...


Sponsorship

EDF Energy were sponsors of ITV's coverage of the 2006 World Cup in Germany (shared with Budweiser). It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... For the video game by EA see 2006 FIFA World Cup (video game). ... Bud Light redirects here. ...


EDF Energy were sponsors of the ITV show Soapstar Superstar which started its second series on Friday 5th January 2007. It has been suggested that Channel 3 (UK) be merged into this article or section. ... Soapstar Superstar is a reality singing competition which first aired on British television station ITV1 in 2006. ...


Since 2005, EDF Energy has been the main sponsor of the EDF Energy Cup - the Rugby Union domestic cup for the 12 English Premiership clubs and the 4 Welsh regions - also known as the Anglo-Welsh Cup.


The company participates in the Nectar loyalty card scheme. The Nectar loyalty card is a loyalty card scheme in the United Kingdom issued by a partnership of suppliers including the supermarket chain Sainsburys, the credit card Barclaycard, the department store chain Debenhams and the petrol distributors BP. It was launched in the autumn of 2002, but immediately encountered problems...


Green energy?

Although marketing itself as a green energy supplier, in 2004 EDF Energy spent virtually nothing on the construction of new renewable energy generation, as reported in the Ecologist magazine.[1] The Ecologist is a monthly British magazine that broadly focuses on promoting an ecological agenda in its news stories, opinion and debate. ...


References

  1. ^ "Green Electricity… Are you being conned", The Ecologist, June 1, 2005.

See also

Ecotricity Logo An Ecotricity wind turbine at Greenpark, Reading, England, generating green electricity for approx 1000 homes. ... Good Energy supplies 100% renewable electricity to homes and businesses throughout the UK. They believe that if we’re all part of the cause of Climate Change, then we’re all part of the solution too. ... A Meter Point Administration Number also known as MPAN, Supply Number or S-Number is a 21 digit reference, used in the United Kingdom to uniquely identify electricity supply points, such as individual domestic residences; the gas equivalent is the Meter Point Reference Number. ...

External links

  • EDF Energy
  • EDF Energy's Fuel Mix for 2006

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EDF Energy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (286 words)
EDF Energy is an energy company that provides gas and electricity to homes throughout the United Kingdom.
Subsidiaries of EDF are licensed as Distribution Network Operators for the London, Eastern England and South East England regions by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets.
EDF Energy were sponsors of ITV's coverage of the 2006 World Cup in Germany (shared with Budweiser).
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