British Energy plc is the UK's largest electricity generator by volume. It is primarily an operator of formerly state-owned nuclear power stations, owning eight nuclear power stations and one coal fired power station. The company has been a subsidiary of EDF since January 2009, previously having been a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
British Energy was established, and registered in Scotland, in 1995 to operate the eight most modern nuclear po...
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British Energy plc is the UK's largest electricity generator by volume. It is primarily an operator of formerly state-owned nuclear power stations, owning eight nuclear power stations and one coal fired power station. The company has been a subsidiary of EDF since January 2009, previously having been a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
British Energy was established, and registered in Scotland, in 1995 to operate the eight most modern nuclear power plants in the UK. It took the two AGR from Scottish Nuclear and five AGR and sole PWR from Nuclear Electric. The residual Magnox power stations from these two companies were transferred to the Magnox Electric which later became the generation division of British Nuclear Fuels. The company was privatised in 1996.
It retains major English technical offices at Barnwood, formerly the HQ of Nuclear Electric.
In June 1999, in an attempt to become an integrated generating and retail company, British Energy bought the retail electricity and gas...
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