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Company type | Public limited company |
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Industry | Energy: Electricity generation and supply |
Founded | 1900 |
Defunct | 31 March 1948 |
Fate | Abolished by nationalisation |
Successor | British Electricity Authority and North Western Electricity Board |
Headquarters | 196 Deansgate, Manchester , United Kingdom |
Number of locations | 3 power stations |
Area served | Lancashire south of the Ribble (1,200 square miles) |
Key people | George Balfour (Conservative politician) Chairman 1938 |
Products | Electric power |
Services | Electricity supply |
£169,138 (1923) | |
Divisions | Supply districts, 11 in 1923, 8 in 1948 |
The Lancashire Electric Power Company was one of the largest private electricity companies in the UK. It was established in 1900 and generated and supplied electricity to 1,200 squares miles of Lancashire from 1905 until its abolition under nationalisation in 1948.