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Innogy is considering plans to bid for Yorkshire Electricity's supply business, in order to increase its share of the electricity and gas market following its demerger from National Power. 26-Oct-2000 Yorkshire Electricity has put its Parkway site in Sheffield up for sale, following a decision to set up a centralised warehouse in Bradford. 06-Apr-2000 Yorkshire Electricity is to close its Grimsby depot with the loss of up to 47 jobs. 15-Feb-2000 Yorkshire Electricity has announced plans to cut 350 jobs, in response to the price cuts imposed by the industry regulator. 19-Jan-2000 PowerGen is buying 12 small power plants with a combined capacity of 176MW from Yorkshire Electricity for £95m, which will double its combined heat and power generating output. 05-Jan-1999 Yorkshire Electricity is linking up with the British Chambers of Commerce to offer savings on energy bills to thousands of UK businesses. 04-Jan-1999 Independent Energy is forming a trial partnership with Yorkshire Gas in order to offer a combined gas and electricity package in Yorkshire and the West Midlands. 05-Nov-1998 Tandy, the electronics retailer, is linking up with Yorkshire Electricity to offer gas supplies to customers at its 269 stores. 18-Apr-1998 Yorkshire and Seeboard, two of the regional electricity companies, face the prospect of a merger and a possible investigation by the Monopolies & Mergers Commission, following the merger of their US parent companies. 13-Apr-1998 American Electric Power's proposed takeover of Central & South West in the US is expected to be examined by UK regulators as it would give Ohio-based American Electric control of both Yorkshire Electricity and Seeboard in the UK. 23-Dec-1997 Yorkshire Electricity is to cut 160 jobs in a restructuring that will reduce the size of its head office and create a new ownership structure for its generation activities. 05-Dec-1997 Yorkshire Electric is to offer £150 per annum discounts to potential domestic gas customers in Scotland and the north-east of England, where the market is being opened up to competition from November 1. 30-Sep-1997 Yorkshire Electricity is planning a £30m combined heat and power plant at a Hickson International chemicals site in Yorkshire. 04-Sep-1997 American Electric Power and Public Service Company of Colorado has won government approval for its £1.5bn bid for Yorkshire Electricity. 22-Mar-1997 Yorkshire Electricity has received a £1.5bn agreed takeover bid from American Electric Power and Public Service Company of Colorado, but the deal will now require regulatory approval. 25-Feb-1997 Yorkshire Electricity is planning to spend about £50m a year on new electrical generation plants. 11-Dec-1996 Kingston Communications has bought out Yorkshire Electricity's 50% stake in their Torch Telecom joint venture for £24m. 17-May-1996
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