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UK Activity Report.
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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