National Grid plc is a British utility company headquartered in London, formed to operate Great Britain's electricity transmission network following the privatization of the country's electricity industry in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It owns and operates the high-voltage electricity transmission network across England, Scotland and Wales, and has also owned significant electricity and gas transmission and distribution assets in the northeastern United States through past and present American subsidiaries.
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Company TypeBritish multinational electricity and gas utility company 1 Founded Year Headquarters Connections
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Grid-operator utility industry peer.
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1. Wikipedia, National Grid plc
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National Grid plc is a British multinational electricity and gas utility company headquartered in London, England.
History, National Grid and acquisitions (1990-1999) section
In 1990, the transmission activities of the CEGB were transferred to the National Grid Company plc, which was owned by the twelve regional electricity companies (RECs) through a holding company, National Grid Group plc.
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