Northern Powergrid
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| Headquarters | Newcastle Upon Tyne |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Parent organizations | Berkshire Hathaway Energy |
| Number of employees | 2,700 |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Subsidiaries | Integrated Utility Services UK |
| Northern Powergrid UK Holdings | |
| Areas served | North East |
| Yorkshire | |
| North Lincolnshire | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3093774 |
About Northern Powergrid
Northern Powergrid Holdings Company is an electrical distribution company based in Newcastle Upon Tyne in England. It is the owner of Northern Powergrid Limited and Northern Powergrid plc which are the Distribution Network Operators for the North East England and Yorkshire regions and the North Lincolnshire area.
Storm Arwen: Up your game, Ofgem tells energy firms
... It said three network operators - Northern Powergrid, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks and Electricity North West - have paid nearly £30m in compensation to affected customers after Storm Arwen and have agreed to pay another £10...
UK weather: Millions told to stay at home as Storm Eunice hits
... Northern Powergrid said it had restored power to all of its more than 20,000 customers affected by the storm by Thursday evening...
Storm Dudley: Falling power line kills 13 dogs in North Yorkshire
... Northern Powergrid said the power line had been brought down by a falling tree...
Storm Dudley brings travel disruption as Storm Eunice looms
... In parts of north-east England, Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Lancashire, Northern Powergrid said about 14,000 customers had been affected by power cuts caused by strong winds...
Travel disruption continues in wake of Storm Dudley
... Northern Powergrid had to put people in a queue for its website due to demand...
Storm Dudley: Thousands of people lose electricity due to damage
... Northern Powergrid had to put people in a queue for its website due to demand...
Northern Powergrid sorry for Storm Arwen trillion pound compensation error
... Northern Powergrid is paying tens of thousands of pounds to customers hit by days of outages in November...
Thousands of homes without power as Storm Corrie looms
... In England, Northern Powergrid warned " a relatively small proportion of our customers" living in Northumberland and County Durham would remain without power beyond Sunday night...
Northern Powergrid sorry for Storm Arwen trillion pound compensation error
An energy firm has apologised after 74 customers hit by power cuts during Storm Arwen accidentally received compensation cheques for trillions of pounds.
Northern Powergrid is paying tens of thousands of pounds to customers hit by days of outages in November.
But A Number with Halifax and Newcastle postcodes received cheques made out for 13-figure sums.
Northern Powergrid said a clerical error was to blame.
Pictures of the erroneous cheques have been circulating on Social Media days after The Firm .
Gareth Hughes , 44, from Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire , shared a picture of his cheque for £2,324,252,080,110.
Mr Hughes, who was without power for More Than Three Days , said he had been sent a previous cheque for £135 but had complained as he was told he was entitled to more.
He Said the new cheque make him smile, adding: " But I knew it wasn't a value that could be realistic. "
A spokeswoman for Northern Powergrid said an electricity meter reference was incorrectly quoted as the payment sum.
" As soon as we identified the clerical error we ensured all 74 customers' cheques were stopped so they could not be cashed, " She Said .
The Firm said the error was being investigated and is thought to be an Isolated Incident .
" We thank those customers who were honest and contacted us and we have been Making Contact directly over the weekend with all 74 customers affected to make them aware, apologise for the error and reassure them that a correct payment will be issued to them on Monday, " the spokeswoman said.
The winds of Strom Arwen brought down trees and Power Lines across The Network causing mass power outages, with some properties in Northumberland and County Durham .
Source of news: bbc.com
