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South Wales Table 2

Table 2 SOUTH WALES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY UNDERTAKINGS c.1912

UNDERTAKING COUNTY SUPPLY BEGAN
Local Authorities    
Aberdare Glamorgan 1911
Abertillery Monmouth 1910
Bridgend Glamorgan 19031
Briton Ferry UD Glamorgan 1910?
Cardiff Glamorgan 1894
Cardiff RD Glamorgan 1908
Ebbw Vale Monmouth 1906
Llandilo Carmarthen 1902
Monmouth Monmouth 1899
Mountain Ash Glamorgan 1910
Neath Glamorgan 1905
Neath RD Glamorgan 19052
Newport Monmouth 1895
Pontypridd Glamorgan 1905
Swansea Glamorgan 1901
Companies    
Ammanford N/S Carmarthen 1909
Brynammon N/S Carmarthen 1905
Carmarthen Carmarthen 1910
Chepstow Monmouth 1904
Glais N/S Glamorgan 1910
Glantawe Brecknock 1910
Gorseinon Glamorgan 1894
Llandrindod Wells Radnor 1897
Llanelly & District Carmarthen 1911
Maerdy N/S Glsmorgan 1898
Merthyr Tydfil Glamorgan 1901
Narberth N/S Pembroke 1912
Newcastle Emlyn N/S Carmarthen 1908
Ogmore Valley Glamorgan 18923
Penarth Glamorgan 1901
Penybank N/S Carmarthen 1910
Pontypool Monmouth 1893
Radyr Glamorgan 19084
South Wales EP Distn Co Glamorgan/Monmouth 1904
Talgarth N/S Brecknock 1912?
Tonyrefail N/S Glamorgan

1904?


Notes: N/S non statutory undertaking (outside 1882/1888 Acts).
[1] Established by South Wales Power Co. Taken over by UDC 1908.
[2] Established by South Wales Power Co. Taken over by RDC 1908.
[3] Originally a non-statutory undertaking. an Electric Lighting Order granted in 1900
[4] This small company served the parish of Radyr under an Electric Lighting Order granted to the Llandaff & Dinas Powys Rural District Council in 1908.

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