Table 4 South West England: Electricity Supply Undertakings 1935/36
| County | System | Generating capacity kW | Per capita consumption kWh | |
| Local Authorities | ||||
| Barnstaple | Devon | DC | 1,340 | 116.4 |
| Bath | Somerset | AC/DC | 20,500 | 269.3 |
| Bridport | Dorset | AC | 936 | 100.2 |
| Bristol | Gloucester | AC/DC | 133,590 | 392.1 |
| Exeter | Devon | AC/DC | 15,350 | 219.1 |
| Lyme Regis | Dorset | DC | 200 | 103.4 |
| Plymouth | Devon | AC/DC | 34,850 | 189.5 |
| Plympton St Mary RDC | Devon | AC | – | 52.2 |
| Taunton | Somerset | AC/DC | 5,625 | 172.0 |
| Tiverton | Devon | DC | 558 | 48.0 |
| Torquay | Devon | AC/DC | 22,725 | 290.0 |
| Companies | ||||
| Bideford & District | Devon | AC | 1,335 | 43.9 |
| Braunton | Devon | DC | 154 | 36.7 |
| Bridgwater & District | Somerset | AC/DC | 44.9 | |
| Brixham Gas Co. | Devon | DC | 440 | 35.4 |
| Bude | Cornwall | AC/DC | 470 | 99.2 |
| Burnham & District | Somerset | AC | – | 187.0 |
| Callington & District | Cornwall | AC | – | 91.1 |
| Camborne | Cornwall | AC | – | 35.5 |
| Chudleigh | Devon | DC | – | 64.3 |
| Culm Valley | Devon | AC | 18 | 43.8 |
| Dartmoutha | Devon | AC | – | 66.1 |
| East Cornwall | Cornwall | AC | – | 15.6 |
| East Devon | Devon | AC | – | 90.7 |
| Falmouthb | Cornwall | DC | 542 | 47.5 |
| Exe Valley | Devon | AC/DC | 539 | 25.8 |
| Holsworthy Gas & Electric | Devon | AC | – | 115.8 |
| Ilfracombe | Devon | AC/DC | 856 | 45.2 |
| Illogana | Cornwall | AC | – | 16.4 |
| Liskeard Gas & Electricity | Cornwall | AC | – | 68.5 |
| Lynton & Lynmouth | Devon | AC | 370 | 124.8 |
| Mid-Somerset | Somerset | AC | – | 112.6 |
| Minehead | Somerset | AC/DC | 835 | 86.1 |
| Newquay | Cornwall | AC | – | 156.4 |
| North Somerset | Somerset | AC | – | 112.8 |
| Paignton | Devon | AC | – | 145.7 |
| Penzance & District | Cornwall | AC | – | 80.7 |
| Porlock & District | Somerset | AC | – | 93.0 |
| Redrutha | Cornwall | AC | – | 53.8 |
| St Austell & District | Cornwall | AC/DC | 1,189 | 62.0 |
| Salcombe Gas & Electricity | Devon | AC | 104 | 42.0 |
| Seaton & District | Devon | AC | – | 75.9 |
| South Somerset | Somerset | AC | – | 41.1 |
| Teignmouth | Devon | AC | – | 80.2 |
| Truro | Cornwall | AC | – | 65.7 |
| Wellington District | Somerset | AC | – | 55.7 |
| West Cornwall | Cornwall | AC | – | 33.0 |
| West Devon | Devon | AC/DC | 2,600 | 36.7 |
| Weston-super-Mare | Somerset | AC/DC | 3,200 | 145.2 |
| Yeovil | Somerset | DC | 795 | 93.8 |
| Power company | ||||
| Cornwall Electric Power Co. | Cornwall | AC | 26,600 |
Notes: a Urban Electric Supply Co. b Electric Supply Corporation Source: Electricity Commissioners, Engineering and Financial Statistics 1935/36.
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