Electric power industry The world's first public electricity supply was provided in late 1881, when the streets of the Surrey town of Godalming in the UK were lit with electric light. This system was powered from a water wheel on the River Wey, which drove a Siemens alternator that supplied a number of arc lamps within the town. This supply scheme also provided electricity to a number of shops and premises to light 34 incandescent Swan light bulbs. Additionally, Robert Hammond, in December 1881, demonstrated the new electric light in the Sussex town of Brighton in the UK for a trial period. The
Public electricity supplier businesses of which were subsequently sold, with the retail supply arm of Norweb becoming part of TXU Energi, now part of E.On and the distribution network becoming Electricity North West Limited (ENWL). Formerly the South Eastern Electricity Board. Owned by UK Power Networks along with Eastern Electricity and London Electricity. It markets to the public as part of Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI). Formerly the South Wales Electricity Board, later known as SWALEC. Later acquired by Scottish & Southern Energy plc, with the distribution business now part of Western Power Distribution Formerly the South Western Electricity Board, it was acquired by