industry energy founded 1996 headquarters newcastle upon tyne uk area served north east yorkshire number of employees 2 534 parent berkshire hathaway energy subsidiaries integrated utility services calenergy resources limited 1 website www.northernpowergrid.com northern powergrid holdings company formerly ce electric uk funding company is an electrical distribution company based in newcastle upon tyne in england . it is the owner of northern powergrid northeast limited formerly northern electric distribution limited nedl and northern powergrid yorkshire plc formerly yorkshire electricity distribution plc yedl which are the distribution network operators for the north east england and yorkshire regions . contents 1 history 2 network 3 ownership and structure 4 references 5 external links history edit the company was created after the takeover of northern electric by calenergy in 1996 . 2 the company disposed of the supply business of northern electric to innogy plc in 2001 in exchange for the distribution business of yorkshire electricity . 3 thus it represents the electricity distribution systems of the former north eastern electricity board and yorkshire electricity board which were privatised in 1990 . network edit northern powergrid is an electricity distribution business delivering electricity on behalf of suppliers from the national transmission system to 3.8 million domestic and business customers . covering an area of 25 000 square kilometres northern powergrid s network extends from north northumberland south to the humber and northern lincolnshire and from the east coast to the pennines . the network consists of more than 31 000 substations and around 91 000 kilometres of overhead line and underground cables . 4 ownership and structure edit northern powergrid is a wholly owned subsidiary of berkshire hathaway energy . on 1 november 2011 northern powergrid was rebranded from ce electric uk . the new name is intended to give a better customer representation of the business its location and operations . 5 references edit http www.northernpowergrid.com about us northern electric sparks 650m us bid the independent 29 october 1996 innogy northern in retail swap power engineering international september 2001 http www.northernpowergrid.com page aboutus index.cfm http www.northernpowergrid.com news we have a new name.cfm external links edit northern powergrid v t e berkshire hathaway board of directors warren buffett chairman and ceo charlie munger howard graham buffett susan decker bill gates david gottesman charlotte guyman donald keough thomas murphy ronald olson walter scott jr. insurance applied underwriters berkshire hathaway assurance berkshire hathaway homestate companies kansas bankers surety company berkshire hathaway specialty insurance boatus central states indemnity gateway underwriters agency geico gen re medical protective national indemnity company guard insurance seaworthy insurance company united states liability insurance 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