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Regis, Sedgley, Short Heath, Tipton, Wednesfield, Willenhall, and
Bentley. In 1899 Amblecote, Brierley Hill, and Quary Bank were included. In 1900 Bushbury and Penn were added. In 1901 Tettenhall and Kingswinford were included. In 1909 Stourbridge was added. The area of supply was about 75 square miles with a population of 280,000.
125:) was registered in 1897 to carry out the business of an electricity supply company. It supplied electricity to an area of 75 square miles in the West Midlands, and operated a power station at Ocker Hill, Tipton. The corporation was abolished in 1948 when the UK electricity supply industry was nationalised.
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The
Midland Electric Corporation for Power Distribution Limited was registered on 23 June 1897. It obtained powers under local Electric Lighting Orders to supply electricity to districts in the West Midlands. These included (from 1898) Wednesbury, Bilston, Coseley, Darlaston, Heath Town, Rowley
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was registered on 15 May 1900 to promote the
Midland Electric Corporation for Power Distribution Limited and to take over the latter company if necessary. It was to adopt an agreement between this company and the British Insulated Wire Company Limited dated 13 June 1900.
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In 1920 the directors were James Taylor (chairman), Edmund
Knowles Muspratt, Sir John Sutherland Harmood-Banner, G. H. Nisbett, and D. Sinclair. The Company Secretary was Gordon Saies. The chief engineer was G. R. J. Parkinson.
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The original installation had a capacity of 3.1 MW. By 1923 the plant had a capacity of 25.8 MW and was ultimately 78 MW.
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Midland Electric Corporation had an electricity generating station at Ocker Hill at Tipton.
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The corporation was abolished in 1948 under the provisions of the
625:"Midland Electric Corporation for Power Distribution Limited".
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Midland Electric Corporation was taken over by the
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376:Revenue, connections and electricity sold 1921-37
567:Manual of Electrical undertakings, 1914-15 Vol 18
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161:Revenue, consumers and electricity sold 1908-12
659:. London: The Electricity Council. p. 60.
270:Revenue, profit and electricity sold 1915-19
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492:Midland Electric Corporation (1900) Limited
589:. London: HMSO. pp. E180-83, F454-59.
506:West Midlands Joint Electricity Authority
697:Electric power infrastructure in England
657:Electricity Supply in the United Kingdom
702:Energy companies disestablished in 1948
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150:Ocker Hill Power Station
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565:Garcke, Emile (1916).
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396:Electricity sold GWh
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513:Electricity Act 1947
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70:Headquarters
49:1 April 1948
41:23 June 1897
22:Company type
81:Area served
681:Categories
666:085188105X
535:References
463:Key people
390:Surplus £
384:Revenue £
175:Consumers
111:See tables
91:Key people
74:Birmingham
627:The Times
62:Successor
523:See also
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450:190,198
447:417,879
444:608,077
430:139,070
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404:280,164
387:Costs £
363:106,320
360:257,749
344:193,730
328:145,986
312:112,856
100:Products
95:See text
30:Industry
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433:49,856
413:45,668
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108:Revenue
46:Defunct
38:Founded
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25:Public
441:1937
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401:1921
381:Year
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183:1908
166:Year
661:ISBN
608:p.18
490:The
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54:Fate
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