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E.ON UK (formerly Powergen) is an energy company in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of E.ON, the world's largest investor-owned power and gas company. As Powergen, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but since 1 July 2002〔(E.ON completes Its acquisition of Powergen )〕 has been owned by E.ON SE of Germany. It was formerly a vertically integrated utility company with interests in electrical generation, electricity distribution in the Midlands region, and in the electricity and gas supply markets. However, since restructuring and sales, E.ON UK is now a retail business with support functions. Other E.ON business, with bases in the UK but not part of E.ON UK, include Gas Storage, Climate and Renewables, New Build and Technology and Energy Trading. E.ON UK, as part of E.ON group will be split into 2 independent companies following the announcement in 2014. The E.ON brand will continue to service the downstream business including retail and distribution, as well as the Climate and Renewables business; with the Upstream business, to be branded Uniper, containing all conventional power generation and current Energy Trading activities. == History == Powergen was formed in 1989 as a Public Limited Company which was wholly owned by the UK government and acquired about 50% of the Central Electricity Generating Board generating capacity. Sir Robert Malpas was Chairman of the Group from 1989 to 1991.〔'MALPAS, Sir Robert', in ''Who's Who 2012'' (London: A. & C. Black, 2012)〕 Sixty per cent of Powergen was sold to private investors in 1991, followed by the remaining 40% in March 1995. It expanded considerably by acquiring the regional electricity company East Midlands Electricity in 1998〔(Powergen buys East Midlands )〕 and the supply business of TXU Energi in 2002.〔(Powergen buys TXU's British arm )〕 Powergen was eventually taken over itself by E.ON, an acquisition which was completed in January 2002. It then bought the distribution network operator Midlands Electricity in 2004.〔(Powergen to buy Midlands Electricity )〕 This was merged with the distribution business of East Midlands Electricity and rebranded as Central Networks. The Industrial & Commercial Retail business was rebranded as E.ON UK on 5 July 2004. The creation of the Central Networks business in April 2004 included "a company of E.ON" as part of its logotype. In October 2005 it was also added to the Powergen logotype. In June 2007, a major advertising campaign entitled "The wind of change", containing advertisements using the E.ON logo, was launched. The campaign featured the Robin Rigg offshore wind farm in the Solway Firth, currently in development. In the consumer market, this was complemented by a replacement of the mostly blue Powergen identity to the red identity of E.ON, and the launch of a new product, Go Green, using electricity from renewable sources and carbon offset gas. On 22 October 2007, the company announced that the E.ON Energy and Powergen brands would change to E.ON as of 1 November and 3 December 2007 respectively.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=E.ON ) 〕 In January 2008, E.ON acquired West Midlands-based CHN Group, a provider of heating services to builders, local authorities and housing associations across the region.〔(E.ON buys CHN )〕 and in August 2008 completed the purchase of the Street Lighting business lighting projects of ABB Ltd. It intended to improve its existing lighting business by purchasing the ABB business.ABB.〔(Wragge & Co advises E.ON on street lighting deal )〕 In 2008 and 2009 a number of protests took place at E.ON UK's power station including a Climate Camp at their Kingsnorth power station in August 2008〔(Plans for Kingsnorth push ahead )〕 and at their Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station in October 2009. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「E.ON UK」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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