Distributing electricity in the North West…

Who we are

Electricity North West Limited (ENW) owns one of the original fourteen regulated electricity distribution networks in England, Wales and Scotland. ENW has a licence which specifies a distribution service area within which it has to provide services to electricity supply companies. ENW's service area covers the North West of England. Previously part of the United Utilities Group ENW is now a separately owned business.

ENW distributes electricity to customers' homes on behalf of the electricity supply companies. Customers receive their electricity bill from their supplier who pays ENW for use of the electricity network.

ENW currently has 13,127 km of overhead lines, 43,136 km of underground cables, and 33,822 transformers serving 2.3 million customers in the North West of England.

United Utilities operate, maintain, construct and repair these assets on behalf of ENW.

The price that ENW can charge for distributing electricity is regulated by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority ('GEMA'), operating through the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets ('OFGEM') under a price regime which is reviewed every five years. The result of the most recent Distribution Price Control Review was announced in November 2004 and took effect on 1 April 2005. The next price control review is scheduled to take effect from 1 April 2010.

For further information please email enquiries@enwltd.co.uk