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MEB (Midlands Electricity Board)

The Midlands Electricity Board was formed in 1947 and was the counterpart of the East Midlands board. It served southern, and western parts of Warwickshire, as well as the counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Staffordshire, as well as most of Gloucestershire, the West Midlands conurbation and northern Oxfordshire.

As with the EMEB, it kept a network of showrooms across its area, to allow customers to pay bills, and order many types of electrical goods. The MEB, Southern Electric and Eastern Electricity merged their showrooms to become Powerhouse Retail in the early 90's.

In 1990, as part of the privatisation of the UK electricity industry, the board became Midlands Electricity plc. The new business was split up, and sold several times: the supply business to npower in 1999, the distribution business to GPU Power, and Aquila Networks, before finally being purchased by Powergen in 2004, becoming Central Networks.

Powergen MEB logo 


MEB offers a wide range of gas and electricity products including online tariffs such as online and standard products.  Typical Powergen prices in June 2007 for an average UK home and the UK’s cheapest possible prices are:

Supplier & Tariff

Gas &
Electricity Bill

Typical
Gas Bill
Typical
Electricity Bill
Best deal on energyhelpline.com
£733£462
£271
EnergyOnline Extra Saver 2
£794
£494
n/a
Standard (EnergySavingPlan)
£862£541
£321
Typical bills for the Midlands region. Usage estimated at 20,500 kWh of gas pa and 3,300 kWh of electricity

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MEB Service Rating

We have given MEB a 5 star service rating as they had the 2nd lowest level of complaints in the industry during 2006 (source: energywatch) and they offer a 24-hour freephone customer service centre and the ability to fully manage your account online.
 


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