Editing SWEB Energy (section)

{{Short description|British electricity supplier (1947–1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox company
| former_name = South Western Electricity Board
| parent = {{ubl|[[Southern Company]] (1995-1999)|[[Western Power Distribution]] (1999)|[[EDF Energy]] (from 1999)}}
}}

'''SWEB Energy''', formerly '''South Western Electricity Board''' (SWEB) was a British state-owned [[regional electricity company]] operating in [[South West England]] which was [[privatised]] by the [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher government]]. Although sold many times, the 'SWEB' brand name survived until 2006.

The [[distribution network operator]] for the former SWEB area is now [[National Grid Electricity Distribution]]. The incumbent electricity retail company is [[EDF Energy]].