Western Power Distribution (WPD)

Western Power Distribution is the electricity distribution network operator for the Midlands, South West England and South Wales, serving 7.9 million customers.

As an electricity distribution business WPD doesn’t sell electricity – that’s the job of supply companies. Our role is to ensure the power network of poles and pylons, cables, wires and substations delivers electricity to homes and businesses around-the-clock.

We are regulated by the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) which establishes how much money distribution companies like ours are entitled to, and what we have to deliver for that money. Currently, around 16% of a typical household bill – approximately £100 a year – comes to us to distribute power.