American Electric Power and the Public Service Company of Colorado agreed to acquire Yorkshire Electricity for $2.43 billion.

It would be easy enough to check the exact time with Yorkshire Electricity, but that would do to be going on with.

Yorkshire Electricity of England.

Hanson has been rumored in recent days to be considering a bid for Yorkshire Electricity or another of Britain's regional electric utilities.

American utilities have led the buying scramble, acquiring seven British utilities - including Yorkshire Electricity - in the last two years.

Yorkshire Electricity, based in Leeds, distributes electricity to 2.1 milion customers in northeast England and has some generating capacity.

In addition to its power operations, Yorkshire Electricity offers telecommunications services and has built and operated some wind farms.

Local sponsors include Yorkshire Electricity and North-East Gas and an 'adopt-a-roll' scheme has been devised.

Encouraging profit increases are also expected from Wessex Water and Yorkshire Electricity, which both report interim figures on Thursday.

GOOD news for shareholders and customers out now from Yorkshire Electricity.