Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk
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Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk or NTE is a power company
serving Nord-Trøndelag
in Norway
and owned by Nord-Trøndelag county municipality
. NTE is one of the largest producers of electricity in Norway, with an annual production of 3,995 GWh per year (2005). In addition the company is a provider of electrical installation and electrical application retail
ing as well as optic fiber broadband
. The company has its headquarters in Steinkjer
.
s and one bioenergy
plant, totaling an annual electricity production of 3,995 GWh, about 4% of the total electricity production in Norway. The hydro plants are mostly located in Indre Namdal, Meråker
, Mosvik
and Verran
. NTE's largest plant is the one at Tunnsjødal with an annual production of 840 GWh/year. The bioplant is located in Inderøy
while the two windmill parks are located at Hundhammerfjellet
and Vikna
. NTE also owns part of Scanwind
, a Norwegian producer of windmills.
and Elfag. NTE also owns the plumbing
company NTE VVS AS. There are also plans construction a network of primarily optical fiber based broadband supplemented with ADSL to all households in Nord-Trøndelag though the subsidiary NTE Bredbånd AS.
On June 22, 1919, the County of Nord-Trøndelag decided to found NTE and build a hydroelectric power plant at Follafoss
in Verran
. In 1923 the power plant started operations. In 1938 NTE made its first acquisition of a municipal power company, Stod electrical works. NTE gradually took over the municipal companies until it owned all the companies by 1989. This was due to a national encouragement from the authorities to create larger, vertical integrated
power companies, preferably owned by counties and not municipalities, through the 1970s and 80s. Nord-Trøndelag is the only county that managed to create a fully vertical integrated power company that controlled the entire power grid and all production facilities throughout the entire country, and was wholly owned by the county municipality. The last purchase was Statkraft
s ownership in the powerplants in Indre Namdal in 2004. On 5 October 2009, NTE and Østfold Energi
announced that they, through their 50–50% joint venture Norsk Vannkraftproduksjon had bought the power stations Siso and Laksola from Elkem
for NOK 4.3 billion.
Power Company
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serving Nord-Trøndelag
Nord-Trøndelag
is a county constituting the northern part of Trøndelag in Norway. As of 2010, the county had 131,555 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-least populated county. The largest municipalities are Stjørdal, Steinkjer—the county seat, Levanger, Namsos and Verdal, all with between 21,000 and...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and owned by Nord-Trøndelag county municipality
Nord-Trøndelag county municipality
Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 12 upper secondary schools, with 7,000 pupils...
. NTE is one of the largest producers of electricity in Norway, with an annual production of 3,995 GWh per year (2005). In addition the company is a provider of electrical installation and electrical application retail
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
ing as well as optic fiber broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
. The company has its headquarters in Steinkjer
Steinkjer
is a town and a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer, which is also the seat of the county government...
.
Power production
NTE operates 22 hydroelectric power plants, two wind farmWind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
s and one bioenergy
Bioenergy
Bioenergy is renewable energy made available from materials derived from biological sources. Biomass is any organic material which has stored sunlight in the form of chemical energy. As a fuel it may include wood, wood waste, straw, manure, sugarcane, and many other byproducts from a variety of...
plant, totaling an annual electricity production of 3,995 GWh, about 4% of the total electricity production in Norway. The hydro plants are mostly located in Indre Namdal, Meråker
Meråker
Meråker is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda which is about west of Storlien in Sweden and east of Stjørdalshalsen in Stjørdal. Other villages in Meråker include Gudåa,...
, Mosvik
Mosvik
Mosvik is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mosvik...
and Verran
Verran
Verran is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Malm...
. NTE's largest plant is the one at Tunnsjødal with an annual production of 840 GWh/year. The bioplant is located in Inderøy
Inderøy
Inderøy is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Straumen. Other villages include Gangstadhaugen, Hylla, Kjerknesvågen, Røra, Sakshaug, Sandvollan, Småland, Utøy, and Vangshylla.The...
while the two windmill parks are located at Hundhammerfjellet
Hundhammerfjellet wind farm
Hundhammerfjellet Wind Farm is a wind farm located in Nærøy, Norway. It has 17 windmills with output between 1.66 and 3.5 MW, delivered from Norwegian manufacturer Scanwind , Vestas and Enercon...
and Vikna
Vikna Wind Farm
Vikna Wind Farm is located on Husfjellet, just west of Garstad on the island Mellom-Vikna in the municipality of Vikna in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The wind farm consists of three wind turbines, with an installed capacity of each, giving a combined average annual production of . The wind...
. NTE also owns part of Scanwind
ScanWind
ScanWind was a Norwegian manufacturing company that produces wind turbines. In 2009 Scanwind was bought by General Electric, and formed the ground for GE Wind Energy as in Norway. The company has its head office in Trondheim and production facilities in Verdal, both Norway, as well as engineering...
, a Norwegian producer of windmills.
Power distribution
NTE owns the power grid in the entire county. Despite the market being deregulated so anyone can purchase from any supplier in the country, NTE has remained a market share of 96%. The ownership and operations of the power grid was transferred to the subsidiary NTE Nett AS in 2006.Other operations
The company also operates electric retail and installation operations through the chains ExpertExpert ASA
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and Elfag. NTE also owns the plumbing
Plumbing
Plumbing is the system of pipes and drains installed in a building for the distribution of potable drinking water and the removal of waterborne wastes, and the skilled trade of working with pipes, tubing and plumbing fixtures in such systems. A plumber is someone who installs or repairs piping...
company NTE VVS AS. There are also plans construction a network of primarily optical fiber based broadband supplemented with ADSL to all households in Nord-Trøndelag though the subsidiary NTE Bredbånd AS.
History
Follafoss
Follafoss is a village located in the municipality of Verran in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village has a population of 402. The population density of the village is ....
in Verran
Verran
Verran is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherred region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Malm...
. In 1923 the power plant started operations. In 1938 NTE made its first acquisition of a municipal power company, Stod electrical works. NTE gradually took over the municipal companies until it owned all the companies by 1989. This was due to a national encouragement from the authorities to create larger, vertical integrated
Vertical integration
In microeconomics and management, the term vertical integration describes a style of management control. Vertically integrated companies in a supply chain are united through a common owner. Usually each member of the supply chain produces a different product or service, and the products combine to...
power companies, preferably owned by counties and not municipalities, through the 1970s and 80s. Nord-Trøndelag is the only county that managed to create a fully vertical integrated power company that controlled the entire power grid and all production facilities throughout the entire country, and was wholly owned by the county municipality. The last purchase was Statkraft
Statkraft
Statkraft is a Norwegian state owned electricity company. With a total energy production of 44.9 TWh in 2007, the Statkraft Group is the third largest energy producer in the Nordic region, as well as the largest energy producer based on renewable energy sources in Europe,consisting of 40% of the...
s ownership in the powerplants in Indre Namdal in 2004. On 5 October 2009, NTE and Østfold Energi
Østfold Energi
Østfold Energi is a Norwegian power company that operates hydroelectric power plants in Østfold and Sogn og Fjordane with an annual power production of 1,680 TW·h/year...
announced that they, through their 50–50% joint venture Norsk Vannkraftproduksjon had bought the power stations Siso and Laksola from Elkem
Elkem
Elkem is one of Norway's largest industrial companies, and one of the world's leading suppliers of metals and materials. The company's main products are aluminium, energy and silicon as well as specialised products such as ferrosilicon to foundries, microsilica and carbon...
for NOK 4.3 billion.