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West Midlands Joint Electricity Authority
Company typePublic Company
IndustryElectricity generation and supply
Founded21 December 1925
Defunct31 March 1948
SuccessorBritish Electricity Authority, Midlands Electricity Board
HeadquartersWolverhampton
Area served
Shropshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire.

The West Midlands Joint Electricity Authority was a United Kingdom statutory body established in 1925 with the responsibility to "provide or secure the provision of a cheap and abundant supply of electricity” in the Midland counties of Shropshire, Staffordshire and Worcestershire. The Authority acquired electricity in bulk from electricity undertakings for distribution, and operated power stations. The Authority was abolished upon nationalisation of the British electricity industry in 1948.

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