The story
Jersey Electricity was founded in April 1924, with a small generating station at the end of Albert Pier. Within a decade it had moved to a new, bigger power station at Queens Road, the site of today's Powerhouse retail park and administration offices.
By the 1960s, increased demand for electricity meant a move to an even bigger station. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange to raise capital for the building of La Collette Power Station that served the Island for over 50 years. Today, La Collette is the controlling hub of a transmission network that includes three multi-million-pound undersea supply cables that import 95% as low-carbon power from France. Its generating plant is maintained for emergency back-up only as Jersey now benefits from a decarbonised electricity supply. The security of this supply has been called into question, however, after recent threats by the French government relating to retaliation over fishing rights.
In 2022, Jersey Electricity announced intended partnerships with local landowners to install several strategically placed ground-mounted solar arrays to further diversify supplies and increase energy sovereignty. The first array in Rue du Moulin à Vent, St. Clement, will generate enough power for nearly 650 fully electric homes when complete.
From Wikipedia’s article on Jersey Electricity, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5