Energiselskapet Buskerud
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| Municipal owned | |
| Industry | Power |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Drammen, Norway |
Area served | Buskerud |
Key people |
Pål Skjæggestad (CEO) Johannes Rauboti (Chairman) |
| Products |
Electricity Broadband |
| Revenue |
 NOK 1,212 million (2006) |
| NOK 522 million (2006) | |
| NOK 186 million (2006) | |
Number of employees | 312 (2007) |
| Parent |
City of Drammen (50%) Buskerud County Municipality (50%) |
| Website | eb.no |
Energiselskapet Buskerud, branded as EB is a power company based in Drammen, Norway. The company operates electricity retailing, operates the power grid in Drammen, Nedre Eiker and Kongsberg and provides services within broadband. The company is owned by the City of Drammen (50%) and Buskerud County Municipality (50%). Power production has been spun off in the partially owned subsidiary EB Kraftproduksjon, where EB owns 70% and E-CO Energi owns 30%.
History
The first power plant operated by the company, Granfoss power plant, was established in 1903. In 1991 Drammen Energiverk is transformed to the limited company Drammen Kraft. In 1997 it established Drammen Kraft Produksjon in cooperation with Oslo Energi. In 1999 Drammen Kraft and the county owned Buskerud Energi were merged to create EB. In 2003 it bought ten power plants form Norske Skog.