Description Western Power Distribution Holdings (WPD, formerly WPD Holdings UK) spreads energy around South West England and South Wales. The company's two regulated businesses, WPD South West and WPD South Wales, operate electricity distribution networks that serve about 2.5 million customers. It's Surf Telecoms unit operates a fiber-optic network along WPD's distribution lines. WPD also generates electricity and offers meter reading, electrical contracting, property management, and helicopter surveillance services; it has sold its water distribution unit (Welsh Water). The company is owned by US-based utility PPL Corporation.
Western Power Distribution has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 182 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Western Power Distribution employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 27% of employees would recommend working at Western Power Distribution to a friend. This is based on 182 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
71% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Western Power Distribution as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Western Power Distribution.