Energiselskapet Buskerud

Infobox Company
company_name = Energiselskapet Buskerud AS
company_
company_type = Municipal owned
foundation = 1999
founder =
location = flagicon|Norway Drammen, Norway
key_people = Pål Skjæggestad (CEO)
Johannes Rauboti (Chairman)
area_served = Buskerud
industry = Power
products = Electricity
Broadband
services =
revenue = profit NOK 1,212 million (2006)
operating_income = NOK 522 million (2006)
net_income = NOK 186 million (2006)
num_employees = 312 (2007)
parent = City of Drammen (50%)
Buskerud county municipality (50%)
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.eb.no eb.no]
footnotes =
international = yes

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.