British Electricity Authority
E190009
The British Electricity Authority was the nationalized body responsible for generating and supplying electricity in Great Britain in the early post-World War II period.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Electricity Authority canonical | 3 |
| Central Electricity Authority | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1680449 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: British Electricity Authority Context triple: [Electricity Act 1947, createdBody, British Electricity Authority]
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A.
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) was a major German electrical equipment and engineering company that became a pioneering force in industrial design, technology, and consumer appliances in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
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B.
Compagnie Générale d’Electricité
Compagnie Générale d’Electricité was a major French industrial and electronics conglomerate that played a central role in the country’s telecommunications and electrical engineering sectors during much of the 20th century.
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C.
Northern Electric
Northern Electric was a Canadian telecommunications and electrical equipment manufacturer that later evolved into Northern Telecom (Nortel), a major global telecom company.
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D.
Arqiva
Arqiva is a UK-based communications infrastructure and media services company that operates broadcast transmission networks and related services for television, radio, and wireless communications.
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E.
Thomson-Houston Electric Company
Thomson-Houston Electric Company was a major late-19th-century American electrical manufacturing firm that became a key predecessor to General Electric.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British Electricity Authority Target entity description: The British Electricity Authority was the nationalized body responsible for generating and supplying electricity in Great Britain in the early post-World War II period.
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A.
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft
Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) was a major German electrical equipment and engineering company that became a pioneering force in industrial design, technology, and consumer appliances in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
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B.
Compagnie Générale d’Electricité
Compagnie Générale d’Electricité was a major French industrial and electronics conglomerate that played a central role in the country’s telecommunications and electrical engineering sectors during much of the 20th century.
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C.
Northern Electric
Northern Electric was a Canadian telecommunications and electrical equipment manufacturer that later evolved into Northern Telecom (Nortel), a major global telecom company.
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D.
Arqiva
Arqiva is a UK-based communications infrastructure and media services company that operates broadcast transmission networks and related services for television, radio, and wireless communications.
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E.
Thomson-Houston Electric Company
Thomson-Houston Electric Company was a major late-19th-century American electrical manufacturing firm that became a key predecessor to General Electric.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former public corporation
ⓘ
nationalized electricity authority ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Great Britain ⓘ |
| controlledInfrastructure |
generating stations
ⓘ
high-voltage transmission system ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | reorganization of the electricity supply industry ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1955 ⓘ |
| excludedJurisdiction | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| governanceStructure | public board ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| historicalSignificance | first unified national body for electricity generation in Great Britain ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| industry | electric power industry ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 20th century ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
bulk transmission of electricity
ⓘ
generation of electricity ⓘ supply of electricity in bulk to Area Electricity Boards ⓘ |
| mandate | to ensure efficient, coordinated and economical supply of electricity in Great Britain ⓘ |
| numberOfAreaBoards | 14 ⓘ |
| operatedInSector | public sector ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| oversightBy | UK government minister responsible for fuel and power ⓘ |
| ownedBy | UK government ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Fuel and Power ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Central Electricity Board
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private electricity undertakings in Great Britain ⓘ |
| reasonForEstablishment | nationalization of the electricity supply industry ⓘ |
| regulatoryFramework | Electricity Act 1947 ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Area Electricity Boards
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British Electricity Authority self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Central Electricity Authority
Central Electricity Generating Board ⓘ |
| scope |
England
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| sector | energy ⓘ |
| shortName | BEA ⓘ |
| successorJurisdictionFunction |
Area Electricity Boards
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surface form:
Area Electricity Boards – distribution and retail supply
Central Electricity Generating Board ⓘ
surface form:
Central Electricity Authority – generation and transmission
|
| supervised | Area Electricity Boards ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-World War II era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: British Electricity Authority Description of subject: The British Electricity Authority was the nationalized body responsible for generating and supplying electricity in Great Britain in the early post-World War II period.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.