Area Electricity Boards

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Area Electricity Boards were regional public bodies in Great Britain responsible for the distribution and supply of electricity following the nationalization of the industry in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electricity distribution authority
regional public body
appliesToJurisdiction England
Scotland
Wales
component East Midlands Electricity Board
Eastern Electricity Board
London Electricity Board
Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board
Midlands Electricity Board
North Eastern Electricity Board
North Western Electricity Board
South Eastern Electricity Board
South Western Electricity Board
South of Scotland Electricity Board
Southern Electricity Board
Yorkshire Electricity Board
country Great Britain
dissolvedAsResultOf privatization of electricity industry in Great Britain
endTime early 1990s
establishedAsResultOf nationalization of electricity industry in Great Britain
industry electric power industry
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Electricity Act 1947
locatedInTimeZone British Summer Time
Greenwich Mean Time
mainFunction electricity distribution
electricity supply to consumers
numberOfUnits 12
operatedAs public sector organization
ownedBy British state
ownedInfrastructure local electricity distribution networks
parentOrganization British Electricity Authority
Central Electricity Authority
Central Electricity Generating Board
purpose to provide a coordinated and efficient electricity supply
regulatedBy Central Electricity Generating Board
surface form: Electricity Council
replaced municipal electricity undertakings
private electricity undertakings
replacedBy Area Electricity Boards self-linksurface differs
surface form: Regional Electricity Companies
responsibleFor maintenance of local electricity distribution networks
retail sale of electricity
sector public sector
serviceArea regional
startTime 1948
supervisedBy Department of Energy (UK)
Ministry of Power
usedCurrency Pound sterling

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Electricity Act 1947 createdBody Area Electricity Boards
British Electricity Authority replacedBy Area Electricity Boards
British Electricity Authority supervised Area Electricity Boards
British Electricity Authority successorJurisdictionFunction Area Electricity Boards
this entity surface form: Area Electricity Boards – distribution and retail supply
Area Electricity Boards replacedBy Area Electricity Boards self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Regional Electricity Companies