Central Electricity Generating Board
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The Central Electricity Generating Board was the state-owned body responsible for electricity generation and bulk transmission in England and Wales from the late 1950s until privatization in the early 1990s.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Electricity Generating Board canonical | 8 |
| CEGB | 1 |
| Central Electricity Authority – generation and transmission | 1 |
| Electricity Council | 1 |
| Great Britain electricity transmission system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3119333 — 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: Central Electricity Generating Board Context triple: [Agecroft power station, ownedBy, Central Electricity Generating Board]
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British Electricity Authority
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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B.
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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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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D.
Northern Powergrid
Northern Powergrid is a UK-based electricity distribution network operator responsible for delivering power to homes and businesses across the North East, Yorkshire, and northern Lincolnshire.
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E.
Northern Electric
Northern Electric was a Canadian telecommunications and electrical equipment manufacturer that later evolved into Northern Telecom (Nortel), a major global telecom company.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Central Electricity Generating Board Target entity description: The Central Electricity Generating Board was the state-owned body responsible for electricity generation and bulk transmission in England and Wales from the late 1950s until privatization in the early 1990s.
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A.
British Electricity Authority
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Northern Powergrid
Northern Powergrid is a UK-based electricity distribution network operator responsible for delivering power to homes and businesses across the North East, Yorkshire, and northern Lincolnshire.
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E.
Northern Electric
Northern Electric was a Canadian telecommunications and electrical equipment manufacturer that later evolved into Northern Telecom (Nortel), a major global telecom company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electricity authority
ⓘ
state-owned electricity utility ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Central Electricity Generating Board
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
CEGB
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| collaboratedWith | Area Electricity Boards in England and Wales ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Electricity Act 1989 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| formedBy | Electricity Act 1957 ⓘ |
| gridVoltage |
275 kV transmission system
ⓘ
400 kV transmission system ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| industryRole | monopoly generator for public supply in England and Wales ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | England and Wales electricity supply industry ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory corporation ⓘ |
| mandate | to provide secure and economic electricity supply ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
construction of large coal-fired power stations
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development of the 400 kV supergrid in England and Wales ⓘ operation of Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor nuclear stations ⓘ operation of Magnox nuclear power stations ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| oversightBody | Electricity Council ⓘ |
| ownedAndOperated |
high-voltage transmission network in England and Wales
ⓘ
large fossil-fuel power stations ⓘ nuclear power stations in England and Wales ⓘ |
| ownedBy | UK government ⓘ |
| ownedInfrastructure | pumped-storage hydroelectric stations in Wales ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Department of Energy (UK)
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Department of Energy
Ministry of Fuel and Power ⓘ
surface form:
UK Ministry of Power
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| policyObjective |
long-term planning of generation capacity
ⓘ
standardization of electricity frequency and voltage ⓘ |
| predecessor |
British Electricity Authority
ⓘ
Central Electricity Authority ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | privatization of the electricity supply industry in England and Wales ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Electricity Council ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
National Grid
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surface form:
National Grid Company
National Power ⓘ Nuclear Electric ⓘ PowerGen ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
bulk electricity transmission in England and Wales
ⓘ
electricity generation in England and Wales ⓘ |
| sector | electric power industry ⓘ |
| startDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
National Grid
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surface form:
National Grid Company plc
privatized electricity generation companies in England and Wales ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1950s to early 1990s ⓘ |
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Subject: Central Electricity Generating Board Description of subject: The Central Electricity Generating Board was the state-owned body responsible for electricity generation and bulk transmission in England and Wales from the late 1950s until privatization in the early 1990s.
Referenced by (12)
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