Central Electricity Board
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The Central Electricity Board was a UK public body responsible for developing and operating the national electricity grid and coordinating power generation before being replaced by later electricity authorities.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electricity authority
ⓘ
public body ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | CEB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
municipal electricity undertakings
ⓘ
private electricity companies ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolution | 1948 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Electricity Act 1947 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Electricity (Supply) Act 1926 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridCoverage | most of Great Britain ⓘ |
| gridName | national grid ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | precursor of post-war nationalised electricity industry in Britain ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| industry | electric power industry ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | foundation of modern British transmission system ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory corporation ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
bulk purchase of electricity
ⓘ
construction of main transmission lines ⓘ coordination of power generation ⓘ development of a national electricity grid ⓘ operation of a national electricity grid ⓘ standardisation of electricity supply ⓘ |
| notableWork | creation of the national grid in Great Britain ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| ownedBy | UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentLegalAct | Electricity (Supply) Act 1926 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulated | electricity supply undertakings ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
British Electricity Authority
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
area electricity boards ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
closing or downgrading inefficient power stations
ⓘ
interconnection of power stations by high-voltage lines ⓘ national grid system in Great Britain ⓘ selection of efficient generating stations ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| startOfOperations | late 1920s ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Electricity (Supply) Act 1926 reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervised |
construction of grid substations
ⓘ
standardisation of frequency at 50 Hz ⓘ standardisation of voltage levels ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
World War II era
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| usedVoltageLevel | 132 kV transmission ⓘ |
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