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The New British Electricity System (1991)

AuteurA.Holmes, L.Plaskett, Financial Times
Datumjuni 1991
Classificatie 2.05.0.00/33 (GROOT-BRITTANNIË - ALGEMEEN)
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Uit de publicatie:

The New British Electricity System

One: Origins and evolution

The privatisation of the electricity industry is not just another sell-off. It involves 
a radical restructuring of the biggest industry in Britain, and a complete change in 
the way that industry operates. This report recounts the evolution of the system, 
and how that system works.

The structure before privatisation

In England and Wales, generation and transmission of electricity were carried out by 
the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB). The CEGB operated the national 
grid, and owned all the nuclear power stations in England and Wales. Distribution 
was the responsibility of 12 Area Boards. These companies took high-voltage 
electricity from the grid and delivered it to homes and businesses; all but a handful 
of consumers, such as the national railway system, received their supply via the local 
Board. The Boards also operated electrical retailing businesses. In their privatised 
form, the Boards were re-named Regional Electricity Companies (RECs).

The industry as a whole was co-ordinated by the Electricity Council, which included 
the chairmen of the 12 Area Boards, representatives of the CEGB and a few full-time 
Electricity Council employees. Regulatory authority lay with the Department of 
Energy.

Scotland and Northern Ireland were served by three integrated utilities. The South of 
Scotland Electricity Board (SSEB) served the industrial south of the country, and 
operated two nuclear power stations as well as several coal-fired stations. The North 
of Scotland Hydro Electricity Board (NoSHEB) served the rural north of Scotland, 
and the outlying islands. Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) supplied the province of 
Ulster.

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