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Central Electricity Generating Board

The Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) was responsible for electricity generation, transmission and bulk sales in England and Wales from 1958 until privatisation of the electricity industry in the 1990s.

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Founded
1 January 1958
Industry
Energy: electricity
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Area served
England and Wales
Defunct
9 November 2001
Fate
Privatised throughout the 1990s

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Central Electricity Generating Board

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related to Publications · 38
Central Electricity Generating Board → Accounts, Achievements, Acid Rain, Advances, Annual Report, Atmospheric Environment, Bankside House, CEGB, CEGB Achievements, Central Electricity Research Laboratories, Commission, Corrosion, Drax Power Station, Energy, Environment, European Year, Fuel Impurities, How Electricity Is Made, Johnson, London
related to External · 14
Central Electricity Generating Board → Board, CEGB's, Electricity, Electricity Corporation, Electricity Supply, England, Mergers Commission, Monopolies, Operation, Parliamentary, Re-organisation, Report, The, Wales
Successors · 5
Central Electricity Generating Board → National Grid Company (1990), National Power (1991), Nuclear Electric (1995), Office of Electricity Regulation, Powergen (1991)
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Central Electricity Generating Board → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Area served · 1
Central Electricity Generating Board → England and Wales
Defunct · 1
Central Electricity Generating Board → 9 November 2001
Fate · 1
Central Electricity Generating Board → Privatised throughout the 1990s
Founded · 1
Central Electricity Generating Board → 1 January 1958
Headquarters · 1
Central Electricity Generating Board → London, United Kingdom
Industry · 1
Central Electricity Generating Board → Energy: electricity

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Central Electricity Generating BoardArea servedEngland and Wales1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardDefunct9 November 20011.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardFatePrivatised throughout the 1990s1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardFounded1 January 19581.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardHeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardIndustryEnergy: electricity1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardNet incomeNet earnings £48.3 million (1957–1958), £295.7 million (1981–1982)1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardNumber of employees65,410 (1972), 55,487 (1982)1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardOperating income£340.3 million (1957–1958), £6,363.6 million (1981–1982)1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardPredecessorCentral Electricity Authority (1955–1957), British Electricity Authority (1948–1955)1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardProductsElectricity generation, transmission and bulk sales1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardRevenue0.4264 p/kWh sold (1957–1958), 3.0371 p/kWh sold (1981–1982)1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardSuccessorsNational Grid Company (1990)1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardSuccessorsOffice of Electricity Regulation1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardSuccessorsNational Power (1991)1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardSuccessorsPowergen (1991)1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardSuccessorsNuclear Electric (1995)1.00infobox
Central Electricity Generating BoardTypeState owned government body and regulator1.00infobox

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