British Electricity Authority

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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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instanceOf former public corporation
nationalized electricity authority
appliesToJurisdiction Great Britain
controlledInfrastructure generating stations
high-voltage transmission system
country United Kingdom
dissolutionReason reorganization of the electricity supply industry
dissolved 1955
excludedJurisdiction Northern Ireland
governanceStructure public board
headquartersLocation London
linked to: London, England
historicalSignificance first unified national body for electricity generation in Great Britain
inception 1948
industry electric power industry
legalBasis Electricity Act 1947
locatedInTime 20th century
mainFunction bulk transmission of electricity
generation of electricity
supply of electricity in bulk to Area Electricity Boards
mandate to ensure efficient, coordinated and economical supply of electricity in Great Britain
numberOfAreaBoards 14
operatedInSector public sector
operationalStatus defunct
oversightBy UK government minister responsible for fuel and power
ownedBy UK government
parentOrganization Ministry of Fuel and Power
precededBy Central Electricity Board
private electricity undertakings in Great Britain
reasonForEstablishment nationalization of the electricity supply industry
regulatoryFramework Electricity Act 1947
replacedBy Area Electricity Boards
Central Electricity Authority
Central Electricity Generating Board
scope England
Scotland
Wales
sector energy
shortName BEA
successorJurisdictionFunction Area Electricity Boards – distribution and retail supply
Central Electricity Authority – generation and transmission
supervised Area Electricity Boards
timePeriod post-World War II era

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Electricity Act 1947 createdBody British Electricity Authority
British Electricity Authority replacedBy Central Electricity Authority
linked to: British Electricity Authority
Area Electricity Boards parentOrganization British Electricity Authority
Central Electricity Generating Board predecessor British Electricity Authority