British electricity supply industry

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The British electricity supply industry is the national system responsible for generating, transmitting, and distributing electrical power across Great Britain, historically shaped by state ownership, postwar nationalisation, and later market liberalisation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electricity supply industry
energy sector
country United Kingdom
governingLaw Electricity (Supply) Act 1926
Electricity Act 1947
Electricity Act 1957
Electricity Act 1989
Energy Act 2004
Energy Act 2013
Utilities Act 2000
historicalDevelopment shaped by state ownership, postwar nationalisation, and later market liberalisation
historicalOwner British government
linked to: UK government
historicalRegulator Area Electricity Boards
Central Electricity Board
Central Electricity Generating Board
Electricity Commissioners
Electricity Council
includesActivity electricity distribution
electricity generation
electricity retail supply
electricity transmission
includesMarket retail electricity market in Great Britain
wholesale electricity market in Great Britain
interconnectedWith European electricity systems via subsea interconnectors
keyEvent Electricity (Supply) Act 1926
Electricity Act 1947
Electricity Act 1957
Electricity Act 1989
liberalisation of electricity markets in Great Britain in the 1990s
privatisation of the electricity supply industry in England and Wales (1990–1991)
mainTransmissionOwner National Grid plc
linked to: National Grid

Scottish Power
linked to: ScottishPower

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks
majorGenerationSources coal‑fired power stations (historically)
gas‑fired power stations
hydroelectric power stations
nuclear power stations
offshore wind farms
onshore wind farms
solar photovoltaic generation
marketStructureAfterPrivatisation unbundled generation, transmission, distribution and supply
nationalisationDate 1948
policyObjective affordability of electricity for consumers
decarbonisation of power generation
security of electricity supply
predecessor pre‑nationalisation private and municipal electricity undertakings in Great Britain
privatisationPeriod 1990–1991
regionServed Great Britain
regulator Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
linked to: Ofgem

Ofgem
transmissionSystemOperator National Grid Electricity System Operator
linked to: National Grid

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Electricity Act 1957 reorganised British electricity supply industry
Heysham 1 nuclear power station serves United Kingdom electricity grid
linked to: British electricity supply industry
East Midlands Electricity Board partOf British electricity supply industry
South of Scotland Electricity Board parentOrganization British electricity supply industry
South of Scotland Electricity Board partOf United Kingdom electricity supply industry
linked to: British electricity supply industry
Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board parentOrganization British electricity supply industry (nationalised)
linked to: British electricity supply industry
Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board jurisdiction Great Britain electricity supply system
linked to: British electricity supply industry
Midlands Electricity Board partOf British electricity supply industry
London Electricity Board partOf British electricity supply industry
South Western Electricity Board partOf British electricity supply industry
Eastern Electricity Board partOf British electricity supply industry
North Western Electricity Board partOf British electricity supply industry
North Eastern Electricity Board partOf British electricity supply industry