South Western Electricity Board
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The South Western Electricity Board was a regional public utility in the United Kingdom responsible for distributing and supplying electricity across the south-west of England before industry privatization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| South Western Electricity Board canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8137633 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Western Electricity Board Context triple: [Area Electricity Boards, component, South Western Electricity Board]
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A.
South Eastern Electricity Board
The South Eastern Electricity Board was a regional public utility in England responsible for distributing and supplying electricity across the south-eastern part of the country before industry privatization.
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B.
Southern Electricity Board
The Southern Electricity Board was a regional public utility in the United Kingdom responsible for distributing and supplying electricity to consumers in the southern part of England before industry privatization.
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C.
Central Electricity Authority
The Central Electricity Authority is a statutory body under the Government of India responsible for overseeing and advising on the development, planning, and technical coordination of the country’s power sector.
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D.
Midlands Electricity Board
The Midlands Electricity Board was a regional public utility in the United Kingdom responsible for distributing and supplying electricity across the Midlands region before the privatization of the electricity industry.
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E.
Northern Powergrid
Northern Powergrid is a UK-based electricity distribution network operator responsible for delivering power to homes and businesses across the North East, Yorkshire, and northern Lincolnshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Western Electricity Board Target entity description: The South Western Electricity Board was a regional public utility in the United Kingdom responsible for distributing and supplying electricity across the south-west of England before industry privatization.
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A.
South Eastern Electricity Board
The South Eastern Electricity Board was a regional public utility in England responsible for distributing and supplying electricity across the south-eastern part of the country before industry privatization.
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B.
Southern Electricity Board
The Southern Electricity Board was a regional public utility in the United Kingdom responsible for distributing and supplying electricity to consumers in the southern part of England before industry privatization.
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C.
Central Electricity Authority
The Central Electricity Authority is a statutory body under the Government of India responsible for overseeing and advising on the development, planning, and technical coordination of the country’s power sector.
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D.
Midlands Electricity Board
The Midlands Electricity Board was a regional public utility in the United Kingdom responsible for distributing and supplying electricity across the Midlands region before the privatization of the electricity industry.
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E.
Northern Powergrid
Northern Powergrid is a UK-based electricity distribution network operator responsible for delivering power to homes and businesses across the North East, Yorkshire, and northern Lincolnshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electricity board
ⓘ
public utility ⓘ state-owned enterprise ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Electricity Act 1947 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | privatisation of the UK electricity industry ⓘ |
| governance | board of directors appointed by government ⓘ |
| gridConnection | National Grid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Bristol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| industry | electric power industry ⓘ |
| legalForm | nationalised industry ⓘ |
| mandate |
maintenance of regional distribution network
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secure and reliable electricity supply ⓘ |
| monopolyStatus | regional electricity supply monopoly ⓘ |
| operatedIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion | South West England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipType | publicly owned ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Central Electricity Authority
NERFINISHED
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Central Electricity Generating Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British electricity supply industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedServiceTo |
commercial customers
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domestic customers ⓘ industrial customers ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Electricity Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryFramework | Electricity Act 1947 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
electricity distribution
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electricity supply to consumers ⓘ |
| sector |
electricity distribution
ⓘ
electricity supply ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Bristol
NERFINISHED
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Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Dorset ⓘ |
| shortName | SWEB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
National Grid Company
NERFINISHED
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SWEB Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
post-war nationalisation era
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pre-privatisation era of UK electricity industry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Western Electricity Board Description of subject: The South Western Electricity Board was a regional public utility in the United Kingdom responsible for distributing and supplying electricity across the south-west of England before industry privatization.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.