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24-596: Electricity Authority may refer to: British Electricity Authority Central Electricity Authority , United Kingdom Central Electricity Authority (India) Central Electricity Authority Regulations Electricity Authority of Cambodia Electricity Authority of Cyprus Electricity Authority (Israel) Electricity Authority (New Zealand) Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand Manx Electricity Authority See also [ edit ] Electricity Commission (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

48-534: A chairman and five to seven other members appointed by the Minister of Fuel and Power after consultation with the central authority; and one member holding the office of chairman of the consultative council. The new area boards were: Section 7 of the Electricity Act 1947 established a consultative council for each of the area electricity boards. These councils had the duty of considering matters affecting

72-509: A panel of members of local authorities. The remainder represented agriculture, commerce, industry, labour and the general interests of consumers of electricity in the area. The chairman of each consultative council was a member of the area electricity board. The electricity generated, supplied and sold, in GWh, over the establishment of the BEA was as follows: A summary of the BEA's financial results

96-697: Is as follows: There were a total of 169,000 employees in the electricity supply industry 1952, comprising: As a result of the Electricity Reorganisation (Scotland) Act 1954 , the British Electricity Authority was replaced on 1 April 1955 by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for England and Wales. At the same time, the two South of Scotland Area Boards and the associated electricity generation and distribution plant were merged into

120-498: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages British Electricity Authority The authority took over the operations of over 600 small public supply power companies, municipal authority electricity departments and the Central Electricity Board to form the BEA, which comprised a central authority and 14 area boards. Its scope did not include control of

144-526: The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board , which had been founded in 1943 and remained independent of the BEA. The appointment of chairmen and members of the BEA and the area boards were made in August 1947 and the BEA was formally established on 15 August 1947. The 14 area boards were formally established on 1 January 1948, and Vesting Day, when the BEA and area boards became responsible for electricity supply,

168-762: The South of Scotland Electricity Board (SSEB) to form an integrated electricity board responsible for generation, distribution and electricity supply in southern and central Scotland. Soon afterwards, the Electricity Act 1957 dissolved the Central Electricity Authority, which it replaced with the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) and the Electricity Council . Central Electricity Authority The Central Electricity Authority ( CEA )

192-561: The 1960s. Pressure was put on the CEA by the Ministry of Fuel and Power to adopt dual (coal and oil) firing in a large number of power stations being planned or then being constructed. The CEA believed that the cost of extra equipment and the high price of oil would make the scheme uneconomic. The CEA limited dual-firing to a small number of stations in the south of the country remote from coal fields. In addition to coal and oil, nuclear power

216-545: The AEA considered that there were insufficient resources to meet 3,400 MW of future nuclear plant, but by the following year considered that 5,975 MW was possible. The CEA were concerned about the implications for their coal-fired programme and thought there would be an excessive surplus of coal-fired plant if the 6,000 MW nuclear power programme went ahead. It believed that 3,400 MW was a more realistic target. Nevertheless, in March 1957

240-665: The BEA from 1 January 1950. Their terms expired on 31 December 1951 and were succeeded by the appointment of C. T. Melling (Eastern Electricity Board), H. H. Mullens (North Eastern), H. Nimmo (Southern), and S. F. Steward (South Western). Sir John Hacking retired in 1953 and his place on the board was taken by Josiah Eccles as deputy chairman with effect from January 1954. Appointments by rotation with effect from 1 January 1954 were H. J. Randall (London), W. S. Lewis (Midlands), D. Bellamy (Yorkshire), and Sir John Hallsworth (North Western). The headquarters organisation had seven main departments. The Chief Contracts Officer (F. W. Smith)

264-620: The Cabinet approved a 6,000 MW programme of 19 nuclear power stations. The BEA had expanded the Central Electricity Research Laboratories at Leatherhead where the BEA/CEA had undertaken their own practical research on the ‘ supergrid ’, and on turbines and boilers. In the mid-1950s the CEA also commissioned research at universities on non-practical applications. These research contracts were placed on

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288-677: The Minister of Fuel and Power, Geoffrey Lloyd , appointed a departmental committee, chaired by Sir Edwin Herbert, to examine the efficiency and organisation of the industry and to make recommendations. The Herbert committee reported in January 1956 and found that the Central Electricity Authority’s dual roles of electricity generation and supervision had led to central concentration of responsibility and to duplication between headquarters and divisional staff which led to delays in

312-573: The Minister of Fuel and Power; four members, also appointed by the minister, who were chairmen of an area electricity board (in rotation); and one other member who was chairman of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board . The first appointments to the board were: Subsequent appointments were, by rotation, the chairman of the South Eastern (Norman R. Elliott), East Midlands (C. R. King), South Wales (L. Howes) and South East Scotland Electricity Board (Sir Norman Duke) were appointed members of

336-467: The advice of the authority's Research Council. The financial income and expenditure of the CEA over its two full financial operating years (in £ million) was as follows: The devolution of power exemplified in the Electricity Reorganisation (Scotland) Act 1954 did not satisfy some quarters of the Conservative government who were critical of the over-centralisation in the industry. In July 1954

360-509: The chairman of the CEA was Lord Citrine ; the two deputy chairmen were Sir Henry Self and Josiah Eccles. Later appointments to the Central Electricity Authority by rotation between area boards were: The following were appointed to the board in 1956: The following were appointed to the board in 1957: The electricity generated, supplied and sold by the CEA, in GWh, was as follows: Note: import and export include bulk supplies from South of Scotland. The numbers and types of CEA customers

384-465: The distribution of electricity in the area, including tariffs and the provision of new or improved services, following representations by consumers or other persons requiring supplies; they could also consider any matter referred to them by the area board. They were to notify their conclusions to the board. The councils consisted of between twenty and thirty persons appointed by the minister. Not less than half nor more than three-fifths were appointed from

408-489: The nuclear power station contracts. The CEA was reluctant to give turnkey contracts to these consortia as it wished to retain control of design and ordering. Eventually the CEA vetted the designs but relied on the Atomic Energy Authority advice on the nuclear aspects. The CEA were under pressure from government to accept a greater degree of future nuclear development than it thought was feasible. In 1956

432-620: The personnel in post remained the same as the BEA with the exception of the removal of representation by the chairman of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board . There was a reduction from 14 to 12 of the number of area electricity boards – the South East Scotland Electricity Board and South West Scotland Electricity Board were removed from the CEA's management. The functions of the remaining area boards were unchanged. Upon its establishment in April 1955

456-439: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Electricity Authority . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electricity_Authority&oldid=1189184409 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

480-519: Was a body that managed and operated the electricity supply industry in England and Wales between 1 April 1955 and 31 December 1957. The CEA replaced the earlier British Electricity Authority (BEA) as a result of the Electricity Reorganisation (Scotland) Act 1954 , which moved responsibility for Scottish electricity supply to the Scottish Office . The structure of the management board and

504-488: Was as follows: There was a total of 180,923 employees in the electricity supply industry 1956, this comprised: In addition to the routine operations of generating and transmitting electricity the Central Electricity Authority dealt with a number of strategic issues. In the mid-1950s the National Coal Board estimated that it would be unable to supply the electricity industry’s projected demand for coal in

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528-464: Was on 1 April 1948. The London headquarters were initially at British Electricity House, Great Portland Street, W1, then British Electricity House, Trafalgar Buildings, Strand, SW1, and British Electricity House, Winsley Street, W1. The British Electricity Authority was established by Section 2 of the Electricity Act 1947 . It comprised a chairman and four to six other members appointed by

552-514: Was responsible to both of the deputy chairmen. A board member (E. W. Bussey) was responsible for Labour Relations and Welfare. Under the Deputy Chairman for Administration (Sir Henry Self) were: Under the Deputy Chairman for Operations (Sir John Hacking) was: Area electricity boards were established by Section 3 of the Electricity Act 1947. They were responsible for the distribution of electricity and sales to customers. They comprised

576-651: Was under development in the 1950s. The newly constituted CEA had urgently needed to find suitable sites for the first nuclear stations. They had to be in the south of England near the major load centres, but away from major population areas. They needed to have good load-bearing properties for the heavy reactors and have an abundant source of water. Two sites were identified in Bradwell , Essex and Berkeley , Gloucestershire. The Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) had encouraged major manufacturers of equipment – principally boilers and turbo-alternators – to form consortia to supply

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