London Electricity Board
Industry | Electricity |
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Founded | 1948 |
Defunct | 1998 |
Fate | Acquired |
Successor | EDF Energy |
Headquarters | London, UK |
The London Electricity Board was the
History
The board was formed as the London Electricity Board on 1 April 1948 as part of the nationalisation of the electricity industry by the Electricity Act 1947. The LEB was privatised in 1990 under the Electricity Act 1989, as London Electricity plc.
The company was acquired by Entergy, a US company, in 1996 and then by Électricité de France in November 1998.[1]
Notable employees of the business include former prime minister John Major[2] and the former archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey.[3]
Chairmen of the LEB
- 1948–1956, Henry John Randall (born 30 December 1894 London, died 5 May 1967 Buckinghamshire), previously managing director of the City of London Electric Lighting Company.[4]
- 1956–1968, David Blair Irving (born 9 November 1903, died 9 June 1986)[4]
- 1968–1972, Wilfrid David Drysdale Fenton (born 27 March 1908, died 4 May 1985)[4]
- 1972–1976, Owen Francis (born 4 October 1912, died 26 July 2005)[4]
- 1976–1981, Alan Plumpton (born 24 November 1926)[4]
- 1981–1986, David G Jefferies[5]
- 1986–1990, John Wilson[5]
Other members of the board were: Deputy Chairman C.G. Moss (1964, 1967), Full-time member C.A.F. Beaumont (1964, 1967).
Customers
The total number of customers supplied by the board were:[5][6]
Year | 1948/9 | 1960/1 | 1965/6 | 1970/1 | 1975/6 | 1978/9 | 1980/1 | 1985/6 | 1987/8 | 1988/9 |
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No. of customers, 1,000s | 1482 | 1787 | 1848 | 1849 | 1844 | 1872 | 1787 | 1849 | 1887 | 1909 |
Electricity sales
The amount of electricity sold, in GWh, by the LEB over its operational life was as follows:[5][6]
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References
- ^ London Electricity goes to France BBC News, 30 November 1998
- ^ John Major (1999). John Major: The Autobiography. Harper Collins. p. 30.
- ^ "Dr Rowan Williams 104th Archbishop of Canterbury - The Archbishops from Augustine to Williams"
- ^ a b c d e Who was Who
- ^ a b c d LEB Annual Reports
- ^ ISBN 085188122X.