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|1957||The [[Electricity Act 1957]] (repealed 1989). The Central Electricity Authority was dissolved and replaced by [[Central Electricity Generating Board]] and the [[Electricity Council]]. |
|1957||The [[Electricity Act 1957]] (repealed 1989). The Central Electricity Authority was dissolved and replaced by [[Central Electricity Generating Board]] and the [[Electricity Council]]. |
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|1958||The new chairman of the [[Central Electricity Generating Board]] [[Christopher Hinton, Baron Hinton of Bankside]] begins the procurement of the new 2000 MW power stations and 400kV grid system |
|1958||The new chairman of the [[Central Electricity Generating Board]] [[Christopher Hinton, Baron Hinton of Bankside]] begins the procurement of the new 2000 MW power stations and 400kV grid system known as the Hinton Heavies |
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|1961||The [[Electricity (Amendment) Act 1961]] (repealed 1989) |
|1961||The [[Electricity (Amendment) Act 1961]] (repealed 1989) |
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|1995||Major assets of Nuclear Electric and Scottish Nuclear were merged the UK's eight most advanced nuclear plants, forming a new private company, [[British Energy]]. |
|1995||Major assets of Nuclear Electric and Scottish Nuclear were merged the UK's eight most advanced nuclear plants, forming a new private company, [[British Energy]]. |
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|1997|| [[Pembroke Power Station]] closes the first of the 500MW [[Christopher Hinton, Baron Hinton of Bankside|Hinton Heavies]] |
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|2000||The [[Utilities Act 2000]] placed responsibility on generators to allow for connecting distributed energy sources to grid.{{clarify|date=December 2011}} |
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|2007|| From 1 November Northern Ireland generators must sell their electricity into the [[Single Electricity Market]], an all-island market with the Republic of Ireland from which suppliers purchase electricity at a single market rate. |
|2007|| From 1 November Northern Ireland generators must sell their electricity into the [[Single Electricity Market]], an all-island market with the Republic of Ireland from which suppliers purchase electricity at a single market rate. |
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|2009|| After becoming the UK's largest electricity generation company, British Energy is bought by [[Électricité de France]] (EDF), a state owned company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/business/worldbusiness/24iht-edf.1.16429314.html|title=Électricité de France agrees to pay $23 billion for British Energy|author=|date=24 September 2008|publisher=|accessdate=19 April 2018|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> |
|2009|| After becoming the UK's largest electricity generation company, British Energy is bought by [[Électricité de France]] (EDF), a state owned company.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/business/worldbusiness/24iht-edf.1.16429314.html|title=Électricité de France agrees to pay $23 billion for British Energy|author=|date=24 September 2008|publisher=|accessdate=19 April 2018|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> |
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|2012|| [[Kingsnorth Power Station]] ceases generation on the 17 December 2012 the next [[Christopher Hinton, Baron Hinton of Bankside|Hinton Heavy]] to face closure |
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|2013|| [[Didcot Power Station]] ceases generation on the 22 March 2013 |
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|2013|| [[Fawley Power Station]] closes on the 31 March 2013 |
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|2015|| [[Ironbridge Power Station]] is switched off on the 20 November 2015 |
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|2016|| [[Ferrybridge Power Station]] closes on the 31 March 2016 |
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|2016|| [[Rugeley Power Station]] closes |
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|2018|| [[Eggborough Power Station]] stops generating on the 23 March 2018 the latest of the [[Christopher Hinton, Baron Hinton of Bankside|Hinton Heavies]] to face closure |
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Revision as of 18:39, 12 February 2019
The following is a list of major events in the history of the United Kingdom's electricity supply industry.
| Year | Event |
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| 1882 | The Electric Lighting Act 1882 (repealed 1989) — allowed the setting up of supply systems by persons, companies or local authorities. |
| 1888 | The Electric Lighting Act 1888 (repealed 1989) — amendment to 1882 Act making the setting up of a supply company easier. |
| 1891 | London Electric Supply Corporation (LESCo) opened Deptford Power Station, UK's first AC power system, designed by Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti. |
| 1899 | The Electric Lighting (Clauses) Act 1899 (repealed 1989) |
| 1901 | Newcastle upon Tyne Electric Supply Company (NESCo) opened Neptune Bank Power Station, the first in the UK to supply three-phase electric power. |
| 1909 | The Electric Lighting Act 1909 (repealed 1989). Regulated planning consent for building power stations. |
| 1919 | Williamson Report and Birchenough Report leads to the Electricity (Supply) Act 1919[1](repealed 1989). Established Electricity Commission[citation needed] and appointed Electricity Commissioners |
| 1922 | The Electricity (Supply) Act 1922 (repealed 1989) |
| 1926 | Weir Report leads to the Electricity (Supply) Act 1926 (repealed 1989) — created Central Electricity Board and the National Grid operating at 132 kV (50 Hz) |
| 1933 | The 132 kV National Grid started operating as interconnected set of regional grids. |
| 1936 | The Electricity Supply (Meters) Act 1936 (repealed 1989) |
| 1938 | The 132 kV National Grid became integrated. |
| 1943 | The Hydro-Electric Development (Scotland) Act 1943 (repealed 1989) |
| 1947 | The Electricity Act 1947 (repealed 1989). It merged 625 electricity companies to be vested in twelve area electricity boards and the generation and 132 kV National Grid were vested with the British Electricity Authority. |
| 1954 | The Electricity Reorganisation (Scotland) Act 1954 (repealed 1989) |
| 1955 | British Electricity Authority becomes the Central Electricity Authority. The Scottish area boards are merged into South of Scotland Electricity Board and the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board. |
| 1957 | The Electricity Act 1957 (repealed 1989). The Central Electricity Authority was dissolved and replaced by Central Electricity Generating Board and the Electricity Council. |
| 1958 | The new chairman of the Central Electricity Generating Board Christopher Hinton, Baron Hinton of Bankside begins the procurement of the new 2000 MW power stations and 400kV grid system known as the Hinton Heavies |
| 1961 | The Electricity (Amendment) Act 1961 (repealed 1989) |
| 1963 | The Electricity and Gas Act 1963 (repealed 1989) |
| 1965 | Introduction of the first phase of the 400kV Supergrid from West Burton power stations, Nottinghamshire to Sundon in Bedfordshire |
| 1968 | The Gas and Electricity Act 1968 (repealed 1989) |
| 1969 | The first of the new 2000 MW Generating Units are officially opened by the Ministry of Power (United Kingdom) Roy Mason at West Burton power stations |
| 1972 | The Electricity Act 1972 (repealed 1989) |
| 1978 | Economy 7 introduced. |
| 1979 | The Electricity (Scotland) Act 1979 (repealed 1989) |
| 1983 | The Energy Act 1983 — allowing small scale private generators.[2] |
| 1988 | UK accepts EC’s Large Combustion Plant Directive to address environmental damage from acid rain.[2] |
| 1989 | The Electricity Act 1989 provided for the privatisation of the electricity industry, and introduced the Fossil Fuel Levy to support the nuclear power industry.[2] |
| 1990 | Beginning of the privatization of the Central Electricity Generating Board. The assets of the CEGB are broken up into three new companies: Powergen, National Power and National Grid Company. Later, the nuclear component within National Power was removed and vested in another state-owned company called Nuclear Electric. |
| 1991 | Scottish industry privatised |
| 1992 | Electricity supply in Northern Ireland privatised. Premier Power formed. |
| 1993 | Supply industry in Northern Ireland privatised. |
| 1994 | Value-added tax (VAT) ay 8% imposed on domestic energy.[2] |
| 1995 | Major assets of Nuclear Electric and Scottish Nuclear were merged the UK's eight most advanced nuclear plants, forming a new private company, British Energy. |
| 1997 | Pembroke Power Station closes the first of the 500MW Hinton Heavies |
| 2000 | The Utilities Act 2000 placed responsibility on generators to allow for connecting distributed energy sources to grid.[clarification needed] |
| 2001 | The Central Electricity Generating Board (Dissolution) Order 2001.[3] CEGB formally wound up. |
| 2007 | From 1 November Northern Ireland generators must sell their electricity into the Single Electricity Market, an all-island market with the Republic of Ireland from which suppliers purchase electricity at a single market rate. |
| 2009 | After becoming the UK's largest electricity generation company, British Energy is bought by Électricité de France (EDF), a state owned company.[4] |
| 2012 | Kingsnorth Power Station ceases generation on the 17 December 2012 the next Hinton Heavy to face closure |
| 2013 | Didcot Power Station ceases generation on the 22 March 2013 |
| 2013 | Fawley Power Station closes on the 31 March 2013 |
| 2015 | Ironbridge Power Station is switched off on the 20 November 2015 |
| 2016 | Ferrybridge Power Station closes on the 31 March 2016 |
| 2016 | Rugeley Power Station closes |
| 2018 | Eggborough Power Station stops generating on the 23 March 2018 the latest of the Hinton Heavies to face closure |
See also
- Energy policy of the United Kingdom
- Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
- Energy switching services in the UK
References
- ^ Page 41 "Electricity Supply in the UK: A chronology"The Electricity Council, 1987, ISBN 0-85188-105-X
- ^ a b c d Peter Pearson; Jim Watson (2012). UK Energy Policy 1980-2010 (PDF) (Report). The Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies. ISBN 978-1-84919-580-5. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Central Electricity Generating Board (Dissolution) Order (2001)
- ^ "Électricité de France agrees to pay $23 billion for British Energy". 24 September 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
Notes
- Duncan, Ben (1996). "Public Service Obligations in a Competitive Electricity Market" (Microsoft Word document).
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help)[permanent dead link] - Eyles, William E. "Electricity in Bath 1890 – 1974". South Western Electricity Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) — explains the 1882 Act - Hannah, Leslie (1979). Electricity Before Nationalisation, A Study in the Development of the Electricity Supply Industry in Britain to 1948. London & Basingstoke: Macmillan Publishers for the Electricity Council. ISBN 0-8018-2145-2.
- "Electricity Act 1989". National Archives.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - "UK Electricity Networks" (PDF). Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. 2001. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2006-05-19.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) — "Postnote" 163
