North Eastern Electricity Board

Northern Eastern Electricity Board
FormerlyNorth Eastern Electric Supply Company
IndustryElectricity
Founded1947
Defunct1990
FatePrivatized
HeadquartersCarliol House, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

North Eastern Electricity Board was an electricity distribution utility in England, serving the North East of England.

History

Formed as the North Eastern Electricity Board (NEEB) in 1948 as part of the nationalisation of the electricity industry by the Electricity Act 1947, it was privatised in 1990 and renamed as Northern Electric.

Nationalised industry

The NEEB was responsible for the purchase of electricity from the electricity generator (the Central Electricity Generating Board from 1958) and its distribution and sale of electricity to customers. The key people on the Board were: Chairman G.M. Green (1964, 1967), Deputy Chairman E. Bates (1964, 1967), Full time member J. F. Skipsey (1964).[1]

The total number of customers supplied by the Board was:[2][3]

NEEB customers, 1949–89
Year 1948/9 1960/1 1965/6 1970/1 1975/6 1978/9 1980/1 1985/6 1987/8 1988/9
No. of Customers, 1000s 674 1058 1132 1205 1270 1305 1326 1361 1379 1390

The amount of electricity, in GWh, sold by North Eastern Electricity Board over its operational life was:

Existing electricity suppliers taken over at nationalisation

The Electricity (Allocation of Undertakings to Area Boards) Order 1948 (SI 1948/484) transferred the electricity business of the following local authorities and private companies to the new board effective 31 March 1948.[4]

Local authorities

  • Amble Urban District Council
  • Crook and Willington Urban District Council
  • Darlington Corporation
  • Eston Urban District Council
  • Guisborough Urban District Council
  • Harrogate Corporation
  • Middlesbrough Corporation
  • Newcastle-upon-Tyne Corporation
  • Redcar Corporation
  • Richmond (Yorks) Corporation
  • Scarborough Corporation
  • Seaham Urban District Council
  • Skelton and Brotton Urban District Council
  • South Shields Corporation
  • Stanley Urban District Council
  • Stockton-on-Tees Corporation
  • Sunderland Corporation
  • Tynemouth Corporation
  • West Hartlepool Corporation
  • Whitby Urban District Council
  • York Corporation

Private companies

Fleet vehicles

The NEEB transport fleet was easily identified by its distinctive orange colour and company logo.

  • NEEB HIAB used for the loading and unloading of electrical equipment, on site.
  • NEEB Land Rover used by the overhead line teams.

References

  1. ^ Electricity Council publicity brochure 1964 and 1967
  2. ^ Electricity Council (1980). Handbook of Electricity Supply Statistics 1979. London: Electricity Council. pp. 58 63. ISBN 0851880762.
  3. ^ Electricity Council (1990). Handbook of Electricity Supply Statistics 1989. London: Electricity Council. pp. 51 56. ISBN 085188122X.
  4. ^ "Electricity (Allocation of Undertakings to Area Boards) Order 1948" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk.
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