North Eastern Electricity Board

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Northern Eastern Electricity Board

Formerly| North Eastern Electric Supply Company
Industry| Electricity
Founded| 1947
Defunct| 1990
Fate| Privatized
Headquarters| Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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

## History[edit]

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[edit]

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

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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:

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NEEB Headquarters Carliol House

## Fleet vehicles[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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Former area electricity boards from 1948

1. North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board
2. South West Scotland Electricity Board
3. South East Scotland Electricity Board (these two merged in 1955 to form the South of Scotland Electricity Board)
4. North Western Electricity Board
5. North Eastern Electricity Board
6. Yorkshire Electricity Board
7. Merseyside & North Wales Electricity Board
8. East Midlands Electricity Board
9. South Wales Electricity Board
10. Midlands Electricity Board
11. Eastern Electricity Board
12. South Western Electricity Board
13. Southern Electricity Board
14. London Electricity Board
15. South Eastern Electricity Board

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