The London Electricity Board was the

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responsible for the supply and distribution of electricity to domestic, commercial and industrial consumers in

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prior to 1990. It also sold and made available for hire and hire-purchase domestic electrical appliances through local showrooms where electricity bills could also be paid. It was shortened to LEB in its green and blue logo, consisting of the three letters. As ''London Electricity plc'' it was listed on the

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and was once a constituent of the

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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 ''

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'' in November 1998. It then traded under the name ''EDF Energy Networks'' as did the South Eastern and Eastern distribution companies also owned by EDF, until EDF sold them all under the name '' UK Power Networks'' to Hong Kong based investors in 2010. Notable employees of the business include former prime minister

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and the former archbishop of Canterbury,

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/ref> 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.Who was Who * 1956–1968, David Blair Irving (born 9 November 1903, died 9 June 1986) * 1968–1972, Wilfrid David Drysdale Fenton (born 27 March 1908, died 4 May 1985) * 1972–1976, Owen Francis (born 4 October 1912, died 26 July 2005) * 1976–1981, Alan Plumpton (born 24 November 1926) * 1981–1986, David G JefferiesLEB Annual Reports * 1986–1990, John Wilson 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:

Electricity sales

The amount of electricity sold, in GWh, by the LEB over its operational life was as follows:

History

Customers

Electricity sales

References

See also