DocumentCode
1471007
Title
As it seemed to me [electricity supply industry]
Author
Booth, Eric
Volume
11
Issue
4
fYear
1997
Firstpage
153
Lastpage
164
Abstract
The author reflects on his life in the electricity supply industry. In particular the author discusses the nationalisation of the industry in 1948, the setting up of the CEGB and Electricity Council, the first nuclear programme, forward load estimates, large conventional plant programme, oil burning power stations, power transmission system, load growth, and the second nuclear programme. The author´s involvement and recollections and reflections of all these areas are discussed.
Keywords
electricity supply industry; CEGB; Electricity Council; electricity supply industry; forward load estimates; industry nationalisation; load growth; nuclear programme; oil burning power stations; power transmission system; Power industry;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Engineering Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0950-3366
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/pe:19970405
Filename
617062
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