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1. www.britannica.com › place › Londonderry-city-andLondonderry | History, Name, & Map | Britannica

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   2 days ago · Long part of the former County Londonderry, the old city and adjacent urban and rural areas were administratively merged in 1969 and became one of Northern Ireland’s 26 districts during the United Kingdom’s local government reorganization in 1973, which was reordered in 2015.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mains_electricity_by_countryMains electricity by country - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · Mains electricity by country includes a list of countries and territories, with the plugs, voltages and frequencies they commonly use for providing electrical power to low voltage appliances, equipment, and lighting typically found in homes and offices.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ElectricityElectricity - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Electric power is generally supplied to businesses and homes by the electric power industry. Electricity is usually sold by the kilowatt hour (3.6 MJ) which is the product of power in kilowatts multiplied by running time in hours.

4. www.tes.com › 7questionstoexplore › electricity1: What would life be like without electricity? | TES

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   5 days ago · A fact file about the history of electricity that was written as part of the Year 6 Science curriculum for electricity with two different sets of questions and answers included.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Yorkshire_and_the_HumberYorkshire and the Humber - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Empire Stores of Bradford was Britain's first mail order firm in 1890, bought by Redcats UK (French) and closed in 2009; it is now the site of Redcats UK in the north of the town centre. BASF Performance Products ( Ciba Specialty Chemicals until 2008, then Allied Colloids before 1997) is in Low Moor ; it makes many chemicals including thickening agents .

6. www.earth.org.uk › _gridCarbonIntensityGBGB Grid Intensity Status - Earth Notes

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   4 days ago · This page shows the current " carbon intensity " of the GB National Grid (ie the England/Scotland/Wales portions of the UK electricity grid) as a simple traffic-light indicator. Carbon intensity is a measure of how much greenhouse gas (especially CO2 or carbon dioxide) is emitted to generate a fixed amount of electricity.

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   When did Londonderry become a city?

   • In 1600 an English force seized Derry, demolishing Irish churches and the monastery. Shortly thereafter James I of England granted Derry to the citizens of London who laid out the new city, built stout walls, and brought in Protestant (both English and Scottish) settlers. The place was thereafter officially known as Londonderry.

   Londonderry | History, Name, & Map | Britannica

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   How did Londonderry get its name?

   • The British government officially refers to the city as Londonderry City. In 1984 the nationalist-controlled Londonderry City Council renamed itself the Derry City Council. In 2007 a British High Court judge ruled that the city’s name could be changed to Derry only through legislation or by Royal prerogative.

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   Where is Londonderry in Northern Ireland?

   • Londonderry, Northern Ireland Peace Bridge across the River Foyle, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Londonderry, city and former district (1973–2015), now in Derry City and Strabane district, northwestern Northern Ireland. It is Northern Ireland’s second most populous city.

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   Is Londonderry the second biggest city in Northern Ireland?

   • Londonderry, city and former district, now in Derry City and Strabane district, northwestern Northern Ireland. Steeped in political turmoil, controversy surrounds the name of Northern Ireland’s second biggest city. Whether it is called Londonderry or Derry generally depends upon one’s political perspective.

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   Why is Londonderry important?

   • Londonderry served as a naval base during World Wars I and II; its contemporary port facilities, however, are of minor importance. A civil rights campaign seeking equal rights for Roman Catholics was inaugurated in Northern Ireland in 1968, and in 1969 street violence occurred in Londonderry.

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   How does low demand affect Britain's electricity supply?

   • At times of low demand, any excess power may be absorbed from the grid and used to pump water in reverse from the lower to the upper reservoir. When demand is high, this water may be released again. Take a closer look at the supply, demand, price and environmental impact of Britain’s electricity. It looks like there's a gap in the data.

   Producing power: Hydro power energy generation in the UK

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8. energy.drax.com › insights › hydro-power-in-the-UKProducing power: Hydro power energy generation in the UK

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   4 days ago · A little closer to our time, the world’s first hydro-electric project was able to power a lamp in a house in Northumberland in 1878. Today, hydro power can generate significantly more electricity, but still makes up a relatively small part of the UK’s electricity supply mix.