Ofgemn.

Brit.

/ˈɒfdʒɛm/, U.S.

/ˈɔfˌdʒɛm/,

/ˈɑfˌdʒɛm/

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English Office of Gas and Electricity Markets.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of Office of Gas and Electricity Markets; compare Of- comb. form.

The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, a regulatory body set up in 1999 to supervise the operation of the British electricity and gas industry.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [noun] > regulation > specific regulatory bodies

Monopolies Commission1948

Oftel1982

Ofgas1985

Ofwat1986

Offer1989

Ofgem1999

1999 Press Release (Dept. Trade & Industry) 16 June Energy Minister John Battle today announced the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets—OFGEM—as the new name for the combined Office of Electricity Regulation (OFFER) and Office of Gas Supply (OFGAS).

2000 Sunday Times 23 July (Business section) 9/4 Last week, Callum McCarthy, director-general of Ofgem, the energy watchdog, attacked the scheme.

2002 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 2 Apr. Ofgem has said the level of competition within the industry is sufficient for price controls to be lifted.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ofgem
释义	Ofgemn. Brit. /ˈɒfdʒɛm/, U.S. /ˈɔfˌdʒɛm/, /ˈɑfˌdʒɛm/ Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English Office of Gas and Electricity Markets. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of Office of Gas and Electricity Markets; compare Of- comb. form. The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets, a regulatory body set up in 1999 to supervise the operation of the British electricity and gas industry. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > regulation > specific regulatory bodies Monopolies Commission1948 Oftel1982 Ofgas1985 Ofwat1986 Offer1989 Ofgem1999 1999 Press Release (Dept. Trade & Industry) 16 June Energy Minister John Battle today announced the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets—OFGEM—as the new name for the combined Office of Electricity Regulation (OFFER) and Office of Gas Supply (OFGAS). 2000 Sunday Times 23 July (Business section) 9/4 Last week, Callum McCarthy, director-general of Ofgem, the energy watchdog, attacked the scheme. 2002 Scotsman (Electronic ed.) 2 Apr. Ofgem has said the level of competition within the industry is sufficient for price controls to be lifted. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1999
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