South of Scotland Electricity Board
The South of Scotland Electricity Board generated, transmitted and distributed electricity throughout the south of Scotland, including the former regions of Strathclyde, Lothian, Fife, Central, Borders and Dumfries and Galloway and a few towns in northern England. It existed between 1955 and 1991.History
The South of Scotland Electricity Board, was formed as a result of the Electricity Reorganisation Act 1954. On 1 April 1955, South West Scotland Electricity Board and South East Scotland Electricity Board were merged into the South of Scotland Electricity Board.
In January 1990 it shut down a reactor at the Hunterston A Magnox Power Station. The second reactor was shut down on 31 March 1990, the day before the nuclear generation assets were vested with Scottish Nuclear.
The remainder of the assets were privatised as Scottish Power in 1991.Chairmen
South East Scotland Electricity Board
- 1948–1955: Sir Robert Norman Duke, KBE, CB, DSO, MC
- 1948–1955: Sir John Sydney Pickles, MIEE
South of Scotland Electricity Board
- 1955–1962: Sir John Sydney Pickles, MIEE
- 1962–1967: Sir Norman Randall Elliott, CBE
- 1967–1973: Charles Lewis Cuthbert Allen, FICE, FIEE
- 1974–1977: Sir Francis Leonard Tombs, FREng
- 1977–1982: Donald Roy Berridge, CBE
- 1982–1991: Sir Donald John Miller
