British Electricity Authority

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The British Electricity Authority (BEA) was established in 1948 with the nationalisation of the UK's electricity supply industry, as a result of the Electricity Act 1947. The BEA took over the operations of over 600 small power companies to form 14 area boards.

The new area boards were:

  1. East Midlands Electricity Board (EMEB)
  2. Eastern Electricity Board (EEB)
  3. London Electricity Board (LEB)
  4. Merseyside & North Wales Electricity Board (MANWEB)
  5. Midlands Electricity Board (MEB)
  6. North Eastern Electricity Board (NEEB)
  7. North Western Electricity Board (NWEB)
  8. South East Scotland Electricity Board
  9. South Eastern Electricity Board (SEEBOARD)
  10. South Wales Electricity Board (SWALEC)
  11. South West Scotland Electricity Board
  12. South Western Electricity Board (SWEB)
  13. Southern Electricity Board (SEB)
  14. Yorkshire Electricity Board (YEB)

As a result of the Electricity Reorganisation (Scotland) Act 1954, and partly to end confusion with the other BEA (British European Airways), the British Electricity Authority was replaced on 1 April 1955 by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). At the same time, the two Scottish Area Boards were merged into the South of Scotland Electricity Board (SSEB).

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