Scottish Central Electric Power Co
From Graces Guide
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1903 Incorporated by Act of Parliament[1]
By 1927 was owned by the Scottish Power Co
1927 The Central Scotland scheme was the first scheme proposed to the Central Electricity Board for linking up the national electricity network; it affected c.5000 sq.miles of central Scotland. Out of the existing 36 generating stations in the area, 10 would be retained, to be reduced eventually to 6, 2 of which would be extended (at Dalmarnock and Portobello) and 2 new ones built; a series of high voltage transmission lines would be constructed to link up the various undertakings; the frequency of the alternating current would be standardised at 50 cycles/second.[2]
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