ABSTRACT
The potentialities of national electricity planning, assuming a corresponding overhauling of distribution, are truly inspiring. The benefits of a national plan may be observed in the improvement of the British electrical manufacturing industry. The work of the Central Electricity Board (C.E.B.) may be conveniently considered fewer than ree main heads: the establishment of the main transmission system, the standardization of frequency, and the development of power areas. The powers and activities of the C.E.B. are subject to more regulation and control by agencies representing the larger interests of the public than many Members of Parliament seemed to think in 1926, or than most people seem to think. The questions of high electricity prices and of the chaos of distribution require a great deal of study, followed by effective action from Parliament. The Electricity Commission and the C.E.B. are already keenly aware of the direct bearing of effective distribution on the economic use of the national grid.
