carried out on behalf of the Area Boards, in 1968 this became the Council's marketing department. The Electricity Council’s Electro-Agriculture Centre was established in 1967 at the Royal Showground at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. Over the following decade the council published a series of guides on aspects of the role of electricity in farming and agriculture. The Electricity Council's Appliance Testing Laboratories were expanded in May 1969 to improve the emphasis on performance testing. The Electricity Council opened the Air Conditioning Advisory Bureau in Northumberland Avenue, London in 1970 to promote air conditioning. The Electricity Council established British Electricity International Ltd. in 1976 to develop overseas consultancy. In 1979 the council published its annual Medium Term Development Plan, setting out the council’s objectives for the electricity supply industry for 1979 to 1986. The Plan had not previously been publicly available. Publications The Electricity Council, Annual Report and accounts (Various dates), The Electricity Council, London. The Electricity Council, Lightning Protection of Distribution Networks, The Electricity Council, London, n.d. The Electricity Council, A History of Electricity Supply, E.C. Library Reading List No, 8. The Electricity Council, Historical Development of Electric Power Generation and Supply in Great Britain, E.C. Intelligence Branch Bibliography B25. The Electricity Council, Some Landmarks in the History of the Electricity Supply Industry, E.C. Intelligence Branch Reference Paper. The Electricity Council, Power for the Future, The Electricity Council, London, 1958. The Electricity Council, Lighting in industry (Electricity and productivity series; no.2), The Electricity Council, London, 1967. The Electricity Council, Electric Farming, The Electricity Council, London, 1969. The Electricity Council, Electric growing, The Electricity Council, London, 1972. The Electricity Council, Growing rooms: A guide to the practical design of installations (Grow electric handbook), The Electricity Council, 1975. The Electricity Council, Farmelectric Handbook 23: Vegetable storage: A Guide to the Practical Design of Installations, The Electricity Council, Kennilworth, 1975. The Electricity Council, Farmelectric Handbook, at least 23 volumes, The Electricity Council, Kennilworth, various date 1970s. The Electricity Council, Automatic feeding of cattle: A guide to the practical design of installations (Farmelectric handbook), The Electricity Council, The Centre, 1975. The Electricity Council, Handbook of Electricity Supply Statistics, The Electricity Council, London, 1979. The Electricity Council, British Nuclear Achievements, The Electricity Council, London, 1979. The Electricity Council, Electricity Supply in the United Kingdom. A Chronology - from the beginnings of the industry to 31 December 1985, The Electricity Council, London, 1987. The Electricity Council, Handbook of