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The Black Country is generally described as that area lying between the boundaries of Wolverhampton and the Worcester country to the south and the boundaries of the city of Birmingham and the Shropshire country to the west. Early on, It contained a population strange in their ways and speech not well understood by those in the surrounding towns. It was to this strange and unique area that the government granted powers in the late 1800's, for the Midland Electric Corporation (MEC) for power distribution to generate and supply to those Black Country local authorities and industries a new source of energy as required. The two-phase system within the area of the MEC Company was operating at non-standard voltage and it therefore became very urgent to at least establish the voltage for domestic and commercial supplies at a value within the tolerance allowed for LV supplies. The original two-phase networks of the MEC were split into two parts and the responsibility for standardisation divided between the sub-area offices at Tipton and Wolverhampton. Lastly, as the industrial load developed the MEC gave further attention to the control of the poor-power-factor, which resulted from the extensive use of single, and two-phase induction motors so charges had to be made to cover the Watt-less consumption. (19 pages)