Hi guys,

Ive been living at my current property since july 2008 and just found out that my current energy supplier has been charging me for my electric on an economy 7 meter (which i never knew i had)the thing is i changed to my current supplier from another earlier in the year, so was with the previous supplier for nearly a year also being charged through economy 7 meter when i have central heating. I have no bills from the first supplier (as it was a long time ago and i shread my bills) and dont know if im entitled to a recalculation or if that they can do it or that im entitled to a refund of the difference??. Now i know why my electric bills were expensive!! need some help/advice please!!??

get the old company to send you copies of the bills and then you will be able to check.

I understand the Deregulation of the Telephone System back in the 80s but now I am hearing about Deregulation of Energy can this even be possible? the energy companies are so old.

Does this really main we can choose our own energy supplier? What is the benefit if any for me to change and get my Electric from a different place?

There is a relationship between government and distribution of goods (including energy) within the state. Republics and Democracies often rely upon markets to distribute the goods. But not always. Sometimes companies get so big that they become virtual monopolies and eliminate the moderating power of markets. Sometimes governments want to create monopolies as a way to handle certain areas like electricity. In these times regulations take the place of markets. Sometimes governments hand out advantages in the form of subsidiaries. This changes market preferences so regulations are attached as a counterbalance. And sometimes markets are influenced by advertising as in the case of cigarettes so that regulations attempt to control this.

So markets are generally preferred but they don’t always work. Government often blindly go from supporting regulations to supporting markets. Conditions change overtime and regulations may not change as quickly as markets can adapt absent unequal pressures.

Deregulation is the process of shifting back to allowing markets to distribute goods like energy. If there were a silent group fixing prices or media control, deregulation will not work as markets depend upon price to influence buying decisions. If there are too few players in a market deregulation will not work as alternative choices are not available. In theory deregulation will allow prices to fluctuate and permit buyers to choose between different parties offering the same goods or services. In theory this means you could go out and buy your petrol from different suppliers or choose to use another alternative fuel entirely. You could choose to heat your home in any number of ways from different suppliers and could change as quickly as you decide.

Deregulation when there are few alternatives gives more control to the suppliers.

…after marriage, but not in the usual manner. My partner and I are considering changing our names via deed poll. We’d both take my last name, but with her last name as our middle name.

If we do this, I assume we’d both have to change the names on our passports, but otherwise could we just carry on as before? Since we’d both still be keeping our old names in a way, could our banks, electric suppliers, insurance companies, tax office etc etc still keep records of us with our previous names?

Thanks for answering. Relevant links would be especially useful, as would providing an information number I could call!

You do not need to do anything other than start using your new names – changing by Deed Poll is not a legal requirement. However banks, government departments will make life difficult if you don’t go through the formalities.

I am thinking to change Energy supplier. I have just top-up (£50 each) my prepayment meters (both gas and electric) credit, If I change Energy Supplier now, what would happen to my current credit. Would I loss all my current credit if I insert a new gas/electric card into the meter?

to get a TRUE answer just call the company to find out.

it was rented and my landlord asked me to leave details of water and electric suppliers so that he could change it to the new tenants name. I’ve recently found out that this didn’t happen and that the new tenants have been getting their supplies in my name. The companies have told me that it was my responsibility to inform them of my move when i left and are trying to charge me. Could I get the new tenants done for fraud? I live in UK. Thanks

Against the tenants the theory is called unjust enrichment. Basically it means they got something for free which they knew was not free. You could also sue your landlord for negligence. You collect only once. You sue them both.

.I’m a student living in a rented one bedroomed flat in Blackpool. My electricity is costing me £50 a month! I am very energy aware and live in one room in the evenings with one light and the TV. i turn off all lights and appliances when not using them so the amount i’m paying is confusing and upsetting me. The flat uses economy 7 and I think this is part of the problem as I cannot set any appliances to come on in the night (as they don’t have timers) so I have to cook, shower, use the washing machine etc at peak prices during the day. I still cant see how this is costing me £50 and I really need some help. I don’t know what to do for the best- to change electric supplier (i’m with Eon) or change the meter if I can? or try and ask the landlord to get rid of economy 7? but I know the cost of that would be huge. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
What do you guys mean, change the tariff on EON to one that does not include Economy 7? or remove economy 7 from my account? Would this mean paying for electric and heating separately? Sorry this is the first time i’ve had to deal with this stuff.

Are you solely responsible for the bill, or are you paying a set amount to your landlord? If the electricity is down to you, and you are allowed to switch suppliers, then go to uswitch.com to assess if there is a better supplier for you.

Also, is the £50 the initial direct debit that you set up? It is possible that you are building up a lot of credit with the electricity supplier?

JBL is an American audio electronics company currently owned by Harman International. It was founded in 1946 by James Bullough Lansing. Their primary products are loudspeakers and associated electronics. There are two independent divisions within the company — JBL Consumer and JBL Professional. The former produces audio equipment for the home market while the latter produces professional equipment for the studio, installed sound, tour sound, portable sound (production and DJ), and cinema markets.

[edit] History
James B. Lansing founded JBL the year after leaving Altec Lansing as their Vice President of Engineering in 1945. The company was first called Lansing Sound, Incorporated, and dated from 1 October 1946 and then changed its name to James B. Lansing Sound. The first products model D101 15-inch loudspeaker and D175 The high frequency driver. The D175 remained in the JBL catalog through the 1970s. Both of these were near copies of Altec Lansing products. First original product was the D130, a 15-inch transducer for which a variant would remain in production for the next 55 years. The D130 featured a 4-inch flat ribbon wire voice coil and Alnico V magnet. Two other products were the 12-inch D131 and 8-inch D208 cone drivers.

The Marquardt Corporation gave the company early manufacturing space and a modest investment. William H. Thomas, the treasurer of Marquardt Corporation, represented Marquardt on Lansing’s Board of Directors. In 1948 Marquardt took over operation of the JBL. In 1949 Marquardt was purchased by General Tire Company. The new company was not interested in the loudspeaker business and severed ties with Mr. Lansing. The company was reincorporated as James B. Lansing, Incorporated, and moved to its first private location on 2439 Fletcher Drive, Los Angeles.

A key to JBL’s early development was Mr. Lansing’s close business relationship with its primary supplier of Alnico V magnetic material, Robert Arnold of Arnold Engineering. Arnold Engineering extended favorable terms and deep credit to Mr. Lansing. Robert Arnold saw JBL as an opportunity to sell Alnico V magnetic material into a new market.

James Lansing was noted as an innovative engineer, but a poor businessman. For the next 3 years Mr. Lansing struggled to pay invoices and ship product. As a result of deteriorating business conditions and personal issues, he took his own life on September 4, 1949. The company then passed into the hands of Bill Thomas, JBL’s then vice-president. Mr. Lansing had taken out a $10,000 life insurance policy naming the company as the beneficiary. That allowed Mr. Thomas to continue the company after Mr. Lansing’s death. Soon after, Mr. Thomas purchased Mrs. Lansing’s one-third interest in the company and became the sole owner of the company. Mr. Thomas was responsible for revitalizing the company and spearheading a remarkable period of growth for the two decades following the founding of JBL[1].

Early products included the model 375 high frequency driver and the 075 UHF (Ultra High Frequency) ring radiator driver. The ring radiator drivers are also known as "JBL bullets" because of their distinctive shape. The 375 was a re-invention of the Western Electric 594 driver but with a Alnico V magnet and a 4-inch voice coil. The 375 shared the same basic magnet structure as the D-130 woofer. JBL engineers Ed May and Bart Locanthi created these designs.[2]

Two products from that era, the Hartsfield and the Paragon, continue to be highly desired on the collectors market.

In 1955 the brand name JBL was introduced to resolve ongoing disputes with Altec Lansing Corporation. The company name "James B. Lansing Sound, Incorporated" was retained, but the logo name was changed to JBL with the distinctive exclamation point logo.[3]

The JBL 4320 series studio monitor was introduced through Capitol Records in Hollywood and became the standard monitor worldwide for its parent company, EMI. JBL’s introduction to rock and roll music came via the adoption of the D130 loudspeaker by Leo Fender’s Fender Guitar company as the ideal driver for electric guitars.

In 1969, Bill Thomas sold JBL to the Jervis Corporation (later renamed Harman International) headed by Dr. Sidney Harman. The 1970s saw JBL become a household brand, starting with the famous L-100, which was the best-selling loudspeaker model of any company to that date. The 1970s also saw a major JBL expansion in the professional audio field from their studio monitors. By the end of the decade recording studios in the United States used more JBL monitors than all other brands combined. The JBL L-100 and 4310 control monitors were noteworthy, popular home speakers. In the 1980’s the L-100, 4312 and others were updated with aquaplas-laminated midrange and woofer drivers, and a titanium-deposited tweeter diaphragm, the new designations being the L-80T, L-100T, L-120T and the flagship L-250ti. To test speaker drivers, JBL in Northridge used the roof as a

The Mag is still around in this section lol !

JBL is an American audio electronics company currently owned by Harman International. It was founded in 1946 by James Bullough Lansing. Their primary products are loudspeakers and associated electronics. There are two independent divisions within the company — JBL Consumer and JBL Professional. The former produces audio equipment for the home market while the latter produces professional equipment for the studio, installed sound, tour sound, portable sound (production and DJ), and cinema markets.

[edit] History
James B. Lansing founded JBL the year after leaving Altec Lansing as their Vice President of Engineering in 1945. The company was first called Lansing Sound, Incorporated, and dated from 1 October 1946 and then changed its name to James B. Lansing Sound. The first products model D101 15-inch loudspeaker and D175 The high frequency driver. The D175 remained in the JBL catalog through the 1970s. Both of these were near copies of Altec Lansing products. First original product was the D130, a 15-inch transducer for which a variant would remain in production for the next 55 years. The D130 featured a 4-inch flat ribbon wire voice coil and Alnico V magnet. Two other products were the 12-inch D131 and 8-inch D208 cone drivers.

The Marquardt Corporation gave the company early manufacturing space and a modest investment. William H. Thomas, the treasurer of Marquardt Corporation, represented Marquardt on Lansing’s Board of Directors. In 1948 Marquardt took over operation of the JBL. In 1949 Marquardt was purchased by General Tire Company. The new company was not interested in the loudspeaker business and severed ties with Mr. Lansing. The company was reincorporated as James B. Lansing, Incorporated, and moved to its first private location on 2439 Fletcher Drive, Los Angeles.

A key to JBL’s early development was Mr. Lansing’s close business relationship with its primary supplier of Alnico V magnetic material, Robert Arnold of Arnold Engineering. Arnold Engineering extended favorable terms and deep credit to Mr. Lansing. Robert Arnold saw JBL as an opportunity to sell Alnico V magnetic material into a new market.

James Lansing was noted as an innovative engineer, but a poor businessman. For the next 3 years Mr. Lansing struggled to pay invoices and ship product. As a result of deteriorating business conditions and personal issues, he took his own life on September 4, 1949. The company then passed into the hands of Bill Thomas, JBL’s then vice-president. Mr. Lansing had taken out a $10,000 life insurance policy naming the company as the beneficiary. That allowed Mr. Thomas to continue the company after Mr. Lansing’s death. Soon after, Mr. Thomas purchased Mrs. Lansing’s one-third interest in the company and became the sole owner of the company. Mr. Thomas was responsible for revitalizing the company and spearheading a remarkable period of growth for the two decades following the founding of JBL[1].

Early products included the model 375 high frequency driver and the 075 UHF (Ultra High Frequency) ring radiator driver. The ring radiator drivers are also known as "JBL bullets" because of their distinctive shape. The 375 was a re-invention of the Western Electric 594 driver but with a Alnico V magnet and a 4-inch voice coil. The 375 shared the same basic magnet structure as the D-130 woofer. JBL engineers Ed May and Bart Locanthi created these designs.[2]

Two products from that era, the Hartsfield and the Paragon, continue to be highly desired on the collectors market.

In 1955 the brand name JBL was introduced to resolve ongoing disputes with Altec Lansing Corporation. The company name "James B. Lansing Sound, Incorporated" was retained, but the logo name was changed to JBL with the distinctive exclamation point logo.[3]

The JBL 4320 series studio monitor was introduced through Capitol Records in Hollywood and became the standard monitor worldwide for its parent company, EMI. JBL’s introduction to rock and roll music came via the adoption of the D130 loudspeaker by Leo Fender’s Fender Guitar company as the ideal driver for electric guitars.

In 1969, Bill Thomas sold JBL to the Jervis Corporation (later renamed Harman International) headed by Dr. Sidney Harman. The 1970s saw JBL become a household brand, starting with the famous L-100, which was the best-selling loudspeaker model of any company to that date. The 1970s also saw a major JBL expansion in the professional audio field from their studio monitors. By the end of the decade recording studios in the United States used more JBL monitors than all other brands combined. The JBL L-100 and 4310 control monitors were noteworthy, popular home speakers. In the 1980’s the L-100, 4312 and others were updated with aquaplas-laminated midrange and woofer drivers, and a titanium-deposited tweeter diaphragm, the new designations being the L-80T, L-100T, L-120T and the flagship L-250ti. To test speaker drivers, JBL in Northridge used the roof as a

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