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Electricity consultant on EA's ban on low-price power deals

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Fri, 19 Aug 2022, 8:11AM
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Electricity consultant on EA's ban on low-price power deals

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 19 Aug 2022, 8:11AM

Electricity Authority has come down hard on Tiwai point trying to cut cheap deals on their power.

The EA will now require approval before any power company wants to make a 'big low price deal'

Though, they have confirmed that the smelter's 2021 deal with Meridian and Contact, believed to be less than 4 cents a unit, won't be affected by the ban.

Murray Ellis is an electricity consultant and joined Mike Hosking.

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