Buller Electricity fights massive transmission fees increase in court

Buller Electricity fights massive transmission fees increase in court
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Greg Hurrell
A massive increase in transmission charges for lines company Buller Electricity was “unlawful and unreasonable”, the high court in Wellington was told.Buller Electricity (BEL) has taken the Electricity Authority (EA) and Transpower to court seeking a judicial review of changes to the transmission pricing policy (TPM), which would see the transmission fees it pays to Transpower increase by more than 400%.The new TPM aims to rebalance transmission charges to run the national grid rather than increase them overall. But BEL sees th...

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