Electricity Authority pushes grid price issue into election year

Electricity Authority pushes grid price issue into election year
Pattrick Smellie
By Pattrick Smellie Oct. 18 (BusinessDesk) - The Electricity Authority is to undertake another round of submissions on its politically charged proposals that would raise the price of electricity for Auckland, Northland and the South Island's west coast by changing the way the national grid is paid for. As a result of the new timetable announced this morning, the EA expects to make a final decision on a new Transmission Pricing Methodology (TPM) by mid-April, ensuring the issue becomes live again in election year. The EA's latest propos...