No clear benefit in transmission pricing decision - Trustpower

No clear benefit in transmission pricing decision - Trustpower
Paul McBeth
Trustpower will appeal the Electricity Authority’s decision to replace the transmission pricing guidelines, saying the new user-pays model to allocate costs doesn’t establish clear benefits. The electricity generator and retailer will seek a judicial review in the High Court of last month's decision that changes the way Transpower charges for access to the national grid to a user-pays model from the current one-size-fits-all regime. That shift will largely benefit South Island generators and users who’ve essentially subsidised infrastructure...

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