Regulator tests retail pricing of major power firms

Regulator tests retail pricing of major power firms
Gavin Evans
The country’s five biggest electricity retailers have been asked to explain how they set prices for their retail arms. The Electricity Authority has written to the firms – Genesis Energy, Contact Energy, Mercury NZ, Meridian Energy and Trustpower, seeking a detailed breakdown of how they calculate internal transfer prices. The regulator said it wants to test concerns that the major generator-retailers may be stifling competition by advantaging their retailing arms with preferential pricing or other forms of cross-subsidisation. “Confid...

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