Electricity Authority to investigate complaints about gas and electricity contracting

Electricity Authority to investigate complaints about gas and electricity contracting
Electricity chair Anna Kominik said the complaints deserved attention. (Image: NZME)
Ian Llewellyn
The Electricity Authority is investigating concerns about pricing, contract availability, and business conduct in the electricity and gas markets.The move by the electricity sector regulator follows complaints by businesses that have been unable to secure supply contracts.Most recently, those calls have been in the gas sector, where the collapse in supply has led to a scramble for gas.Ballance has said it is considering a four-month closure of its operations at the end of September because it has not been able to renew a long-term gas supply co...

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