“..Powershop has written to customers advising them of extra charges amounting to between $70 and $90 a year for some people – saying it needs to cover the fixed costs of lines and meter charges.
The change affects low users who are on a different pricing regime than standard users – according to consumer advocate Consumer NZ.
Consumer noted the irony of having to explain extra low user charges to people following a high profile, multi-million dollar campaign encouraging New Zealanders to use less electricity by Government-funded energy efficiency cheerleaders EECA..”
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