The Electricity Price Review described the structural separation of gentailers as unnecessary, and for now the Government is sticking by that advice. That is why the Green Party successfully argued for the introduction of low-user tariffs in the first place in 2004. DAVID UNWIN/Stuff Power companies want Energy Minister Megan Woods to make a call, so they can start adjusting prices from April next year. Justin McManus/Nine People who have invested in solar systems would be among the losers if low-user electricity tariffs were phased out without alternative relief. It would be a bitter pill for power companies if the Government got cold feet about abolishing the low-user tariff requirement.

Source: Stuff June 05, 2021 16:52 UTC