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Otago residents vent fury at rising electricty prices

07:52 am on 24 November 2020

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Central Otago residents have vented their fury at the rising electricity prices they'll have to pay to repair aging and rotting power poles.

Aurora Energy's plan to fix years of underspending means customers paying up to $47 more a month on their power bill by 2024.

The Commerce Commission has stepped in with another cheaper proposal which could wipe about $16 off the increase.

As reporter Tess Brunton explains, that still didn't go down well at a meeting in Alexandra last night.