Victorians could be forced to fork out an extra $84 million on their power bills because of a tense standoff between the Andrews government and the owner of the state's electricity poles and wires over new bushfire prevention technology.
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| Standoff over poles and wires could coast Victorians dearly. |
AusNet Services - the company that controls Victoria's electricity transmission network - is warning it will be forced to resort to an "extremely expensive" option to minimise the risk of dangerous sparks from fallen power lines because the government has failed to change "impractical and contradictory" regulations.
In 2014 AusNet Services, formerly SP AusNet, was forced to hand over a record $378.6 million to Black Saturday survivors as part of a historic class action. That came after the Black Saturday Royal Commission found the devastating Kilmore East-Kinglake bushfire was caused by a spark from one of SP AusNet's ageing transmission lines.
Read Josh Gordon’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Power customers facing $84 million bill over Black Saturday stand-off.”
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