Bring to account

Lines companies’ charges comprise 23 per cent of a typical electricity bill according to the Electricity Authority’s fact sheet. This is a considerable variance from the 30 to 40 per cent quoted in your article of July 23.

The Electricity Authority also reports that combined generating and retailing prices rose 3.9 per cent per year from 2005 to 2010, whereas lines company charges rose only 0.6 per cent per year