Obsolete tariffs make electricity no longer viable

Hayley Kennedy
Updated January 16 2019 - 12:05pm, first published 12:00pm
Ian Todd, Wagaby, St George, said it would cost him less to switch to diesel-driven pumps than go to a demand-based tariff in 2020.
Ian Todd, Wagaby, St George, said it would cost him less to switch to diesel-driven pumps than go to a demand-based tariff in 2020.

The ongoing uncertainty over transitional and obsolete tariffs has meant many farmers are being forced to negotiate higher cost demand-based tariffs, or invest in costly infrastructure and get off the grid altogether. 

Hayley Kennedy

Hayley Kennedy

Livestock Editor

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