Bendigo Advertiser Letters to the Editor: Energy costs

February 7 2019 - 3:00am
Rising bills: The Wonthaggi desalination plant is costing $1.8 million a day.  Picture: LUIS ENRIQUE ASCUI
Rising bills: The Wonthaggi desalination plant is costing $1.8 million a day. Picture: LUIS ENRIQUE ASCUI

Rising cost of power

In an article which I read recently there was a statement blaming Scott Morrison for the rising cost of power. The State Governments built and owned the power stations in the first place and then they sold them off. Some politicians are short sighted and can only see the immediate monetary gain of sale of the taxpayers assets. For instance, when the power stations were built, it was for a much smaller population, allowing for expansion.

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