Seniors fear rise in electricity bills as state government goes ahead with privatisation of poles and wires

By Nick Bielby
November 26 2015 - 7:55pm
PROFIT DRIVEN:  Catherine O’Brien says she expects power prices to go up as private companies seek profits.  	Picture by STUART SCOTT
PROFIT DRIVEN: Catherine O’Brien says she expects power prices to go up as private companies seek profits. Picture by STUART SCOTT

Many Hunter senior citizens are convinced electricity prices will rise now that the state government has started to privatise almost half of its power infrastructure.

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