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Originally Posted by MrX
The likes of the ESB have done a wonderful job,
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Be careful of what you wish for - the ESB didn't build any power stations between 1984 and about 2000 and spent 'not a lot' on their network (mostly done by overcharging clients*). This has resulted in a situation where they now have to spend €3 billion over only a couple of years. Of and didn't I mention the huge demand for electricity and the price increases?
The ESB charges the first people in an area the full cost of a new transformer substation, no matter what the actual demand is. The first commercial user into Waterford Belview Port had to pay IR£/€(?)3m for the backhaul connection, everbody else in there only had to pay for their local connection. Its like ordering a train ticket and being charged for the whole train, even t hough others will use 'your' train.