Sheesh... And I was under the illusion that NZ might actually be a little more free than the U.K. [Linked Image]

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( we are $.0117 KWH)
Shouldn't that be $.117 KWH? Darn fingers running ahead of the mind again, eh? [Linked Image]

The cheapest electricity cost I remember seeing in the U.S. was 3.5 cents per unit in Louisiana. That was about 6 years or so ago though, so it might be a bit more by now. Probably need it that cheap to keep the air-con running in summer down there, especially for those sun-birds moving in from more northerly latitudes!

Re the REP, I understand there was a similar post-WWII rural electrification program in Ireland. I'm not sure if there are any details about that on the ESB website -- I'll check.

Edit: Couldn't find much on-line at the moment in the ESB site itself, but I found this item which was pulled from the ESB archives:
http://www.quietmancelebrations.com/esb.htm

Here's another story found during the search that you might find amusing. Compare these events of 50 years ago with the boom in Ireland in recent years of high-tech businesses:
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~abbeydorney/book/page2.html


[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 12-09-2002).]