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A gentailer carve-up should be on the table

ANALYSIS: The electricity market has been a problem for more than 15 years. Tinkering won't cut it.

Tim Hunter Fri, 30 May 2025

On its own, a number is just a number. But in a sequence it can start to tell a story.

Here’s a number – $436 million. It’s the amount electricity generator and retailer Meridian paid in dividends last year.

Whatever. What about its place in a sequence of dividends paid over the last 15 years?

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Tim Hunter Fri, 30 May 2025
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