Electric shock as prices jolt MDBA irrigators

By Malcolm Sutton
Updated December 22 2015 - 6:33pm, first published September 4 2012 - 3:30am
MIXED MESSAGES: National Irrigators Council CEO Tom Chesson says governments need to decide where their priorities are in regards to rising electricity costs and irrigation efficiency upgrades.
MIXED MESSAGES: National Irrigators Council CEO Tom Chesson says governments need to decide where their priorities are in regards to rising electricity costs and irrigation efficiency upgrades.

RISING electricity prices are putting the brakes on irrigation system upgrades, according to National Irrigators Council chief executive officer Tom Chesson. Costs have more than doubled in South Australia in the past three years, and irrigators in the Murray Valley region are reporting 60pc hikes during recent years.

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