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Coober Pedy energy fight: Misconduct finding over key council meeting

Ombudsman Wayne Lines has found a Coober Pedy councillor committed misconduct by failing to declare an interest at a key meeting that supported a now controversial new electricity deal for the outback town.

Accusations and threats fly over outback power deal

Coober Pedy residents have accused some councillors of having a potential conflict of interest over their support for a controversial multi-million-dollar new power system for the outback centre – but the council members say they only voted for the scheme due to threats to the town’s State Government funding.

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Fears of "massive risk" if outback power deal sours

Concerns about a $192 million, 20-year deal to power Coober Pedy with a hybrid-renewable energy system have prompted the town’s biggest commercial electricity users to consider abandoning the energy grid due to fears over increased costs.