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Wow. That is very expensive. I think that is highway robbery to get connected to the electrisity. I think they should make it more affordable for everyone. I do not think they should have to connect him for free but they should not charge him an arm and a leg for it either.

for free, he'll pay out months yet!

Wow, when my mom bought new land and pulled a trailer on it..they wanted over 5,000 dollars just to set poles to it..not including all the other stuff like the permits,the test, and all that. I think that they shouldn't charge so much. The man is 74 he should be able to live out the rest of his life comfortably. But it seems that maybe gas would be the way to go..but still in the long run it would be just as costly to use.

74 years old and he's probably paid taxes for the lion's share of that time too! Yes it should be his right to have basic amenities like access to electricity IF he's living somewhere not too isolated; and to ask for this amount of money from him is ludicrous. He should have to pay whatever the standard connection fee is in that country and no more. Infrastructure sure as heck isn't his problem!

Hm, well here in the US it would be the homeowner's responsibility to wire the house and the electric company's responsibility to wire up to the house. But should it be a right? Maybe, but I don't think anybody is obligated to provide it to him in exactly the way he is demanding. I can see the government offering to put him in a home that has electricity.

That's the seddest thing I've heard in a long time. Of course he should have a right to receive utilities and for being hooked up for a reasonable amount of money! Built into that price sounds like a 40 year penalty to me! This is where newspaper reporters and local officials should step in and embarass the utility company into delivering!

I think you are right that the electric company should either link his electricity services for a small fee or for free. Thats too much money that they are asking from that poor old man. I think nobody will agree to have electricity wire set-up with that kind of amount. I hope the electric company will change their minds and put some considerations with the old man.

As far as India is concerned, if the man is living in a remote place, the government tries to connect the electricity to these remote villages. Electricity or Power is mostly controlled by the state government in most of the states in India. Only a couple of states are having private operators. Even then the cost of connection is something like Rs.15,000 to Rs.25,000( roughly about $300 to $500).Since most of the officials in India are corrupt, we have to bribe them about $100 to $200. So the maximum the consumer has to spend is about $700 to get his electricity connection in a town. In villages and remote places, it is almost free. This is in a so called third world country, India.

i am in canada and i think that things such as health care, heat, hydro and food should be inaliable rights of everyone and anyone living on the planet. what the electric company is asking for is ridiculous. they shouldnt have the right to do this.

Hi p1key, That is just disgusting, how in the world would this 74 year old man afford that much money? is this legal scamming from the electric company? they should do it for free or just link him up for what he can afford, the poor man. Why can't they have a heart. Tamara

They should work with him (I'm thinking for free) at the very least. I'm at a loss as to why they wouldn't since if it's there, who ever takes the house on after will use it instead of homestead as he did. It is in their best intrest to get the house wired up. We on the other hand, want off the grid. We want to go solar and such.

oh, i can not believe it.why not link the electric for this lod man?just for the money?it is unfair!

I think he needs to move to another place where is electricity available, so that he doesn't have to cough up that much money. Whether its Ireland or a third world country the government cannot run on charity. They need money to run the country and its administartion and therefore levy taxes through various forms. Thus, I think its better that he leaves this house and moves elsewhere there is power avaiable. Ireland is a peaceful country and lots of peaceful places, so a right accommodation shouldn't be a problem for him.

Yes I do think that they should have the electricity as affordable as it can be because almost all the people do need electricity, earnings wise for the company that distributes it they will have a great income because people will buy from them a lot nut not to cheap that they will be bankrupt because their capital is gone.

I find this unbelievable. He should be connected for free. I'm sure this man has worked most of his life and paid his dues so why not? Who came up with such a ridiculous amount? Are they linking him up to America or somewhere? Is electrickery new in Ireland?

Surely that must have been a very bad typo. I just cannot believe anyone even living in mansion would have to pay that much money for electric power.

hi pikey why so blasted high? wow. poor man.yes Northern 'Ireland should provide electricityu as a right a necessity and link him up at an afforabe price.If they were feeling' especially kind they could do it for free. Is Northen Ireland'that hard up they want to gouge a poor old man lilke that?

Hey p1key! Are they out of their friggen minds? Why would they do that to the poor old man? Where do they think that he is going to get that kind of money? Can't someone get their wonderful Government to step in? What is wrong with those people in Northern Ireland? Frankly, I don't understand how the man got along all these years without electricity to begin with, but if he decides that he needs it now who are we to question it? I'm sorry, how in hell did he get along without electricity in this day and age!

the average cost of getting connected to electrical service on a lot seems to be between 2 and 5 thousand US $$'s. Having stayed off the grid for it's initial development means he has to pay something for those wires to be re-routed, which costs man (work) hours and supply charges. I'm not saying it's right, but that seems to be the norm.

This sounds interesting to hear. You know in India the connection is FREE. you don't have to pay for the connection & all you have to pay is for the monthly bills. So if the developed countries are doing this, it is not acceptable!