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Annette Lin

Rise in cost of living leaving NT people without power

Many households in the Northern Territory rely on prepaid electricity to store food and medication. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The price of electricity has risen so high that people in parts of the NT can be left without power for more than eight hours.

The average price of electricity in the NT has risen twice as fast as the Australian average, according to the latest cost of living report by the territory's peak welfare group.

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