The watchdog has told a select committee on Wednesday that it has had to do more with less, in light of recent job cuts.
Select committee hears grid operator can fund investment from its own cashflow by cutting dividends and increasing debt.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis repeats that the days of reckless spending are over, as she is grilled in select committee.
In many cases, injured employees in the AEP were not being paid and were having their benefits cut, Green MP says at select committee.