But homeowners say that with time, the "free" electricity pays for the high installation costs.

Edesur says 800,000 people using 210,000 illegal connections are getting free electricity.

However free electricity and no tax on agricultural income have kept the farming community going.

Some nearby banks and businesses contributed, too, and the local power company offered three months of free electricity.

I have free electricity, free light, sun does all the work.

How could the United States turn down free electricity?

The government provides the camps free electricity, water and a ration of wheat.

The college authority, however, lent some furniture and arranged for supply of free electricity.

Oh and the amount that could be invested was limited only by the number of people they could get to sign up for "free electricity".

The spread of free or vastly discounted electricity has not helped, either.