In April 2018, IHS Markit published a paper entitled “Ensuring resilient and efficient PJM electricity supply; The value of cost-effective nuclear resources in the PJM power supply portfolio.” Several clients contacted us regarding the paper, expressing a concern that it presented a number of wrong-headed, anti-market ideas, and requesting our thoughts. Here they are. read more →
At the kickoff of its Gas Market Review, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) conducted a public forum in Sydney. Market Reform was invited to speak to this forum on the evolution of gas markets in other countries, and lessons that might infer for the East Coast gas markets of Australia read more →
This report was prepared for the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) , and was published coincident with the launch of trading at the natural gas supply hub at Wallumbilla in early 2014. Using international experience in the evolution of energy markets as a reference, this paper discusses the key features of a successful trading market, how the market at Wallumbilla and in Eastern Australia more generally might be expected to develop, and steps that might be taken to help it along. read report →
This presentation was delivered by Dr. Larry Ruff to the 2013 annual meeting of the Association of Power Exchanges. It addresses the co-evolution of network energy markets, including the contribution that developments in electricity markets can make to ongoing development of gas markets as they take on increasingly network-like characteristics. read more →
Since electricity restructuring and competition first commenced it has been opposed by an assortment of anti-market naysayers and recalcitrants, some driven by philosophical dislike, and others by the desire to preserve a lucrative status quo. Over the years, these groups have advanced a steady litany of excuses regarding why markets won’t work – which have been just as quickly debunked by real examples of success … The excuses of the anti-marketeers are no more than delaying tactics. Ultimately, competition must prevail. read more →
Recent electricity price rises experienced by eligible customers have led to some discontent with the outcomes of market competition. Rather than a discussion of philosophical pros and cons, this paper takes a pragmatic look at the implications of competition for a medium-to-large sized customer. Specifically, it examines the challenges this creates for customers, given the unique nature of electricity, how customers can respond to these challenges, and potential opportunities this might provide. read more →