Research and Insights 2022
Reports and Working Papers
"The National Electricity Market 25 years on: outcomes and prospects"
In "Captured! The political economy of Australian Neoliberal Public Policy" • Edited by Phil Toner and Michael Rafferty • Sydney University Press • November 2022
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The Future of Decentralized Electricity Distribution Networks
Published in The future of distributed electricity networks • Edited by Fereidoon Sioshanshi 2022
Available on request.
VEPC Submission on VNI-West Project Assessment Draft Report (PADR)
VEPC Submission by Bruce Mountain • September 2022
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Electricity storage: the critical electricity policy challenge for our new Government. A policy proposal
VEPC Report by Bruce Mountain, Peter Harris, Ted Woodley and Peter Sheehan • May 2022
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VEPC submission to The Australian Energy Market Operator's 2022 Draft Integrated System Plan
VEPC Report by Bruce Mountain, Ted Woodley and Hugh Outhred • February 2022
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Presentations, Webinars and Podcasts
Is Marinus Link right for Tasmania?
A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain • Prepared for Tasmanian Climate Collective webinar • 8 November 2022
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Energy expert Bruce Mountain on what to do about the gas crisis
Michelle Grattan & Prof Bruce Mountain • The Conversation • 3 November 2022
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How and when we might get energy prices back to some level of normal
A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain • Prepared for Vernier Society Lunchtime Talk • 14 July 2022
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Marinus and Battery of the Nation, a brilliant idea … or not?
A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain • Prepared for Economics Society of Australia, Annual Conference of Economists • 13 July 2022
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Electricity storage: the critical electricity policy challenge for our new Government
A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain • Prepared for CEC Wind Directorate • 12 July 2022
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Initial reflections on the ESB's Capacity Mechanism and Other Options for Consideration
A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain • Prepared for Smart Energy Council, Victoria Energy Summit
• 22 June 2022
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Electricity storage: the critical electricity policy challenge for our new Government
A paper by Prof Bruce Mountain, Peter Harris, Ted Woodley and Peter Sheehan • Melbourne Economic Forum • 9 June 2022
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Commentary
Will price caps on coal and gas bring power prices down? An expert isn't so sure
Bruce Mountain, The Conversation, 9 December
Does Rewiring the Nation's concessional finance really change the case for Marinus?
Bruce Mountain, Renew Economy, 19 October
The end of coal-fired power is in sight, even with private interests holding out
Bruce Mountain, The Conversation, 10 October
How home batteries can be good money spinners – and lessen the need for subsidies
Bruce Mountain and Ben Willey, Renew Economy, 20 September
For the billions UK is spending on power bill subsidies, we could decarbonise our entire grid
Bruce Mountain, The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 September
Bruce Mountain, The Conversation, 12 July
Our spectacular energy failure: governments hobbled the market and now they must rescue it
Bruce Mountain, The Age, 17 June
Australia needs lots of storage, more transmission, and regulators who can factor in emissions
Bruce Mountain, Renew Economy, 2 June
Labor's rewiring the nation plan is the wrong answer
Bruce Mountain and Peter Harris, The Australian Financial Review, 1 June
Why are power prices likely to keep surging, and where do we go from here?
Bruce Mountain, Smart Company, 30 May
Expect more power price hikes - a 1970s - style energy shock is on the cards
Bruce Mountain, The Conversation, 27 May
Bruce Mountain, The Conversation, 11 May
What has Morrison's 'big stick' to cut power bills achieved? Nothing, as far as we can tell
Kelly Burns, The Conversation, 7 April
How to value transmission? Why Marinus has less chance of covering costs than Basslink
Bruce Mountain and Ben Willey, Renew Economy, 11 March
Victoria's offshore wind plan is biggest thing since Loy Yang. Shame the media missed it
Bruce Mountain, Renew Economy, 7 March
The battle for AGL heralds a new dawn for Australian electricity
Bruce Mountain, The Conversation, 21 Feb
Labor's plan to green the Kurri Kurri gas power plant makes no sense
Bruce Mountain, The Conversation, 2 Feb
Taxpayers' money for Marinus Link would be Tasmania pork
Bruce Mountain and Ted Woodley, The Australian Financial Review, 12 Jan