Research and Insights 2023
Reports and Working Papers
No longer lost in transmission
A Report by Bruce Mountain, Simon Bartlett & Darren Edwards • August 2023
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Our response to AEMO media release on "Lost in transmission"
Bruce Mountain, Simon Bartlett & Darren Edwards • 7 August 2023
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The changing role of markets in Australia's transition to renewable electricity: back to where we started?
Speaking notes for guest lecture at Energy Matters • Auckland University Energy Centre Speaker Series • Bruce Mountain • May 2023
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Australia's spot electricity market: reflections and prospects
Forum. Oxford Institute for Energy Studies • Prof. Bruce Mountain • May 2023
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VNI-West Consultation Report - Options Assessment
A Report by Prof. Bruce Mountain & Prof. Simon Bartlett, AM. • April 2023
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Presentations, Webinars and Podcasts
No longer lost in transmission
A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain, Simon Bartlett and Darren Edwards • Victoria Energy Policy Centre (VEPC) • Victoria University • Melbourne • 2 August 2023
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How are customer benefits and market arbitrage benefits of behind-the-meter solar-batteries affected by tariff optimisation?
A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain research in collaboration with Dr Tom Longden • Centre for the Research in Regulated Industries • Western Conference, Monterey • 15 June 2023
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The changing roles of markets in Australia's transition to renewable electricity: back to where we started?
A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain • Energy Matters 2023 • University of Auckland Energy Centre Speaker Series • 11 May 2023
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The National Electricity Market 25 years on: outcomes and prospects
A presentation by Prof Bruce Mountain • Prepared for State of Energy Research Annual Conference • 31 January 2023
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Commentary
Australians need to know where the Snowy costs have gone
Bruce Mountain and Ted Woodley, Financial Review, 30 Oct 2023
Pushing water uphill: Snowy 2.0 was a bad idea from the start. Let's not make the same mistake again
Bruce Mountain, The Conversation, 24 Oct 2023
The diversity argument for this new transmission link doesn't stack up
Bruce Mountain, Renew Economy, 19 Oct 2023
Is there a case for building new grid interconnectors? AEMO's own data suggests not
Bruce Mountain, Renew Economy, 12 Oct 2023
I'm buying an EV. The generosity of some EV charging and solar export tariffs surprised me
Bruce Mountain, Renew Economy, 21 Sept 2023
Marinus Link is a boondoggle - cutting it in half won't change that
Bruce Mountain, Renew Economy, 6 Sept 2023
The investment test for electricity transmission has become a sham
Bruce Mountain and Simon Bartlett, Renew Economy, 15 June 2023
New links could turn Victoria into energy importer: Solar and storage would be cheaper
Bruce Mountain and Simon Bartlett, Renew Economy, 5 May 2023
Response to AEMO media release on 26th April 2023
Simon Bartlett and Bruce Mountain, 27 April 2023
Put up a parking lot: Why these new transmission projects will fail wind and solar
Bruce Mountain and Simon Bartlett, Renew Economy, 24 April 2023
Bruce Mountain, The Conversation, 13 Jan 2023