Episode 16
4:54
AGL: Our baseload is 9GW overweight
AGL says Australia is 9 GW overweight on baseload. The same economist said 3.4 GW in 2006 — and asked for a capacity market both times.
Market design
Episode 7
4:04
Will PV and Wind crush traditional generation?
Clean Energy Week: Bloomberg says wind and solar are already the cheapest new build, Reuters calls the market “unhelpful”. Both can't be right.
WindSolarMarket design
Episode 6
9:04
Should we Reform the Electricity Market?
The UK tabled sweeping electricity market reform: contracts for difference and a capacity market. Would either work here?
Market designInternational
Episode 4
20:57
Electricity Prices Lower Because of Wind
Ben Burge, CEO of Meridian Energy Australia and Powershop, on how the LRET and wind are pushing the price you pay for electricity down.
InterviewsWindMarket designRetail
Episode 1
8:04
What is really behind the 20% power price spike in Queensland?
Queensland power prices jumped 20%. The number turns out to be about network spending, not generation — and Energex looks a lot like a death spiral.
Market design