Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
PhD (economics) Victoria University, Batchelor's and Master's Degrees (Electrical Engineering), University of Cape Town. Chartered Management Accountant (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants), England. Director, Carbon and Energy Markets and co-founder, [MI] Retail Energy.
Aug 20, 2024 05:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
Imagine if Australian cities became major producers of clean energy, rather than relying on far-flung solar and wind farms. Far fetched? Hardly. Our cities and towns are full of warehouses, commercial areas, shopping...
Known unknowns: controversy over CSIRO’s electricity report reveals an uncomfortable truth
Jun 13, 2024 06:10 am UTC| Research & Analysis
CSIROs latest annual GenCost update, released last month, was billed as Australias most comprehensive electricity generation cost report. GenCost has proven to be highly controversial. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton...
The end of coal-fired power is in sight, even with private interests holding out
Oct 11, 2022 04:28 am UTC| Economy
If future historians pick a point in time when Australia comprehensively turned its back on coal-fired generation, they may well point to AGLs decision to bring forward the closure of Loy Yang A, the cheapest (excluding...
Texas was a warning. Australia needs to rethink the design of its electricity market
Feb 26, 2021 14:17 pm UTC| Nature Economy
Australias electricity market is unsustainable. Texas shows us why. A week ago Texas experienced a bout of severe weather as arctic air reached deep into the state, driving temperature down to levels that had not been...
Pumped hydro isn't our energy future, it's our past
Oct 29, 2020 10:03 am UTC| Business
Its now beyond dispute that for new electricity generation solar, wind and other forms of renewable energy are cheaper than anything else: cheaper than new coal fired power stations, cheaper than new gas-fired stations...
The National Energy Guarantee is a flagship policy. So why hasn't the modelling been made public?
Jul 31, 2018 15:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Central to the public debate about the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) has been the numerical forecasts of its effects in particular how much it will reduce power prices. In a democracy whose households pay some of the...