Energy
Economics & Deregulation / Energy
Energy is a vital area of the Australian economy, but it is constantly threatened by regulation and taxation. The Institute of Public Affairs examines the regulatory framework governing the energy sector and shows how deregulation can ensure that firms are given every opportunity to operate efficiently and that consumers receive the full benefits of a deregulated energy market. Environmental policies are also likely to challenge the vitality of this important sector.
The IPA also runs the Energy Forum, which brings together firms in the electricity and gas supply industry, all of which share a common view that privatisation and minimal levels of regulation will best serve the community. It provides a platform on which major industry leaders can test their views and subject them to informed criticism. Energy Forum papers are available here. For more information about the Energy Forum, please contact Alan Moran.
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Publications
Submission to the Western Australian Electricity Reform Task Force
Expectations for a Competitive Retail Market in Tasmania
A Speech to the Utilicon TasPower Conference
Submission to the COAG Energy Market Review
Checking for Market Power in Electricity: The Perils of Cost Price Margins
Concerns have been expressed around the world that the newly opened electricity markets have failed to be sufficiently competitive.
Address to the Conference Competition & Regulation in the Energy Industry
Opening up electricity and gas markets to competition forces retailers to seek better ways of meeting the needs of customers more cheaply and ensures that cross subsidies are made known.
Submission to IPART's Review of Regulated Retail Tariffs
Impacts of Kyoto on Australian Power Costs
In 1973/4 when the first energy crisis was underway, there were many risks perceived to result from the quadrupling of oil prices that OPEC engineered. Originally delivered as an Address to APEC Conference 'Kyoto---The Impact on Australia',13...
Regulated and Unregulated Interconnects
Views on interconnects range from those who see little in the way of future developments other than entrepreneurial interconnects, to the ‘planophiles’.
Options for the Review of Standing Offer Tariffs for Victoria's Retail Electricity
A Submission to the Office of the Regulator General
