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Working Papers

2203

1. The 2022 Energy Crisis: horizontal and vertical impacts of policy interventions in Australia's National Electricity Market
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
   Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2022)

2025

2. Policy sequencing: on the electrification of gas loads in Australia’s National Electricity Market
   Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
3. Renewable Energy Zones: generator cost allocation under uncertainty
   Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
4. The forward market dilemma in energy-only electricity markets
   Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

2024

5. 3-Party Covenant Financing of 'Semi-Regulated' Pumped Hydro Assets
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
6. Competition vs. Coordination: Optimising Wind, Solar and Batteries in Renewable Energy Zones
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
   Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2024)
   See also Journal Article Competition vs. coordination: Optimising wind, solar and batteries in renewable energy zones, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2025) (2025)
7. Demand Shocks from the Gas Turbine Fleet in Australia's National Electricity Market
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
   Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2024)

2023

8. Contract Design for Storage in Hybrid Electricity Markets
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (8)
   Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2023) View citations (4)
9. Fuel poverty in Queensland: horizontal and vertical impacts of the 2022 energy crisis
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
10. Non-Firm vs. Priority Access: on the Long Run Average and Marginal Cost of Renewables in Australia
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2023) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Non-firm vs priority access: On the long run average and marginal costs of renewables in Australia, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2024) View citations (3) (2024)
11. On Static vs. Dynamic Line Ratings in Renewable Energy Zones
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2023)
    See also Journal Article On static vs. dynamic line ratings in renewable energy zones, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2024) View citations (7) (2024)
12. Renewable investments in hybridised energy markets: optimising the CfD-merchant revenue mix
    Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge View citations (4)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2023) View citations (4)
13. The regulation of electricity transmission in Australia's National Electricity Market: user charges, investment and access
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2023)
14. The sunshine state: implications from mass rooftop solar PV take-up rates in Queensland
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2022)

2022

15. On dividends and market valuations of Australia's listed electricity utilities: regulated vs. merchant
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2022)
16. Renewable entry costs, project finance and the role of revenue quality in Australia's National Electricity Market
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (24)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2022) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Renewable entry costs, project finance and the role of revenue quality in Australia's National Electricity Market, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (12) (2022)
17. The Levelised Cost of Frequency Control Ancillary Services in Australia's National Electricity Market
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2022) View citations (3)

2021

18. Optimising VRE Plant Capacity in Renewable Energy Zones
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2021)
19. Renewable Energy Zones in Australia's National Electricity Market
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (22)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2021) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Renewable Energy Zones in Australia's National Electricity Market, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2021) View citations (8) (2021)
20. Rooftop Solar PV and the Peak Load Problem in the NEM's Queensland Region
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2021)
    See also Journal Article Rooftop solar PV and the peak load problem in the NEM's Queensland region, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (10) (2022)
21. Vulnerable households and fuel poverty: policy targeting efficiency in Australia's National Electricity Market
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2021)

2020

22. Is the NEM broken? Policy discontinuity and the 2017-2020 investment megacycle
    Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge View citations (6)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2020) View citations (8)
23. Merchant renewables and the valuation of peaking plant in energy-only markets
    Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge View citations (24)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2020) View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article Merchant renewables and the valuation of peaking plant in energy-only markets, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (31) (2020)
24. Merchant utilities and boundaries of the firm: vertical integration in energy-only markets
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2020)

2019

25. Lessons from Australia's National Electricity Market 1998-2018: the strengths and weaknesses of the reform experience
    Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge View citations (5)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2019) View citations (5)
    See also Chapter Lessons from Australia's National Electricity Market 1998-2018: strengths and weaknesses of the reform experience, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
26. On the impact of government-initiated CfD's in Australia's National Electricity Market
    Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2019)

2018

27. Missing money, missing policy and Resource Adequacy in Australia's National Electricity Market
    Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge View citations (3)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2018) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Missing money, missing policy and Resource Adequacy in Australia's National Electricity Market, Utilities Policy, Elsevier (2019) View citations (15) (2019)
28. On entry cost dynamics in Australia's National Electricity Market
    Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2018) View citations (4)
29. Performance measurement in Australian water utilities: Current state and future directions
    Discussion Papers in Finance, Griffith University, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics
30. Price discrimination and the modes of failure in deregulated retail electricity markets
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (22)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2018) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Price discrimination and the modes of failure in deregulated retail electricity markets, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (20) (2018)
31. Regulated electricity networks, investment mistakes in retrospect and stranded assets under uncertainty
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2018)
    See also Journal Article Regulated electricity networks, investment mistakes in retrospect and stranded assets under uncertainty, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (18) (2019)

2009

32. The Western Australian Power Dilemma
    Energy Economics and Management Group Working Papers, School of Economics, University of Queensland, Australia View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN POWER DILEMMA*, Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell (2009) View citations (19) (2009)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Competition vs. coordination: Optimising wind, solar and batteries in renewable energy zones
   Energy Economics, 2025, 143, (C)
   See also Working Paper Competition vs. Coordination: Optimising Wind, Solar and Batteries in Renewable Energy Zones, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2024) (2024)
2. Rooftop Solar PV, Coal Plant Inflexibility and the Minimum Load Problem
   The Energy Journal, 2025, 46, (1), 93-118

2024

3. Economic and supply chain impacts from energy price shocks in Southeast Asia
   Economic Analysis and Policy, 2024, 84, (C), 929-940
4. Net-Zero Policy vs Energy Security: The Impact on GCC Countries
   The Energy Journal, 2024, 45, (1_suppl), 133-164
   Also in The Energy Journal, 2023, 44, (1_suppl), 1-32 (2023) View citations (2)
5. Non-firm vs priority access: On the long run average and marginal costs of renewables in Australia
   Energy Economics, 2024, 136, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Non-Firm vs. Priority Access: on the Long Run Average and Marginal Cost of Renewables in Australia, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
6. On static vs. dynamic line ratings in renewable energy zones
   Energy Economics, 2024, 129, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper On Static vs. Dynamic Line Ratings in Renewable Energy Zones, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2023) (2023)
7. Special issue on policy challenges of the energy transition
   Economic Analysis and Policy, 2024, 84, (C), 1689-1689
8. The Levelised Cost of Frequency Control Ancillary Services in Australia’s National Electricity Market
   The Energy Journal, 2024, 45, (1), 201-229

2023

9. On dividend policy and market valuations of Australia’s listed electricity utilities: Regulated vs. merchant
   Economic Analysis and Policy, 2023, 77, (C), 696-715 View citations (2)
10. On the impact of targeted and universal electricity concessions policy on fuel poverty in the NEM's Queensland region
    Economic Analysis and Policy, 2023, 80, (C), 1848-1857 View citations (1)
11. Renewable investments, hybridised markets and the energy crisis: Optimising the CfD-merchant revenue mix
    Energy Economics, 2023, 125, (C) View citations (13)
12. The 2022 energy crisis: Fuel poverty and the impact of policy interventions in Australia's National Electricity Market
    Energy Economics, 2023, 121, (C) View citations (17)

2022

13. Climate change policy discontinuity & Australia's 2016-2021 renewable investment supercycle
    Energy Policy, 2022, 160, (C) View citations (17)
14. Firming merchant renewable generators in Australia’s National Electricity Market
    Economic Analysis and Policy, 2022, 74, (C), 262-276 View citations (6)
15. Fuel Poverty and the 2022 Energy Crisis
    Australian Economic Review, 2022, 55, (4), 503-514 View citations (4)
16. General equilibrium impact evaluation of food top-up induced by households’ renewable power self-supply in 141 regions
    Applied Energy, 2022, 306, (PB) View citations (1)
17. Optimising VRE capacity in Renewable Energy Zones
    Energy Economics, 2022, 113, (C) View citations (10)
18. Renewable entry costs, project finance and the role of revenue quality in Australia's National Electricity Market
    Energy Economics, 2022, 114, (C) View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Renewable entry costs, project finance and the role of revenue quality in Australia's National Electricity Market, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2022) View citations (24) (2022)
19. Rooftop solar PV and the peak load problem in the NEM's Queensland region
    Energy Economics, 2022, 109, (C) View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Rooftop Solar PV and the Peak Load Problem in the NEM's Queensland Region, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2021

20. Deregulation, efficiency and policy determination: An analysis of Australia's electricity distribution sector
    Energy Economics, 2021, 98, (C) View citations (8)
21. Greenhouse gas emissions vs CO2 emissions: Comparative analysis of a global carbon tax
    Applied Energy, 2021, 298, (C) View citations (22)
22. Renewable Energy Zones in Australia's National Electricity Market
    Energy Economics, 2021, 101, (C) View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Renewable Energy Zones in Australia's National Electricity Market, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2021) View citations (22) (2021)
23. Vertical integration, peaking plant commitments and the role of credit quality in energy-only markets
    Energy Economics, 2021, 104, (C) View citations (10)
24. Vulnerable households and fuel poverty: Measuring the efficiency of policy targeting in Queensland
    Energy Economics, 2021, 101, (C) View citations (20)

2020

25. Merchant renewables and the valuation of peaking plant in energy-only markets
    Energy Economics, 2020, 91, (C) View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Merchant renewables and the valuation of peaking plant in energy-only markets, Working Papers (2020) View citations (24) (2020)
26. On Entry Cost Dynamics in Australia’s National Electricity Market
    The Energy Journal, 2020, 41, (1), 259-288 View citations (1)
27. On energy and climate change policies: The impact of baseline projections
    Applied Energy, 2020, 269, (C) View citations (9)

2019

28. Missing money, missing policy and Resource Adequacy in Australia's National Electricity Market
    Utilities Policy, 2019, 60, (C), - View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Missing money, missing policy and Resource Adequacy in Australia's National Electricity Market, Working Papers (2018) View citations (3) (2018)
29. On the Stability of Energy-Only Markets with Government-Initiated Contracts-for-Differences
    Energies, 2019, 12, (13), 1-24 View citations (34)
30. Regulated electricity networks, investment mistakes in retrospect and stranded assets under uncertainty
    Energy Economics, 2019, 81, (C), 117-133 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Regulated electricity networks, investment mistakes in retrospect and stranded assets under uncertainty, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2018

31. Garbage can theory and Australia's National Electricity Market: Decarbonisation in a hostile policy environment
    Energy Policy, 2018, 120, (C), 697-713 View citations (12)
32. On intermittent renewable generation & the stability of Australia's National Electricity Market
    Energy Economics, 2018, 72, (C), 1-19 View citations (39)
33. Price discrimination and the modes of failure in deregulated retail electricity markets
    Energy Economics, 2018, 75, (C), 54-70 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Price discrimination and the modes of failure in deregulated retail electricity markets, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2018) View citations (22) (2018)

2017

34. Monopoly regulation, discontinuity & stranded assets
    Energy Economics, 2017, 66, (C), 384-398 View citations (14)
35. Price discrimination in Australia's retail electricity markets: An analysis of Victoria & Southeast Queensland
    Energy Economics, 2017, 62, (C), 92-103 View citations (21)

2016

36. Distribution network prices and solar PV: Resolving rate instability and wealth transfers through demand tariffs
    Energy Economics, 2016, 54, (C), 108-122 View citations (107)
37. Foreign aid via 3-Party Covenant Financings of capital-intensive infrastructure
    Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 2016, 8, (2), 183-211 View citations (4)
38. On the Inequity of Flat-rate Electricity Tariffs
    The Energy Journal, 2016, Volume 37, (Number 3) View citations (36)
    Also in The Energy Journal, 2016, 37, (3), 199-230 (2016) View citations (3)

2015

39. Australia's coal seam gas boom and the LNG entry result
    Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2015, 59, (4), 602-623 View citations (22)
    Also in Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2015, 59, (4) (2015) View citations (11)
40. The Australian east coast gas supply cliff
    Economic Analysis and Policy, 2015, 45, (c), 69-88 View citations (7)
41. Vertical integration in energy-only electricity markets
    Economic Analysis and Policy, 2015, 48, (C), 35-56 View citations (11)

2014

42. From First Place to Last: The National Electricity Market's Policy-Induced ‘Energy Market Death Spiral’
    Australian Economic Review, 2014, 47, (4), 540-562 View citations (34)
43. Metering and the principalóagent problem in restructured energy markets æ
    Economic Analysis and Policy, 2014, 44, (2), 169-183 View citations (3)
44. The Consequences of Retail Electricity Price Rises: Rethinking Customer Hardship
    Australian Economic Review, 2014, 47, (1), 13-43 View citations (25)
45. The cost of capital for power generation in atypical capital market conditions
    Economic Analysis and Policy, 2014, 44, (2), 184-201 View citations (10)
46. What is normal profit for power generation?
    Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 2014, 6, (2), 152-178 View citations (7)
47. When Does Electricity Price Cap Regulation Become Distortionary?
    Australian Economic Review, 2014, 47, (3), 304-323 View citations (7)

2013

48. Is the Merchant Power Producer a broken model?☆☆The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and any errors or omissions remain the responsibility of the authors
    Energy Policy, 2013, 53, (C), 298-310 View citations (1)

2012

49. Dynamic Pricing and the Peak Electricity Load Problem
    Australian Economic Review, 2012, 45, (3), 305-324 View citations (10)
50. Queensland solar feed-in tariffs and the merit-order effect: economic benefit, or regressive taxation and wealth transfers?
    Economic Analysis and Policy, 2012, 42, (3), 277-301 View citations (59)
51. The second‐round effects of carbon taxes on power project finance
    Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 2012, 4, (2), 104-127 View citations (5)

2011

52. Australian Residential Solar Feed-in Tariffs: Industry Stimulus or Regressive Form of Taxation?
    Economic Analysis and Policy, 2011, 41, (2), 113-129 View citations (66)
53. The Boomerang Paradox, Part II: Policy Prescriptions for Reducing Fuel Poverty in Australia
    The Electricity Journal, 2011, 24, (2), 63-75 View citations (6)
54. The Hidden Costs of Wind Generation in a Thermal Power System: What Cost?
    Australian Economic Review, 2011, 44, (3), 269-292 View citations (15)

2010

55. Delayed Carbon Policy Certainty and Electricity Prices in Australia
    Economic Papers, 2010, 29, (4), 446-465 View citations (24)
56. Resource Adequacy, Capital Adequacy and Investment Uncertainty in the Australian Power Market
    The Electricity Journal, 2010, 23, (1), 67-84 View citations (9)
57. The Entry Cost Shock and the Re‐rating of Power Prices in New South Wales, Australia
    Australian Economic Review, 2010, 43, (2), 114-135 View citations (9)
58. Vertical integration, credit ratings and retail price settings in energy-only markets: Navigating the Resource Adequacy problem
    Energy Policy, 2010, 38, (11), 7427-7441 View citations (23)

2009

59. Emissions Trading, Wealth Transfers and the Wounded Bull Scenario in Power Generation
    Australian Economic Review, 2009, 42, (1), 64-83 View citations (15)
60. On Emissions Trading, Toxic Debt and the Australian Power Market
    The Electricity Journal, 2009, 22, (2), 9-29 View citations (9)
61. THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN POWER DILEMMA*
    Australian Economic Papers, 2009, 48, (4), 342-369 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper The Western Australian Power Dilemma, Energy Economics and Management Group Working Papers (2009) View citations (12) (2009)

2008

62. On Emission Permit Auction vs. Allocation and the Structural Adjustment of Incumbent Power Generators in Australia
    The Electricity Journal, 2008, 21, (10), 30-41 View citations (9)

2007

63. The Outlook for the Economic and Environmental Performance of Australia's National Electricity Market in 2030
    The Electricity Journal, 2007, 20, (6), 58-75 View citations (6)

2001

64. Excess Entry in the Deregulated Queensland Power Market
    Economic Analysis and Policy, 2001, 31, (1), 73-92 View citations (4)

Undated

65. The Boomerang Paradox, Part I: How a Nation's Wealth Is Creating Fuel Poverty
    The Electricity Journal, 24, (1), 72-91 View citations (11)

Chapters

2022

1. Australia’s National Electricity Market: An Analysis of the Reform Experience 1998–2021
   Springer

2021

2. Lessons from Australia's National Electricity Market 1998-2018: strengths and weaknesses of the reform experience
   Chapter 9 in Handbook on Electricity Markets, 2021, pp 242-286 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Lessons from Australia's National Electricity Market 1998-2018: the strengths and weaknesses of the reform experience, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2019) View citations (5) (2019)