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Issue 224 February 2024
NZ – the final Input Methadologies decision.
NZ - setting the cost of capital for copper and fiber.
NZ - gas under pressure.
Aus - Origin proposes demerger.
US - Avangrid terminates PNM bid.
US - funding new generation in the Lone Star State
Aus - gas under pressure in the West
US - limiting batteries ability to provide ancilliary services.
 
Issue 223 December 2023
NZ – setting the DPP4 electricity revenue control.
Aus – the South Australia electricity distribution revenue reset.
NZ – update on the Input Methodologies review.
South Africa – splitting off Eskom’s distribution.
Aus – progress on the Origin takeover.
US – some thoughts on the emerging Virtual Power Plants.
Aus – delaying the coal closures ?
UK – the King clarifies the energy transition.
 
Issue 222 October 2023
NZ – recent cost of capital decisions.
Aus – the Waratah Super Battery revenue determination.
US – are regulators signalling a shift in spending priorities ?
Aus – the NSW electricity distribution revenue decisions.
Aus – developing flexible export rules.
Canada – Alberta pauses solar and wind approvals.
US – revisiting the Avangrid – PNM merger.
South Africa – allocating transmission grid capacity.
 
Issue 221 August 2023
NZ – progress on the Input Methodologies review.
Aus – the Transgrid final revenue decision.
Aus – the Western Power final revenue decision.
US – Duke Energy sells commercial renewables to Brookfield.
France – fully renationalising EDF.
US – AEP continues to sell assets.
NZ – are gas reserves dwindling ?
US – who should own EV chargers ?
 
Issue 220 June 2023
NZ – setting the WACC for EDB’s.
Aus – the ElectraNet revenue determination.
US – securing generation in the Lone Star State.
Aus – keeping Eraring open ?
Germany – closing the last three nuclear stations.
Aus – Liddell finally closes.
US – ConEd sells clean energy business.
US – examining grid modernisation spend.
 
Issue 219 April 2023
US – building a new gas plant.
Aus – updating the Electricity Statement Of Opportunities.
South Africa – pruning Eskom’s revenue proposal.
Philippines – a market mechanism for battery storage.
Aus – introducing a solar tax.
Global – Brookfield’s recent deals.
US – AEP sells unregulated renewables.
US – examining grid modernisation spend.
 
Issue 218 February 2023
Aus – AGL to complete coal exit by 2035.
US – securing generation in the Lone Star State.
NZ – updated guidelines for calculating WACC.
Britain – the RIIO – ED2 final determinations.
Aus – the ElectraNet revenue determination.
Aus – renationalising the Victorian power industry.
US – revisiting the Avangrid – PNM merger.
US – examining grid modernisation spend.
 
Issue 217 December 2022
NZ – finalising the grid pricing methodology.
Europe – reining in demand and prices.
Global – progress with wireless power transmission.
US – firing gas turbines on green hydrogen.
NZ – final decision on returning Powerco to the DPP.
Aus – the Western Power draft revenue decision.
NZ – setting the WACC for gas pipelines.
US – refocusing on regulated wires businesses.
 
Issue 216 October 2022
Aus – closing coal-fired generation in Western Australia.
Aus – the 2022 AEMO statement of opportunities.
Germany – raising feed-in tariffs.
NZ – recent cost of capital decisions.
Aus – the Powerlink final revenue decision.
NZ – transitioning Powerco back to the DPP.
US – the Lone Star survives the heat.
France – fully re-nationalising EDF.
 
Issue 215 August 2022
NZ – transitioning Powerco back to the DPP
UK – the RIIO – ED2 draft determinations
Brazil – proposed suspension of tariff increases
Aus – no plans to close coal-fired generation in Queensland
US – the Windy City seeks alternatives to ComEd
US – changes to nett metering
Aus – suspending the wholesale market
Europe – gas under pressure
 
Issue 214 June 2022
NZ – recent cost of capital determinations
NZ – the final gas DPP3
US – challenging grid modernisation proposals
NZ – progress on the Input Methodologies review
Aus – the updated AEMO statement of opportunities
US – the thorny issue of EV rebates
UK – Drax plans to expand pumped storage
Aus – AGL abandons planned demerger
 
Issue 213 May 2022
NZ – the role of hydro amongst wind and solar
Germany – the new governments’ energy and climate priorities
US – reforming the Texas market to prevent future blackouts
France – proposed new nuclear stations
Britain – challenging the RIIO – ED2 business plans
South Africa – the revised MYPD5 decision
Aus – non-traditional buyer for Meridian’s retail business
US – selling unregulated renewable generation
 
Issue 212 March 2022
NZ – the draft gas DPP3
Aus – the ElectraNet revenue determination
US – refocusing on clean energy
Aus – AGL rejects takeover bid
NZ – reviewing the Input Methodologies
Aus – early closure of Eraring
Aus – reconciling new thermal with decarbonisation
Aus – solar curtailment in the West
 
Issue 211 February 2022
Aus – regulating gas in a transforming energy system
NZ – the case for a single thermal operator
US – rejecting a coal retirement plan
US – denying transmission grid access
South Africa – Eskom wins court case against NERSA
Aus – the Powerlink revised revenue proposal
US – New Mexico rejects Avangrids’s bid for PNM
Global – disintermediating the electricity supply chain
Issue 210 December 2021
NZ – shaping the regulatory framework in the face of DER’s
Aus – update on the ring-fencing guidelines
Aus – the Powerlink draft revenue determination
South Africa – regulator rejects Eskom’s MYPD5
NZ – setting the WACC for gas pipelines
Aus – Spark Infrastructure recommends takeover to shareholders
US – PPL acquisition received further approval
Aus – AusNet accepts Brookfield’s takeover offer
Germany - phasing out nuclear
Issue 209 October 2021
Aus – introducing dynamic solar exports
Germany – phasing out coal
Global – could hydrogen-fired gas turbines beat batteries ?
Global – WEC trilemma ratings
Aus – the AusNet transmission revenue determination
Aus – AGL Energy proposes demerger
US – merger based on clean energy
Aus – Brookfield makes non-binding offer for AusNet
 
Issue 208 September 2021
NZ – allowing energy storage to provide instantaneous reserves
US – recovering the cost of EV chargers
Aus – becoming indifferent to energy direction
NZ – setting the WACC’s
NZ – resetting the gas default price paths
Aus – future energy scenarios
Aus – Spark Infrastructure accepts takeover offer
US – forming a public electric company in Maine
 
Issue 207 August 2021
NZ – updating regulatory settings to integrate DER’s
US – regulator rejects battery ownership proposals
NZ – setting the WACC for electricity and Wellington Airport
UK – planning the PR24 water price control
NZ – Mercury enters binding agreement to acquire Trustpower’s retail business
UK – Pennon acquires Bristol Water
Nigeria – selling the generators
Aus – closing coal-fired generation
US – power shortages in the Golden State
 
Issue 206 June 2021
Ukraine – joining the European grid
UK – National Grid to sell majority stake in gas business
Global – demergers in the quest for value
Aus – gas under pressure in South Australia
France – the sixth electricity transmission price control
US – moving on from the Lone Star blackouts
US – regulatory treatment of batteries in the Aloha State
Aus – ring-fencing batteries
 
Issue 205 May 2021
US – Exelon plans to separate generation into a second company
UK – PPL and National Grid to swop assets
Aus – gas under pressure on the East Coast
Global – progress on the European Pressurised Water Reactors
US – winter security in the Lone Star State
Aus – the AusNet transmission revenue decision
Aus – ring-fencing batteries
Aus – centralised control of rooftop solar
 
Issue 204 March 2021
Global – increasing need for centralised coordination
Japan – examining recent price rises
UK – sixpence anytime EV charging
US – designating must-run generation
Ukraine – 35 years on from Chernobyl
Aus – the Powerlink revenue determination
India – consolidating distribution businesses
South Africa – progress on splitting off Eskom transmission
 
Issue 203 February 2021
NZ – reduced Pohokura production for 2021
Aus – gas under pressure in the West
US – who should own EV chargers ?
UK – updating the digital strategies
US – paying for rooftop solar electricity
NZ – final decision on WE* transition back to a DPP
UK – final RIIO – 2 decisions
US – Pennsylvania Power & Lights’ sale of Western Power Distribution
 
Issue 202 December 2020
Global – WEC trilemma rankings
Aus – curtailing rooftop solar to improve grid security
US – rooftop solar feels the squeeze
Aus – gas under pressure in South Australia
NZ – setting the WACC for gas pipelines
South Africa – splitting off Eskom transmission
US – merger based on clean energy
Global – competing battery chemistries
 
Issue 201 October 2020
NZ – gas under pressure
Aus – the Liddell closure task force reports back
US – regulator upholds “sun tax”
UK – National Grid responds to RIIO – T2 draft
NZ – WE* draft transition back to a DPP
Aus – the draft AA5 decision for the Dampier – Bunbury pipeline
US – the price of becoming a muni
US – the first of the mega-mergers gets rejected
 
Issue 200 September 2020
Aus – charging customers to inject solar ?
US – recovering the cost of EV charging infrastructure
NZ – setting the WACC for electricity and airports
UK – the draft RIIO – 2 decisions
US – Dominion sells gas storage and transmission assets
US – PPL plans to sell Western Power Distribution
US – rolling blackouts in the Golden State
Europe – examining the A-Nord cable
 
Issue 199 August 2020
NZ – reviewing the transmission pricing methodology
Aus – rule change to allow demand response trading
US – is the end of nett metering nigh ?
Aus – the SA and Queensland electricity distribution revenue resets
Aus – the Jemena gas distribution reset
US – acquisition raises competition concerns in the Lone Star State
US – Memphis considers exiting TVA supply
Aus – re-examining the gas exploration moratoria
 
Issue 198 June 2020
US – ruling against rooftop solar demand tariffs
NZ – setting the WACC for electricity and airports
South Africa – Eskom recovers additional revenue
Global – the emergence of transactive distribution networks
NZ – grid security forecasts
Aus – integrating variable renewables
US – Pueblo rejects muni proposal
 
Issue 197 April 2020
Global – declining battery prices and emerging chemistries (part 2)
NZ – reducing the allowable annual revenues
US – rejecting a smart metering rate case
Aus – the Victorian electricity distribution resets
South Africa – court dismisses Eskom’s request for urgent relief
Aus – possible gas shortages in a few years
Aus – allowing state-based grid planning
Global – will decarbonisation strand gas pipelines ?
 
Issue 196 March 2020
Global – gravity might challenge Lithium-ion for storage
Global – declining battery prices and emerging chemistries
UK – limiting cost over-runs on capital works
US – changing regulatory models
US – Jacksonville rejects bids for electric and water business
Aus – the Queensland electricity distribution revenue reset
UK – setting the framework for RIIO – ED2
Aus – the draft Liddell Task Force report
 
Issue 195 February 2020
Aus – the draft Integrated System Plan
US – restoring reserve capacity margin in the Lone Star State
NZ – regulating the transition away from copper phone lines
US – the Boulder municipalisation saga continues
US – Avangrid and PPL propose giant merger
UK – final water decisions
Aus – the South Australia electricity distribution revenue reset
US – paying for rooftop solar
 
Issue 194 December 2019
NZ – finalising the third electricity distribution price-quality path
Europe – regulating in a post-Brexit world
NZ – setting the WACC for gas pipelines
UK – progress slows on Hinkley Point C
US – merger in the sunshine state
South Africa – proposed break up of Eskom
US – rebalancing fixed charges to reduce solar subsidies
US – decoupling revenue from consumption
 
Issue 193 November 2019
NZ – finalising the next Transpower price-quality path
Aus – gas under pressure
NZ – concluding the Electricity Price Review
Aus – increasing concern over coal-fired closures
Global – WEC trilemma ratings
China – continuing the EPR story
US – San Francisco and San Jose offer to buy PG&E’s network
US – paying less for injected rooftop solar electricity
 
Issue 192 October 2019
Britain – setting the context for RIIO – ED2
NZ – setting the WACC’s for Transpower, electricity distribution
Aus – supply tightens in the NEM
Aus – restoring grid inertia
US – approving must-run generation agreements
Aus – examining the impact of the planned Liddell closure
US – Chicago considers municipalising Commonwealth Edison
US – further challenges to network access charges
 
Issue 191 September 2019
NZ – setting the WACC’s for Transpower, gas distribution and airports
UK – setting the context for RIIO – GD2
UK – draft water decisions
US – grid emergency in the Lone Star State
Aus – closing coal-fired generation
Finland – difficulties at Olkiluoto #3
Aus – exploring nuclear power
UK – reviewing efficient smart metering costs
 
Issue 190 August 2019
NZ – the draft Transmission Pricing Methodology
US – denying recovery of stranded assets
UK – trade union proposes nationalising retailers
US – denying a proposed solar charge
England – progress on Hinkley Point C
US – securing supply in the Golden State
US – rejecting grid modernisation charges
Nigeria – informing the tariff decisions
 
Issue 189 July 2019
NZ – progress on the distribution pricing principles
South Africa – setting Eskom’s fourth price determination
US – proposing a solar fee in Wisconsin
Canada – clarifying planning restrictions for renewable generation
US – clarifying the definitions around EV recharging
US – supply tightens in the Lone Star State
France – progress on Flammanville #3
Aus – amending the Rules to improve security of supply
Issue 188 June 2019
NZ – setting the next electricity distribution default price path
NZ – setting the next Transpower price-quality path
Aus – the final NSW electricity distribution revenue decisions
NZ – setting the WACC for electricity and Wellington Airport
NZ – developing a regulatory framework for contestable services
US – legalising solar connection charges
US – clarifying definitions around EV recharging
US – what future hath gas turbines ?
 
Issue 187 May 2019
NZ – who should own emerging technologies ?
US – clarifying the definitions around EV charging.
US – forecast record demands in the Lone star State
US – setting an end date for gas turbines ?
Aus – abolishing solar panel subsidies
US – bankability of regulated network businesses
Aus – the Directlink electricity transmission revenue rest
Aus – the Queensland electricity distribution revenue reset
Issue 186 April 2019
US – simplifying market access for battery storage
US – rethinking EV charging tariffs
Netherlands – accelerating the closure of coal-fired generation
Aus – what became of the security of supply reviews
Europe – scrutiny of the Innogy deal
Aus – the South Australia electricity distribution revenue reset
England & Wales – initial assessment of the PR19 water business plans
Canada – setting BC Hydro’s revenue
 
Issue 185 March 2019
NZ – early ideas on improving the energy sector
Czech – Innogy transfer shareholding to RWE
US – redefining the legal basis for EV charging
US – solar, nett metering and feed-in tariffs
NZ – solar scenarios out to 2050
US – in pursuit of steady power
Aus – the Northern Territory electricity distribution revenue reset
Aus – the TasNetworks revised proposal
 
Issue 184 February 2019
US – regulator prunes Dominion’s grid modernisation plan
Aus – the NSW revised electricity distribution revenue proposals
Aus – the Evoenergy revenue determination
US – NextEra completes Gulf Power acquisition
Europe – progress on the Innogy acquisition
Aus – Snowy 2.0 gets conditional approval
US – batteries versus gas turbines
US – curtailing solar as a cheaper option ?
 
Issue 183 January 2019
Europe – prohibiting distributors from owning batteries
US – Maryland prunes EV charging program
NZ – setting the next Transpower price-quality path
Aus – Final Decision from the ROR review
Aus – the Northern Territory electricity distribution revenue reset
US – update on the Dominion – SCANA merger
US / Canada – progress on Hydro One’s bid for Avista
US – keeping cool in the Lone Star State
 
Issue 182 December 2018
US – who can legally own batteries ?
NZ – setting the framework for DPP3
NZ – accelerated depreciation for electricity lines
NZ – gas under pressure
UK – the final rail price determination
Aus – the NSW electricity distribution Draft Determinations
South Africa – setting Eskom’s fourth price determination
South Africa – introducing competing generators
Sweden – ensuring secure supply for winter
Aus – federal government rejects CKI bid
 
Issue 181 November 2018
US – increasing fixed charges for embedded generators
US – paying for EV charger roll-outs
US – approving wind farm grid connections
NZ – setting the next Transpower price-quality path
Aus – the Northern Territory electricity distribution revenue reset
Aus – CKI gets ACCC approval for APA acquisition
US – update on the Dominion – SCANA merger
Aus – more grid interconnection
 
Issue 180 October 2018
NZ – draft report on the enquiry
US – downward pressure on fixed charges
Aus / NZ – recommendation that Tilt shareholders reject offer
US – court concludes Missouri PSC does have EV charger jurisdiction
US – are all customers equal before the law ?
Aus – the TasNetworks Draft Decision
Aus – the South Australian draft distribution proposal
Aus – the Evoenergy revenue determination
Aus – coal makes a come back
 
Issue 179 September 2018
NZ – setting the WACC
NZ – the Transpower draft RCP3 proposal
NZ – proposed amendments to the DPP input methodologies
UK – the RIIO – 2 framework decision
Aus – consolidating CapEx and OpEx into TotEx
Aus – CKI’s bid for APA
Aus / NZ – taking Tilt Renewables private
US – cancelling the Wind Catcher
UK – what if the lights go out ?
US – balancing emissions with grid security
 
Issue 178 August 2018
US – Nevada approves EV charger cost recovery
NZ – accelerated depreciation of electricity distribution assets
Aus – reviewing the ROR guidelines
NZ – avoiding transmission grid investment
Global – increasing wholesale price volatility
NZ – building new gas-fired peaking generation
Aus – retaining coal in the primary energy mix
Aus – the final report on retail electricity prices
 
Issue 177 July 2018
NZ – setting the 2020 – 2025 default price path
UK – the RIIO – 2 regulatory framework
UK – the PR18 rail access draft decision
US – rejecting advanced meters
US – keeping the lights on in the Lone Star State
US – replacing gas turbines with batteries
Aus – CK Infrastructure bids for APA Group
US – summary of recent merger activity
 
Issue 176 June 2018
Aus – the TransGrid revenue determination
NZ – downward pressure on airport profits
Aus – the NSW electricity distribution revenue resets
Global – regulation of EV charging stations
US – CenterPoint Energy seeks to acquire Vectren
US – final approvals for the Westar – Great Plains merger
US – NextEra Energy buys Southern Co assets
Aus – setting the grid reliability standards
Europe – hollowing out the daily load profile
 
Issue 175 May 2018
Aus – the final SA electricity transmission decision
NZ – setting the WACC for various regulated suppliers
Aus – the Murraylink revenue determination
US – NextEra Energy sells renewables
US – Avista and Hydro One agree acquisition terms
US – Dominion threatens to withdraw from SCANA acquisition
US – grid resilience and coal-fired generation
Aus – retaining coal-fired generation
US – will batteries displace gas turbines for peaking ?
Aus – prices rise as Hazelwood exits the NEM
 
Issue 174 April 2018
NZ – reviewing the energy sector
NZ – the final decision for Powerco’s CPP
NZ – the final decision for Wellington Electricity’s CPP
US – requiring competitive purchase of DER’s
US – recovering the cost of EV chargers through regulated tariffs
Europe – E.On and RWE swap assets to consolidate market positions
UK – merging Npower and SSE’s energy retail businesses
US – gas-fired peaking v’s gas-fired moratorium
UK – the future of large steam turbine stations
NZ – the Draft Transpower CapEx Input Methodologies
 
Issue 173 March 2018
US – compensating battery storage for grid support
Aus – the Evoenergy revenue determination
UK – the PR18 rail access price review
Aus – the Northern Territory electricity distribution revenue reset
US – examining the Dominion – SCANA merger
US – NextEra Energy searches for regulated earnings
US –progress on the Westar – Great Plains merger
US – further pressure on wind subsidies in Oklahoma
UK – preparing for RIIO - 2
Issue 172 February 2018
US – recovering the cost of baseload generation (cont…)
UK – capping energy prices
Aus – regulating grid-scale battery storage
Aus – the SA electricity transmission Revised Proposal
NZ – Wellington Electricity’s Customised Price Path
US – what future hath coal ?
Canada – progress on phasing out coal
Sweden – progress on the return to nuclear
Poland – investing in coal as electricity demand grows
Issue 171 January 2018
Aus – securing the NEM for summer
US – tightening reserve in the Lone Star State
UK – progress on Hinkley Point C
Aus – the Murraylink revenue determination
NZ – gas under pressure
Aus – the Victorian gas transmission Final Decision
NZ – regulating related party transactions
Aus – the TransGrid revenue determination
US – different lessons from different states
US – striking the right balance for solar metering in Nevada
 
Issue 170 December 2017
US – when electric distribution faces competition.
Global – squeezing secure generation out of the market.
US – strengthening the role of coal and nuclear.
UK – reviewing electricity costs.
Aus – the draft SA electricity transmission decision.
NZ – updating Transpower’s individual price-quality path.
Aus – reviewing the WACC guidelines.
France – progress on Flammanville’s third reactor.
 
Issue 169 November 2017
UK – clarifying the regulatory framework for storage
Aus – the National Energy Guarantee
Aus – lowest prices in Tasmania
NZ – reviewing the Input Methodologies for gas pipelines
NZ – draft decision on Powerco’s CPP application
NZ – gas under pressure
Aus – inquiring into retail electric pricing
US – recovering the costs of base load generation
Aus – interim report on the Gas Inquiry
US – meeting peak demand with low-emission generation
Issue 168 October 2017
US – changing the business model
US – correctly paying for third-party demand response
US – who pays for grid reliability services ?
US – recovering the costs of baseload generation
US – regulatory support for embedded generation tariffs
US – rebalancing the fixed and variable tariffs
Aus – the TransGrid revenue determination
Ireland – setting the gas distribution revenue
Aus – the Murraylink revenue determination
 
Issue 167 September 2017
Aus – extending the Snowy Hydro power scheme
Aus – the Victorian gas distribution Draft Decisions
Aus – the Roma to Brisbane Pipeline Draft Decision
Aus – the Victorian gas transmission Draft Decision
US – examining markets and reliability
Aus – final report on Tasmanian security of supply
US – Great Plains and Westar ask for merger approval
NZ – the Transpower CapEx Input Methodologies Review
Aus – abolishing the Limited Merits Review
 
Issue 166 August 2017
Global – declining battery costs & disruption
UK – what Brexit might mean for energy policy ?
US – Great Plains and Westar take another go at merging
England & Wales – the PR19 water price review
Aus – implementing PREMO for the Victorian water price controls
Britain – the PR18 railway access price review
Aus – assessing the risk of closing coal-fired generation
Aus – interim report from the NSW Energy Taskforce
NZ – setting the WACC for various regulated suppliers
Issue 165 July 2017
NZ – strengthening asset management practices
NZ – Court rules on additional rooftop solar tariff
Aus – calls to re-regulate retail electricity markets
Netherlands – setting the electricity transmission tariffs
Aus – abolishing the Limited Merits Review
Aus – examining the Finkel Report
Aus – does coal have a future after all ?
Aus – maintaining rotating inertia on the grids
France – post-election shifts in energy policy
Issue 164 June 2017
Aus – the long-term lease of Endeavour Energy
US – who pays to integrate DER’s ?
NZ – gas under pressure
Aus – the final Tasmanian electricity distribution determination

NZ – Powerco applies for a Customised Price Path (CPP)
Aus – the Court judgement on electricity revenue determinations
NZ – gas under more pressure
Aus – the future of coal-fired generation
US – reviewing the Clean Power Plan
Lithuania – decommissioning the RBMK reactors
South Africa – proposed new nuclear station hits a big bump
Issue 163 May 2017
US – introducing a demand charge
US – curtailing Oklahoma’s zero emission tax credit
NZ – the revised draft gas DPP’s
Aus – final Victorian electricity transmission decision
NZ – setting the WACC for electricity distribution
Aus – the Queensland electricity transmission revenue reset
France – does nuclear have a post-election future ?
US – juggling emissions and security
US – rejecting the Great Plains – Westar merger
 
Issue 162 April 2017
Aus – reviewing Tasmania’s security of supply
Aus – gas under pressure on the east coast
US – recovering the cost of fast chargers
US – selling renewable energy for a premium
Aus – the Murraylink revenue determination
France – increasing the WACC
Aus – the TransGrid revenue determination
Austria – setting the gas transmission tariffs
NZ – cost of capital for gas distribution
NZ – the Energy Innovation Bill works its way through Parliament
NZ – unpacking the IEA report.
 
Issue 161 March 2017
Global – renewing infrastructure in the face of emerging technologies
Aus – inquiring into security of electricity supply
Aus – the Victorian gas distribution access arrangements
Aus – the Victorian gas transmission access arrangement
NZ – the draft gas default price paths
Aus – the Roma – Brisbane gas transmission access arrangement
Aus – developing a coherent energy strategy
US – post-election energy policy
UK – Scotland sets 50% renewable target
 
Issue 160 February 2017
US – Rocky Mountain suspends nett metering proposal
Aus – closing coal-fired generation
Aus – the Tasmanian electricity distribution determination
NZ – finalising the Input Methodologies (IM’s)
Aus – the Queensland electricity transmission revenue reset
UK – selling the gas networks
US – regulator recommends rejecting Great Plains – Westar merger
UK – sale of Thames Water
Aus – update on the Western Power sale
NZ – amending the Code
 
Issue 159 December 2016
Aus – closing Hazelwood and the future of coal-fired generation
NZ – mandating stability during grid faults
Canada – phasing out traditional coal-fired generation
US – post-election energy policy
NZ – cost of capital for gas distribution
Aus – appealing the electricity revenue determinations for SA
Aus – the possible sale of Western Power
US – the muni’ising Boulder saga continues
US – another electric company proposes solar tariffs
Issue 158 November 2016
Global – the 2016 energy index
Global – is thermal generation retirement reaching a crisis point ?
UK – final report on the competitiveness of energy supply
Aus – leasing a 50.4% stake in Ausgrid
Aus – the draft Queensland electricity transmission determination
NZ – the Final Decision on Orion’s return to the DPP
Aus – the revised Victorian electricity transmission proposal
Aus – the final Amadeus Gas Pipeline decision
Aus – progress on the new regulatory model for water price control
Issue 157 October 2016
US – how much is solar really worth to a distribution network ?
Aus – abolishing the regulated retail feed-in tariff in South Australia
US – making the best use of roof-top solar
US – recovering the cost of electric car recharging stations
NZ – determining the WACC for electricity distribution
Aus – closing thermal generation in Victoria
US – delivering on the Nuclear Promise
UK – Hinkley Point C gathers speed amidst tightened security
US – retiring Diablo Canyon
Aus – are the electricity markets working ?
 
Issue 156 September 2016

US – the Great Plains – Westar merger attracts wider attention
US – appealing the Exelon – Pepco merger
NZ – improving system security
NZ – reducing the asset beta for gas pipelines
Aus – framing up the electricity transmission resets
Germany – setting the cost of equity
NZ – resetting he gas pipeline default price path (DPP)
Greece – gas tariff adjustment threatens gas network sale
UK – further delays to Hinkley Point C
 
Issue 155 August 2016
Global - re-thinking the role of marginal thermal generation
Aus - supporting renewable generation
US - NextEra Energy and Hawaiian Electric terminate merger plans
Aus - resettingt he Queensland electricity transmission revenue
NZ - settingt he WACC
Aus - appealing the electricity revenue determinations
Aus - resetting the Victorian electricity transmission revenue
Aus - appealing the gas distribution determination
South Africa - the need for additional nuclear
France - the Flamanville difficulty spreads
 
Issue 154 July 2016
 
NZ – sale of Maui pipeline completed
NZ – gas under pressure
Aus – transferring regulation of Western Power to the AER
US – pushing back against the rooftop solar tariff
US – the regulatory framework around microgrids
US – rebalancing tariffs and the impact on rooftop solar
NZ – determining the WACC for First Gas
NZ – Orion’s transition back to a DPP
UK – accelerating the closure of coal-fired generation
Sweden – bringing back nuclear
UK – investigating the competitiveness of energy supply
US – is the end in sight for the Boulder muni bid ?
 
Issue 153 June 2016
 
US – Great Plains launches bid for Westar
Aus – gas under pressure in South Australia
Sweden – appealing the electricity distribution determinations
Aus – the Victorian electricity distribution Final Determinations
Sweden – appealing the gas distribution revenue decisions
Aus – gas under pressure in the capital
UK – investigating the competitiveness of energy supply
Sweden – clarifying the electricity distribution regulatory framework
Aus – a new regulatory model for water price control
 
Issue 152 May 2016
 
NZ – amending the transmission pricing methodology (TPM)
NZ – reviewing the principles for distributed generation
Aus – what’s happening in Tasmania ?
NZ – keeping Huntly going for a few more years
Aus – the Royal Commission reports back
Aus – gas under pressure in the Northern Territory
NZ – setting the WACC for electricity and airports
Aus – the Queensland electricity transmission determination
France – gas under pressure
Aus – the Tasmanian electricity distribution determination
 
Issue 151 April 2016
 
US – the Exelon – Pepco merger gets final approval
UK – measuring the regulatory performance of gas businesses
NZ – gas under pressure
NZ – decision not to enquire into gas metering services
US – Nevada PUC faces law suit over solar decision
US – going for 100% renewables in Hawaii
South Africa – progress on the nuclear station
England – progress on Hinkley Point C
France – what exactly is happening at Flamanville
 
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