Smart metering in the electricity sector - advice to the Commonwealth Government on the costs and benefits of smart metering and on related policies for its introduction in conformance with COAG decisions.
The EMCA reports for this work can be found at http://www.mce.gov.au/index.cfm?event=object.showIndexPage&objectID=7D2A1614-E25E-81BD-A0FCB87FEF75C698

Smart Metering Consumer Impact Study (February 2009) - Download PDF

Smart Metering Cost Benefit Analysis (February 2008) - Download PDF

Economic regulatory advice to the New Zealand Commerce Commission, including in relation to regulatory valuation and information disclosure

Network regulatory price modelling and expenditure projections as part of developing financial projections of Western Power's networks business, for the WA Government

Retail business cost projections and assessment of retail margins as part of developing financial projections of Western Power's retail business, for the WA Government

Electricity network pricing development - for electricity transmission and distribution businesses in New Zealand, Victoria and Western Australia - including advice on regional dynamic spot pricing, price hedging and transmission investment incentives

Gas network pricing development and access arrangements - Victorian government, for Victorian gas transmission and distribution businesses; also for a Queensland gas company

Network valuations for regulatory purposes - developed the ODV valuation method. Advised on regulatory valuation methods and undertook regulatory valuations for gas and electricity transmission and distribution networks in New Zealand, Canada, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia

Retail competition advice - advice on policy issues such as metering and customer protection policies. Functional design of information system enabling customer transfer and meter data profiling and aggregation for full retail competition in the Australian electricity market (NEM)

Wholesale energy markets advice -  including work on the functional design and Code for the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM), advice on readiness for market go-live (NEM and Victorian gas market) and end-to-end planning for market implementation in a bid to Korea Power Exchange (KPX)

Demand forecasting, supply planning and investment decision-making for a range of energy sector clients and governments in Australia