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Presentation: Future Energy in Northern Ireland – the role of consumers / people
Future Energy in Northern Ireland – the role of consumers / people From: Catherine Mitchell Presentation to: Ulster University, SPIRE 2 event on Future Energy in Northern Ireland, Belfast, 20th Sept 2018 Summary Brief overview of energy system change Overview of rapid, unexpected change in Australia Overview of chosen, regulated change in NYS, US Brief look at IGov’s conclusions on the dimensions of fit for purposes governance – given the falling price of technologies; new system operation abilities; new customer / people preferences This presentation can be found here: Mitchell_Ulster University 20 Sep
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Presentation: BIEE 2018 Women in Energy
Women in Energy From: Catherine Mitchell Presentation to: BIEE 2018 Conference – Consumers at the Heart of the Energy System? 19th October, Oxford Summary Overview Personal strategies Corporate culture conference theme This presentation can be found here: BIEE 2018 Breakfast
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Global Insights: 18th September 2018
AUSTRALIA AEMC finalises decision on distributed energy resources register The Australian Energy Market Commission has made a final rule that will allow the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to establish a register for distributed energy resources which includes household PV and storage. The rule will not come into effect until 1st December next year with information guidelines for the register published in June. The register will allow the market operator visibility of DER, especially home storage. Currently there are no schemes or subsidies in place for home storage which means AEMO is unable to see
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Global Insights: 11th September 2018
AUSTRALIA New national leadership for Australia Following a vote of no confidence, with the final straw being the controversy over the National Energy Guarantee, Malcolm Turnbull has been replaced as the leader of the coalition government by the even more conservative Scott Morrison. The new Prime Minister has dropped the National Energy Guarantee in its current form, removing the Emissions Guarantee and leaving the Reliability Guarantee. He has suggested that new coal plants could be the way forward for Australia to provide reliability and cheaper energy bills. The Department of the Environment and Energy has
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Presentation: 4th Energy and Society Conference – Keynote presentation by Catherine Mitchell
Energy Transformation in a Divided World – Keynote Presentation From: Catherine Mitchell Presentation to : 4th Energy and Society Conference, Exeter, 3rd September 2018 Summary Definitions Context in GB Value in the energy system IGov overview role of governance for transitions in a divided world This presentation can be found here: 4th Energy and Society Conference – Mitchell
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New Thinking: Tales of the unexpected
Tales of the unexpected: A policy success story? Helen Poulter, IGov Team, 25th July, 2018 This blog has been written to provide an analysis of how Australia became the world leader in the percentage of households installing small-scale PV (<100kW). It will introduce the initial policies that were put in place at the national and state level which were intended to capture Australia’s solar resource to help reduce the country’s emissions. The blog will discuss other unrelated events happening at the same time which culminated in higher than expected adoption rates. It will also comment on
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Global Insights: 24th July 2018
AUSTRALIA AEMO releases Integrated System Plan The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) is the system operator and national transmission planner. This week AEMO released its inaugural Integrated System Plan (ISP) which builds on its annual National Transmission Network Development Plan. The idea behind the ISP is to give a more coordinated approach to system planning and a long term strategic plan for the future of the energy market which will incorporate the policies from the National Energy Guarantee and state-based policies. The plan recognises that there are fundamental changes happening within the Australian energy system
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New Thinking: The Lost Strategy and Policy Statement
The Lost Strategy and Policy Statement: Is Ofgem Really Working to the 2011 Social and Environmental Guidance? Catherine Mitchell, IGov Team, 18th July 2018 The rhetoric of GB Energy Policy is now firmly set on an energy policy path which is ‘smart and flexible’. This is set out in the Clean Growth Strategy, the Industrial Strategy and Ofgem’s Smart Systems and Flexible Plan. In August 2017, Ofgem set out their Strategy for Regulating the Future Energy Systems – which is an overview of the issues that energy systems are facing, and their plan for dealing with
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Global Insights: 17th July 2018
AUSTRALIA ACCC report recommends extensive changes to the NEM The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have released a report this week on retail pricing in the National Electricity Market (NEM). The report recognises that competition in the NEM is not working and that the current approach to policy, regulatory design and promotion of competition is not working in the best interests for consumers. The report has 56 recommendations around four broad areas: Boosting competition in generation and retail Lowering costs in networks, environmental schemes and retail Enhancing consumer experiences and outcomes Improving business outcomes
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Presentation: Intro to People Roundtable
IGov Roundtable on putting people at the heart of the energy system From: Catherine Mitchell Presentation to: putting people at the heart of the energy system, Citizens Advice, London, 10th July 2018 Summary Definitions Carbon budgets Value in the energy system Governance Overview of findings from IGov 1 This presentation can be found here: Mitchell – Intro to People at Centre Workshop
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