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Social licence recommendations
- October 27, 2022
- Posted by: adennison
- Category: electricity transmission, energy
No CommentsFarrierswier staff Richard Owens and Claire Rozyn are very pleased to have assisted the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) in developing final recommendations on social licence as part of the AEMC’s transmission planning and investment review. These recommendations capture opportunities for additional guidance in the Rules and by the AER to assist transmission businesses and
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How to enable the transmission investment necessary to implement the ISP
- July 13, 2022
- Posted by: adennison
- Category: electricity transmission, energy
AEMO published its 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP) on 30 June 2022 setting out the investment needed over the next 30 years to transition the energy sector to a future dominated by renewable energy. Implementing the ISP will require an unprecedented level of investment in new electricity transmission infrastructure. AEMO forecasts that around 10,000 km
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New regulatory sandboxing tools for the energy sector
- July 7, 2022
- Posted by: adennison
- Category: energy
The energy sector is highly regulated and can be complex to navigate, particularly for new entrants and innovators wanting to test new technologies, products or services that could benefit customers. Governments and regulators in a range of sectors in Australia and overseas have responded by implementing ‘regulatory sandboxing’ tools that can enable trials of innovative
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Retirement of Linda McMillan
- June 23, 2022
- Posted by: adennison
- Category: general news
Everyone at farrierswier wishes our valued colleague of many years, Linda McMillan all the best for her retirement at the end of this month. Linda has been a stalwart of farrierswier since our inception. Linda, Shaun Dennison, Sally Farrier and Geoff Swier first worked together on the electricity reforms in the Victorian Government which started
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Gas infrastructure in New Zealand: where to from here?
- October 11, 2021
- Posted by: adennison
- Category: electricity and gas distribution, energy
Planning for the future can be tricky, especially in the complex world of gas infrastructure where there is drive to transition away from natural gas. To help overcome this challenge in New Zealand, farrierswier consultants Eli Grace-Webb and Geoff Swier have been chairing a working group consisting of gas infrastructure businesses, the Ministry of Business,
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Insights report for the AER’s draft Better Resets Handbook
- September 23, 2021
- Posted by: adennison
- Category: energy
The Australian Energy Regulator has published a draft Better Resets Handbook on consumer-centric network proposals. The draft Handbook sets out how the AER intends to incentivise electricity and gas network businesses to develop regulatory proposals that are well-justified and driven by genuine consumer engagement. Farrierswier assisted the AER with developing its approach to the Handbook.
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Farrierswier expands Sydney office
- July 21, 2021
- Posted by: adennison
- Category: general news
Farrierswier is delighted to announce that experienced energy economist Claire Rozyn is joining us. Claire has over 15 years’ experience in Australian and international energy markets. She is currently Acting Executive General Manager, Economic Analysis at the Australian Energy Market Commission where she leads the AEMC’s team of economists and data scientists and oversees a
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New Zealand’s three water services
- June 8, 2021
- Posted by: adennison
- Category: water
New Zealand’s three water services – of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater – have attracted a lot of attention in recent years. New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), in partnership with local government, is leading a program to reform the system for delivering these services. To better understand the reform requirements and benefits, DIA engaged
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Insights report for the AEMC
- March 29, 2021
- Posted by: adennison
- Category: energy
Robert McMillan, Richard Owens and Eli Grace-Webb from farrierswier prepared an insights report for the AEMC as part of its rule change on access, pricing and incentive arrangements for distributed energy resources (DER). We are pleased our report helped the AEMC consider and advance this important DER integration reform. Having worked on decades of prior
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State of DER Technology Integration Report – Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- February 26, 2021
- Posted by: adennison
- Category: energy
This State of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Technology Integration Report provides a valuable stocktake of what is needed and where we are in terms of integrating DER technology into the distribution and bulk power systems. Working with key organisations and leaders in their respective fields of this integration challenge, farrierswier was able to bring together
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