Frontier Publications
- Google itFirm strategy in communication device, platform and application integrationBulletin | 18.11.2011.
- Thinking outside the box: calculating damagesReflections on major cartel cases in AustraliaBulletin | 27.04.2011.
- Where convergence exposes divergenceImplications of convergence on broadcast licensingBulletin | 06.04.2011.
- Green is GoodClimate Institute study on clean energy jobsBulletin | 03.03.2011.
- Blurring the distinction between carbon costs and pricesBulletin | 08.12.2010.
- What’s the cost of carbon uncertainty?The impact of delayed investment in the power sectorBulletin | 08.11.2010.
- Third time luckyMobile termination regulation in New ZealandBulletin | 17.09.2010.
- Keep 'em un-coordinatedCoordinated effects in mergersBulletin | 19.08.2010.
- The times, they’re a changin’Using economics to adapt to climate changeBulletin | 11.08.2010.
- Economic Analysis of the RSPTWith a postscript on the negotiated outcomePaper | 05.07.2010.
Regulating the 'known unknowns'
Planning for uncertainty in the energy sectorEnergy regulation will need to adapt if we are to get the full benefits from "smart meters" and "smart grids", and respond to technological change. These changes are the subject of our latest bulletin. While the former US Defense Secretary might seem a pretty unlikely source of guidance, his famous categorisation of future challenges makes a useful starting-point when considering how energy regulators should plan for the “known unknowns”.
Our bulletin coincides with the Government's long-awaited announcement of details of the £8 billion programme to fit "smart" electricity and gas meters in every home in Britain by 2020. The Government has also, for the first time, set out its vision of the role that "smart grids" could play in future.
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