Reconciling Energy Prices and Social Policy

Timothy Nelson; Cameron Reid

doi:10.1016/j.tej.2013.12.007

Reconciling Energy Prices and Social Policy

Timothy Nelson
, Cameron Reid

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Abstract

The regulation of retail electricity prices has been a highly contentious energy policy issue in Australia, with industry arguing for its removal on the one hand and welfare groups arguing for its retention on the other. Yet rarely is the most basic question asked: are 'market contracts' delivering benefits to customers? The authors contrast regulated standing supply offers in NSW, which are set at long-run economic levels, with market contracts across households of differing consumption levels.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	104-114
Journal	The Electricity Journal
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2013.12.007
Publication status	Published - 2014

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Public Economics- Publically Provided Goods
Environment and Resource Economics
Industry Economics and Industrial Organisation

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