Australia - Electricity Utilities Markets

Synopsis

The electricity industry is on the eve of the most important overhaul in its existence. It is one of the last industries to face digitalisation – this is essential to manage the pressures of energy savings, climate change and renewable energy policies. With higher prices customers will become more vocal and will need better ways to manage their own energy use and carbon footprint. All of this leads to developments around intelligent electricity infrastructure or smart grids. These developments will bring with them enormous challenges, but also untold new business opportunities. This report provides general background information on the electricity utilities market, focussing on the communications aspects.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. The Australian electricity utilities market
  
  • 2.1 Market overview
    
  • 2.2 Industry groups
    
  • 2.3 Shake-out in energy industries
    
  • 2.4 Smart grids driven by the distributors
    
• 3. Regulatory overview
  
  • 3.1 Market deregulation
    
  • 3.2 Regulatory developments
    
  • 3.3 New regulatory environment
    
  • 3.4 Victoria is driving the deregulated markets
    
• 4. Industry investments
  
  • 4.1 Financial considerations
    
  • 4.2 Utilities need to expand
    
  • 4.3 The emergence of Gencos
    
• 5. Utilities and telecoms
  
  • 5.1 Analysing telecoms and the electricity utilities
    
  • 5.2 Niche opportunities in telecoms
    
  • 5.3 Energy and telecommunications services
    
  • 5.4 Will they deliver competition?
    
  • 5.5 The utilities and the National Broadband Network
    
• 6. Related reports
  

• Exhibit 1 – Who owns power – 2008
• Exhibit 2 – Energy market deregulation in Australia
• Exhibit 3 – Utilities and telecoms