Aurora Energy Research Podcast

In this episode, our Managing Director for Australia and California, Hugo Batten is joined by Benn Barr, the Chief Executive of the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) and James Ha, Aurora’s Project Lead in our Sydney team.AEMC is the rule maker in the Australian energy markets and decides on any proposed rule changes in Australia’s electricity and gas markets. Prior to joining the AEMC, Benn was Deputy Director General in the Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy. Main topics include:•The current priorities for the AEMC including the role of rule makers and the impact of the current crisis •The role of market modelling when it comes to challenges around market re-design•The pros and cons of capacity marketsSupport the show