Concept Consulting

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Concept Consulting

We have a multi-disciplinary team with deep industry experience. We bring rigour and practicality, strengths in quantitative and qualitative analysis, deep thinking and clear communication.

economic analysis
policy and regulatory design
strategic advice
market analysis
price forecasts

energy
carbon, land use, transport
telecommunications
water

Interested in our price forecasts? Please contact David Weaver for electricity price forecasts, or Simon Coates for gas and carbon price forecasts.

Meet OUR DIRECTORS

Simon Coates

Simon joined Concept in 2007. His background includes energy sector consulting and executive experience in New Zealand and Europe.

Simon leads our carbon and resource ecnomics work.

JEREMY CAIN

Jeremy joined Concept in 2024 after holding senior regulatory and business change roles at Chorus and Transpower.

Ross Parry

Ross joined Concept in 2018 after holding senior strategy, regulatory and planning roles at Transpower and Genesis Energy.

SOME of our RECENT WORK

Government review of electricity prices in NZ

"Panel members are indebted to the review’s secretariat from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ...and to Concept Consulting (David Hunt, Victoria Coad, Simon Coates and David Weaver). We were especially fortunate in our choice of consultants."
Final Report (foreword)

Multi-client study of the role of hydrogen technologies

"To better understand the role that hydrogen could play, Contact, along with Meridian, Powerco, First Gas, the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) co-sponsored a study carried out by Concept Consulting."
Contact Energy press release

Low-emissions economy modelling

"Concept Consulting also integrated the LURNZ and ENZ models into what became, in effect, a model of the whole New Zealand economy as it transitions to progressively lower emissions."
Productivity Commission Low-emissions Economy final report

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